PharMEDium Announces Renewed Agreement With HealthTrust Purchasing Group to Deliver Outsourced Pharmacy Compounding Services

LAKE FOREST, Ill., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- David N. Jonas, PharMEDium Chairman and CEO, announced a renewed agreement, effective January 1, 2012, with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HealthTrust), LP, for PharMEDium to continue providing outsourced pharmacy compounding and admixture services to HealthTrust member facilities.  Mr. Jonas commented, "PharMEDium is proud of its outstanding record of quality, dedication to customer service and focus on patient safety in providing pharmacy compounding services."

HealthTrust Purchasing Group, headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, is a group purchasing organization that supports nearly 1,400 not-for-profit and for-profit acute care facilities as well as 10,600 ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices and alternate care sites.  With an annual purchasing volume by its members of more than $20 billion, HealthTrust is committed to obtaining the best price for clinically recommended products, ensuring their timely delivery, and continuously evaluating and improving its services to the patients, physicians and clinicians its serves.  For more information on HealthTrust, visit http://www.healthtrustpg.com

Jennifer Adams, PharMEDium Vice President, Sales, commented, "We are pleased to be an integral supplier for HealthTrust.  Leveraging the committed buying power of its 1,400 hospital members, HealthTrust makes supply chains more effective by offering a superior value proposition that includes a broad contract portfolio.  We have been diligent in our commitment to innovate, with research and development efforts designed to provide customers with service enhancements focused on patient safety. With the renewed HealthTrust agreement, we're committed to earning the continued trust of HealthTrust members." 

PharMEDium is the leader in its field, and its expertise aligns with HealthTrust's commitment to offering products and services that enable its member facilities to provide superior patient care, supported by market-leading suppliers.  PharMEDium is the national leading provider of pharmacy sterile intravenous admixture compounding services. The PharMEDium® network of state licensed and federally registered compounding centers provides trusted solutions to hospitals throughout the United States. PharMEDium complies with all applicable state laws and federal regulations, including USP Chapter (797), and DEA requirements.  For more information on PharMEDium, visit http://www.pharmedium.com

SOURCE PharMEDium