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April 2026

Maximizing every aspect of your business

Welcome to the April Vendor Advantage Network Newsletter, your quick monthly scan of partner offers that can protect profit, reduce workload, and support patient care. This month: staffing coverage, zero-fee returns, and adherence to incentive opportunities.

New Vendor

Nobody knows pharmacy staffing like Rx relief®

Owner takeaway: when you’re short-staffed, you don’t just lose time; you risk missed fills, delayed services, and avoidable burnout.

IPC’s partnership with Rx relief connects independent pharmacies to pharmacy-specific talent who understand workflow, compliance, and patient care expectations from day one.

Recruiting solutions to meet your staffing needs

  • PRN Coverage in select markets
  • Contract & Long-Term placements
  • Temp-to-hire solutions
  • Direct Hire Recruiting

If hiring has felt reactive, here’s a simple way to reset:

  • Cover planned PTO or unexpected call-outs without closing early.
  • Stabilize operations during growth (new services, immunization push, MTM/adherence initiatives).
  • Fill critical roles faster with pharmacy-trained candidates (PRN, contract, temp-to-hire, or direct hire).
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New Vendor

Exclusive New Store Offer: 0% return fees through May 31

Limited-time offer for eligible IPC New Stores: pay 0% return processing fees through May 31 while you recover manufacturer credits and clean up aging inventory.

  • Submit returns and recover credits without return processing fees during the promo period.
  • Free up shelf space and improve cash flow as you open (or expand) operations.
  • Bonus: sign up to qualify for a FREE 2-D scanner (per offer terms).
Flash Returns

2026 EQUIPP Centene LAMP Opportunities Now Available

Centene’s LAMP (Longitudinal Adherence Monitoring Program) is back for 2026 with more than $100 million available for community pharmacies that improve adherence and document meaningful interventions. Last year, participating pharmacies earned an average of $5,000 – $8,000 and many pharmacies left an additional $5,000 – $8,000 on the table due to missed opportunities

How to track success in EQUIPP (quick steps):

  1. Open your EQUIPP dashboard – scores and newly eligible patients update every Friday.
  2. Go to Enhanced Services and select “Longitudinal Adherence Monitoring Program.”
  3. Work the list early – document interventions as you go so you don’t leave incentive dollars unclaimed.

Quick ops tip: forward this to your team

Your technicians and support staff often spot workflow wins first. Forward this monthly update so they can flag ideas worth testing (staffing coverage, returns clean-up, adherence opportunities).

More partner solutions

Compliance-focused services and products to support safety and regulatory readiness.

Smarter health coverage options exclusively for IPC members.

End-to-end medical billing support.

Streamlined patient checkout experience designed to unlock volume and revenue.

New Vendor

An organic beeswax hand sanitizer your customers will love.

New Vendor

ClarityX is a pharmacogenetics (PGx) testing company focused on helping patients make more informed medication decisions.

