Pharmacists now can write their own ticket

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BMWs and signing bonuses are some of the perks being offered to new pharmacists, who may be offered annual salaries of $75,000 by their employers. The strong demand for pharmacists comes at a time when the number of prescriptions written have risen from 1.9 billion in 1992 to 3.1 billion in 2000. Hospitals, retail pharmacies and mail-order houses are all competing for pharmacists but recent pharmacy graduates tend to favor the retail sector where the compensation is better.

Personnel administration, Pharmacies and Drug Stores, Pharmacists

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Drug firms plan Rx network

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Merck-Medco, AdvancePCS and Express Scripts announced that they intend to form a prescription network that would deliver patients' drug orders directly to pharmacies online under a venture that would cost $60 million over five years. The network to be created by the three largest drug management firms in the US will link doctors, pharmacies, health plans and the drug management industry.

Strategy & planning, Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses, Mail Order Houses, AdvancePCS Inc., Merck-Medco Managed Care Inc.

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Abbott settles case for $600M

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The author examines Abbott Laboratories' $600 million out of court settlement with the federal government. Topics include criminal and civil charges of obstruction of justice, corporate crime, and legal fines.

Legal issues & crime, Legal/Government Regulation, Compromise and settlement, Company legal issue, Cases, Settlements (Law), Pharmaceutical industry, Corporate corruption, Actions and defenses, Litigation, ABT, Lawsuit/litigation, Obstruction of justice, Fines (Penalties), Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois), License lawsuit, Actions and defences

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