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• Longtime west Tulsa pharmacist to retire - Tulsa World
  

  Longtime west Tulsa pharmacist to retireTulsa World29 will mark the last day of business for the old-fashioned community pharmacy, which dates back to 1930.

• Flaws in ESI/Medco efficiency claims exposed - The Pharma Letter
  

  Flaws in ESI/Medco efficiency claims exposedThe Pharma LetterDavid Balto, an antitrust attorney in Washington DC, USA, and former Policy Director of the Federal Trade Commission, released a white paper yesterday exposing the flaws in efficiency claims made by US pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts .

• Skepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts deal - Reuters
  

  WGN RadioSkepticism grows around Medco/Express Scripts dealReutersBy Diane Bartz | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as US antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the .

• Generic drugs key to unlocking savings for Australian economy, says MJA - The Pharma Letter
  

  Generic drugs key to unlocking savings for Australian economy, says MJAThe Pharma LetterUsing the example of cholesterol-lowering statins - one of the biggest PBS funded drugs - Prof Clarke said pharmacists paid A$70 million for generic drug simvastatin between May 2010 and October 2011, but picked up A$150 million in government subsidies .

• Applied DNA Sciences installs first pharmacy security system - Securing Pharma
  

  Applied DNA Sciences installs first pharmacy security systemSecuring PharmaApplied DNA Sciences has installed its smartDNA anti-intruder mist system at a pharmacy in Long Island, USA, in response to a spate of pharmacy robberies there in recent months.