Explore More Vendors

The first liquid supplement that offers the same benefits of IV rehydration therapy, but in a drinkable form.
GPO Member Benefit
A fast, simple, and complete solution for prescription-packaging products. Free custom imprints, free same-day shipping.
Specializes in providing long-term care pharmacies with the tools and services needed to survive in today’s environment.
GPO Member Benefit
A leading manufacturer of innovative social expression products that assist consumers in enhancing their relationships.
GPO Member Benefit
Choose from a great variety of sun and reading glasses. Convenient price tags are color-coded by category or strength.
GPO Member Benefit
Restock your OTC Covid-19 test kits at a discount with no minimum order. SiteLabs also offers a point-of-care testing program, and more.
GPO Member Benefit
Offers the best products for sustaining a healthy lifestyle by using the highest quality ingredients that meet regulatory requirements.
Receive a single check for all expired pharmaceutical return credit due through the OneCheck Select program, in as few as 10 days.
GPO Member Benefit
As a pharmacist-owned and operated business, PRS offers the best in pharmacy consulting services and has the expertise that far exceeds other pharmacy consultants or service organizations.
GPO Member Benefit
Pharm Fresh Media is a full-service pharmacy marketing company with the experience and know-how to set you apart from the competition.
Berry creates innovative packaging that makes life better for people and the planet by leveraging their unmatched global capabilities, sustainability leadership, and deep innovation.
Weaving style and quality into therapeutic threads, VIM & VIGR products are part designer socks, part medical device, and all designed with your customers in mind.
Designer Greetings is virtually unrivaled in terms of quality, value and depth, with more than 22,000 everyday and seasonal designs.
GPO Member Benefit
QuidelOrtho delivers a continuum of diagnostic solutions that further improve patient outcomes and the overall quality of healthcare.
GPO Member Benefit
Your access to affordable vaccines is made easy through IPC’s preferred vaccine vendors.
GPO Member Benefit
Home health care franchise opportunity for pharmacies.
Independent pharmacy’s trusted partner for accounting services, starting, buying, & selling
Dolphin Digital can revolutionize the way your pharmacy connects with customers and generates additional revenue.
Your trusted partner for quality point-of-care testing.
GPO Member Benefit
The Selzer Company - Community Pharmacy Insurance Solutions: 35+ years, custom insurance, competitive pricing, support for independents.
RxHearing is fully staffed with board-certified hearing specialists with over 100 years of combined experience in the hearing health industry.
To help meet the financial needs of independent pharmacies across the country, First Financial Bank’s Pharmacy Lending team includes pharmacists and former pharmacy owners.
GPO Member Benefit
A leader in pharmaceutical returns, Inmar processes over 50% of all Rx returns for independent pharmacies.
GPO Member Benefit
For over 60 years, PPRB has helped pharmacies build relationships, generate sales, and win customers with their signature line of high-quality, low-cost wall calendars.
GPO Member Benefit
Compliance management system dedicated to helping independent pharmacies manage wholesale contracts and wholesale ordering.
GPO Member Benefit
SureCost is the smarter purchasing solution that empowers pharmacies to save time and money.
Farmer & Chemist CBD products provide a more pure, more concentrated formula to ensure your patients get the right CBD treatment at the right time.
CheckmyRxCost helps pharmacies compare prices across multiple wholesalers, ensuring the best possible purchase strategy for each order.
Meet Nimble. Your New Revenue Stream.
Unlock exclusive discounts on your NCPA Membership! SAVE $90 on a single pharmacy annual membership!
35 years of experience designing and distributing award winning products and retailers worldwide.
Atrium24 is a tech company to help independent pharmacies grow through smarter sales & marketing.
Workflow Services provides an end-to-end medical care platform including insurance credentialing, patient engagement, digital pharmacy, HIE integration & billing.
GPO Member Benefit
Maximize Savings, Optimize Rebates, and Simplify Compliance with AI-Driven Tools Built for Independent Pharmacy Owners
GPO Member Benefit
UGO is a cloud-based platform to visualize pharmacy performance, compare metrics, and identify areas for profitability improvement.
Olympia Pharmaceuticals is the nations leading 503B outsourcing facility to deliver premium compounded medications.
Download resources from IPC Vaccine Vendors
GPO Member Benefit
Leadership Growth Formula gives pharmacy teams practical, on-demand training to lead with confidence and impact.
PureWay partners with pharmacies nationwide to provide safe, compliant, and eco-friendly sharps disposal solutions.
Lansworth Pharma SelfServe empowers independent pharmacies with 24/7 prescription access through secure, automated Pharmaself24 kiosks that boost efficiency and patient convenience.
Our organic beeswax formula hand sanitizer softens and moisturizes while killing 99.99% of germs—all in a convenient, recyclable, credit card–sized travel bottle.
ClarityX is a pharmacogenetics (PGx) testing company focused on helping patients make more informed medication decisions.
Flash Returns reverse distribution simplifies pharmacy returns with same-day sign up, flat-rate pricing, and full manufacturer credit with no hidden fees.
Rx relief provides independent pharmacies with a direct line to highly qualified pharmacy professionals.

Vendor Newsletter Archive

  • Vendor Advantage Network Newsletter – April 2026

    April 9, 2026

    In This Edition: Staffing support, zero‑fee returns for new stores, and adherence incentives worth up to $20,000—plus quick partner solutions.

  • Vendor Advantage Network Newsletter – March 2026

    March 12, 2026

    In This Edition: ClarityX PGx testing at 60% off, Flash Returns’ 0% fee promotion, your 2025 revenue scorecard, and additional profit‑driving vendor solutions.

  • Vendor Advantage Network Newsletter – February 2026

    February 11, 2026

    In This Edition: This issue explores small operational changes that can uncover hidden dollars and boost cash flow in 2026.