Released on: August 15, 2008, 8:30 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Press Release Summary: Specialized Pharmacy Donates $60,000 Through "Education Is
Power" Program

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, N.C. - Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx, Inc.
(www.medprorx.com), a provider of specialty pharmacy services to clients with
chronic illnesses, has announced that the pharmacy awarded 67 scholarships in 29
states for students living with bleeding disorders. Since starting its "Education
is Power" scholarship program in 2006, MedPro Rx has distributed $135,000 to
students nationwide who have either hemophilia or von Willebrand Disease (vWD). The
annual scholarships are open to United States residents who are living with a
bleeding disorder, entering or attending a community college, junior college,
four-year college, university or vocational school, and active in their community.

Hemophilia is a rare, hereditary disorder that causes excessive bleeding to occur
spontaneously or after injury. The bleeding may be external or internal into
joints, muscles, the abdominal cavity, the brain and other organs. Hemophilia
affects approximately 20,000 people nationwide, crossing all racial and
socioeconomic groups, with a higher incidence among males. The three most common
types of hemophilia are Hemophilia A or Factor VIII Deficiency, Hemophilia B or
Factor IX Deficiency, and von Willebrand Disease (vWD). von Willebrand Disease is
caused by a deficiency or defect of a clotting protein, and it affects approximately
1-2 percent of the United States population. Unlike hemophilia, vWD occurs equally
among males and females and is more likely to cause nosebleeds and bleeding under
the skin than into the joints.

For more information about MedPro Rx's "Education is Power" program or their
pharmacy services, visit www.medprorx.com or call (888) 571-3100.

Related Links:
www.medprorx.com
www.medprorx.com/hemophilia_scholarship.php
www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/hbd/hemophilia.htm
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News Facts:

. Nancy McFarlane, president of MedPro Rx (www.medprorx.com), a provider of
specialty pharmacy services to clients with chronic illnesses, has announced that
the pharmacy awarded 67 scholarships in 29 states for students living with bleeding
disorders.
. Since starting its "Education is Power" scholarship program in 2006, MedPro has
distributed $135,000 to students who have either hemophilia or von Willebrand
Disease.
. The program is open to United States residents who are living with a bleeding
disorder, entering or attending a community college, junior college, four-year
college, university or vocational school, and active in their community.
. Hemophilia is a rare, hereditary disorder that causes excessive bleeding to occur
spontaneously or after injury.
. The bleeding may be external or internal into joints, muscles, the abdominal
cavity, the brain and other organs.
. Hemophilia affects approximately 20,000 people nationwide, crossing all racial and
socioeconomic groups, with a higher incidence among males.
. The three most common types of hemophilia are Hemophilia A or Factor VIII
Deficiency, Hemophilia B or Factor IX Deficiency, and von Willebrand Disease (vWD).

. von Willebrand Disease is caused by a deficiency or defect of a clotting protein,
and it affects approximately 1-2 percent of the United States population.
. Unlike hemophilia, vWD occurs equally among males and females and is more likely
to cause nosebleeds and bleeding under the skin than into the joints.
. For more information about MedPro Rx's "Education is Power" program or their
pharmacy services, visit www.medprorx.com or call (888) 571-3100.

Quotes:
"We are honored to support the education of students living with hemophilia,"
McFarlane said. "Students from the bleeding disorder community face a unique set of
challenges, and I am happy that MedPro Rx can help ease some of the financial
burden."

"We are extremely pleased by the overwhelming response to our scholarship program",
said Kathy Robinette-Stoneberg, scholarship coordinator for MedPro Rx. "The increase
in participation from last year shows the value and importance of the program to the
bleeding disorders community."

About MedPro Rx, Inc.:
MedPro Rx, Inc. is a specialty infusion pharmacy which has been providing infused
and injectable medications and services to clients with chronic illnesses since
2002. With more than 100 years of combined pharmacy, nursing and management
experience, MedPro Rx is dedicated to improving the overall outcomes of the client
therapy experience. MedPro Rx's goal is to set the standard for infusion care and
achieve positive clinical outcomes for clients by participating in the healthcare
process through integrated, community-based systems. As a specialty infusion
pharmacy, MedPro Rx is an Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc. provider
(ACHC) whose services emphasize treatments for individuals with hemophilia, vWD,
autoimmune neuromuscular disorders and other complex chronic conditions. Services
include client and family advocacy, complimentary pick-up of sharps containers at
the client's location of choice, express shipping and personal medication delivery
services, complete insurance and benefit counseling, and the assurance that MedPro
Rx stocks all factor and IVIg brands, all doses from all manufacturers, all the
time. MedPro Rx offers specialty intravenous therapies such as IVIg, which treats a
variety of immunodeficient diagnoses, and clotting factor for a client to use in
their home, at infusion clinics and in the physicians' offices. For more
information or to receive a free consultation and health insurance evaluation,
please call (888) 571-3100 or visit www.medprorx.com.

Keywords:
MedPro Rx, Inc., Nancy McFarlane, hemophilia, von Willebrand Disease, IVIg, clotting
factor, pharmacy, specialized pharmacy, scholarships, education is power, "Education
is Power", financial assistance, bleeding disorders, health care, pharmacy provider

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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