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NEW YORK The American Pharmacist Association has given its Immunization Champion Award to a school of pharmacy in New York City.

Touro College of Pharmacy, in the Harlem neighborhood, was among more than 100 nominees competing for the ward, which receives support from Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics. The award program will take place at the APhA’s annual meeting in Washington from March 12 to 15.

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. —General Mills has extended its Fiber One line with new Fiber One 90 Calorie chewy bars. Each bar contains 5 g of fiber and 2.5 g of fat, so dieters feel full and stick to their diet without compromising taste. The bars are available in two varieties, chocolate and chocolate peanut butter, and have a suggested retail price of $3.59 for a five-count box.

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT’S IMPORTANT For the second year in a row, Raleigh, N.C.-based Kerr Drug has earned high marks from a major health provider network for its ability to deliver effective medication therapy management to its patients. Considering that MTM is critical to the future of pharmacy as a real, patient-centered healthcare profession instead of merely a dispenser of medications, Kerr’s efforts — and recognition by Outcomes Pharmaceutical Health Care for those efforts — are a timely step in the right direction.

WHAT IT MEANS AND WHY IT'S IMPORTANT CVS Caremark's partnership with Polk County, Fla., and the implementation of a program to educate and motivate members to engage in their health care is clearly important on several different levels, including the fact that it scores the value of pharmacists' intervention in disease management.