MSI finds new ways to let pharmacists deliver 'personal care'.(ANNUAL REPORT OF RETAIL PHARMACY: THE CHAINS)(Medicine Shoppe International Inc)

From: Chain Drug Review | Date: August 29, 2005 | Copyright information

ST. LOUIS -- Medicine Shoppe International Inc. (MSI), a subsidiary of Cardinal Health Inc. and the largest franchisor of independent community pharmacies in the United States, is committed to providing the stores in its network with a level of support comparable to corporately owned drug chains. The latest example of that commitment is charter membership in SureScripts' electronic prescribing network for MSI's more than 1,000 Medicine Shoppe and Medicap stores.

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