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CORPORATE SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT                                                                                                                                                                            PEEP INTO THE PAST





                                                                                                                                         he Stark Museum at the        tings, and most importantly, how     We will feature an artifact from the
                                                                                                                                         American College of           not to crush my fingers in it while  Stark Museum within each is-sue
               Corporate Sponsor Spotlight:                                                                                       TApothecaries has a large            I was using it. It seemed I had to   and hope that we can share a bit of

                                                                                                                                                                                                            history with you. Dona-tions are
                                                                                                                                                                       ink that thing every day! It was
                                                                                                                                   collection of historic items that
               Attix Pharmaceuticals                                                                                               showcase the rich and diverse       an essential part of our practice    accepted (artifacts and monetary)
                                                                                                                                                                                                            by the ACA Founda-tion to help us
                                                                                                                                   history of the pharmacy industry.
                                                                                                                                                                       and we used it on every
                                                                                                                                                                       prescrip-tion. There are still       share our history.
                                                                                                                                   Over the years, we have been        professions using this device,
                         ttix is a North American supplier of high quality Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
                         and excipients for compounding pharmacies. We strongly specialize in peptide products uti-                through many different phases       but not many, as computers have  The Stark Museum is an ACAREF
                         lized for Anti-aging, HRT and cosmetics. Additionally we carry a full line of ingredients that            of pharmacy practice. We have       become as cheap as the cost of       owned and operated entity. It is
                         include human/vet APIs, nutraceuticals, natural herbal extracts, as well as custom designed               gone from writing labels to         a new Bates device. We have          housed in the ACA National
               Aproducts for all industries worldwide.
                                                                                                                                   typing labels to computer labels.   many antiques in our museum          Headquar-ters Building in Memphis,

                Attix began in Toronto in the year 2000. Syveon D. Liu, the founder and the chief chemist has over 25              Pharmacists are always working      that have been donated by our        Tennessee. It is available for viewing
                years of extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry and had developed APIs for pharmaceu-                 to be efficient and often incorpo-  members, and we want to thank        Monday-Thurs-day from
                tical manufacturers. Over the years Syveon has built strong relationships with our manufacturers for               rate technology into their prac-    them all for helping ACA             8:00am-5:00pm and Fridays from
                Attix to be able to provide high quality products and maintain extremely competitive prices for all of             tice. One such technology that      preserve the history of              8:00am-12:00pm.
                your needs.
                                                                                                                                   was created around 1900 that        pharmacy.
                As an FDA and Health Canada Inspected facility, our quality system maintains a strict and robust qual-             pharmacists started using was                                             ACA's CEO and Executive Vice -
                ity control process to ensure product quality. With state-of-the-art facilities and R & D laboratories, our        the Bates Stamper.                  If you are ever in Memphis we         President Donnie Calhoun takes us
                FDA registered and cGMP manufacturers are supported by knowledgeable and experienced scientists                                                        would love to show you the            on a trip down memory lane.
                to ensure the high quality of our products.
                                                                                                                                   The stamper was originally used     museum and talk with you about
                We are proud of our extensive product knowledge, excellent technical skills, innovative thinking and               by organizations that needed        the many different artifacts
                strong project management.                                                                                         to number documents. This           housed here. If you have one of

                                                                                                                                   was great for pharmacy as we        these Bates Numbering
                                                                                                                                   need to number the prescription     Machines in your pharmacy,
                                                                                                                                   bottle, the original prescription   don’t throw it away! Take it out of
                 Attix Pharmaceuticals                                                                                             from the practitioner, and our      the drawer and display it proudly


                                                                                                                                   daily business logs. What a great  in your pharmacy, your office, or
                 481 University Avenue, Unit 502                                                                                   new way for pharmacists to keep  your home. It is a tool that
                 Toronto, ON M5G 2E9, Canada                                                                                       up the many prescriptions they      changed pharmacy practice for

                                                                                                                                   were filling each day. Believe it   the better, just like the computer
                 Phone: 416-594-1881                                                                                               or not, I was trained on the use    has done for modern times. It

                 Fax: 416-594-3737                                                                                                 of the Bates machine by one         deserves a place of honor and
                 sales@attixpharmaceuticals.com                                                                                    of my mentors and preceptors,       respect. Let us know your stories
                 www.attixpharmaceuticals.com                                                                                      Beecher Creasman.                   about the Bates Pharmacy Stamper.
                                                                                                                                                                       We would love to include some of

                                                                                                                                   Beecher taught me how to ink        them in future editions.
                                                                                                                                   the machine, change the set-



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