EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp. and Noblis Offer End-to-End Solution for Pharmaceutical Recalls

March 16, 2010 - PRLog -- EXP Pharmaceutical Services Corp., a leader in the pharmaceutical reverse distribution industry, and Noblis, Inc., the provider of the RASMAS recall management service, have combined forces to offer a best-in-class solution for managing and removing recalled pharmaceutical products from the healthcare supply chain. Recall management is a weighty responsibility considering patient safety, liability, waste regulations, and credit receipt issues. Pharmacists now have the ability to utilize one automated solution as EXP provides a Comprehensive Recall Solution that is powered by RASMAS.

RASMAS is a simple-to-use, web-based service that provides comprehensive notification,
distribution, and management of product alerts and recalls for all healthcare and consumer
products used in healthcare facilities. RASMAS proactively disseminates recall notifications and has an automated online workflow program. With EXP, all pharmaceutical recalls are properly handled from initial recall notification through final disposition and credit attainment. In addition, pharmacists have an easy-to-access recall summary document that outlines all the efforts taken every step of the way.

“Our primary mission is to help our customers improve the pharmaceutical recall process and make their world more efficient,” said EXP’s President & CEO Gus Changaris. “Working with Noblis and their RASMAS service is a natural fit with our mission. Our Comprehensive Recall Solution will not only reduce the likelihood of a pharmacy recall being missed, but it also will reduce the overall cycle time from an alert or recall being issued as well as documenting the entire recall process.”

EXP provides reverse distribution services for the return and destruction of expired and recalled pharmaceuticals. EXP serves hospital, government, independent retail, chain-store, clinic, veterinarian, and long-term-care pharmacies. Today, EXP is providing on-site returns and consulting services to nearly 70 percent of all U.S. hospitals.

“We are constantly looking for innovative solutions that advance patient safety,” said Diane
Hartingh Price, Noblis Health Innovation Director. “Driving patient safety by removing defective products as quickly as possible from the entire supply chain is one of our primary goals. By combining RASMAS with EXP, we are able to dramatically reduce the total number of days a patient is at risk from a recalled product.”

For more information about EXP’s Comprehensive Recall Solution, please call 800-350-0397 or visit us on the web at expworld.com.

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