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North Dakota Telepharmacy Project Through the North Dakota Telepharmacy Project, a licensed pharmacist at a central pharmacy site supervises a registered pharmacy technician at a remote telepharmacy site through the use of video conferencing technology. http://telepharmacy.ndsu.nodak.edu/

TTU Health Science Center Analysis of Potential Telepharmacy Sites in Rural Areas of Texas, 2002 Map of telepharmacy candidates, remote clinic candidates, existing institutional or community pharmacies, 10-mile buffers around rural pharmacies, counties in metropolitan statistical areas, counties outside MSAs, major highways, and health science center service limits. [PDF] http://www.gis.ttu.edu/arch/PDFs/Telepharmacy.pdf

Telemedicine Report: Telepharmacy project expands students' practice experience Newsletter article: "Pharmacy students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock are now learning about telemedicine as a tool to deliver pharmacy services to a rural community." [PDF] (January, 2004) http://www.ttuhsc.edu/telemedicine/Telereports/Jan%202004.pdf

IngentaConnect: Can telepharmacy provide pharmacy services in the bush? Journal article reports on a six-month study of videophone usage to provide pharmacy services in the remote areas of Australia. (September, 2003) http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rsm/jtt/2003/00000009/A00206s2/art00015

Drug Store News: Telepharmacy takes pharmacists online off-site "In what are being described as advanced stages of pilots, pharmacy operators in retail and clinical-settings, as well as health care professionals working in urgent care facilities, emergency rooms and doctor's offices, are testing the automated delivery of prescription medications to patients." (August, 2003) http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3374/is_10_25/ai_108969719