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PEOPLE Some pharmacies have the expertise charged with developing and maintaining AF phases in employees’
and equipment to compound medications harmonious and cooperative relationships
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the clinical pharmacist added. Specialty nation air force,” Perez Cruz said.
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compiled from information from the Air Force ointments, capsules and liquids to make http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ Defense Department services, is phasing
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support VSHFLÀFSURGXFWVDQGGRVHV in the use of the Employees’ Compensation
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In the face of recent aggressive and decep- by June for enlisted members Air Force to continue to validate extensive selected ECOMP for electronic processing of
tive marketing practices of some compound- system changes to the Weighted Airman compensation claims, said Annette Castro,
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medications for patients who need different of the Air Force, International Affairs is points for time-in-service and time-in- Information gathered during that phase will
kinds or strengths of medications than are accepting applications for enlisted defense grade, EPR point value of 250 points, and HQDEOH $)3& &LYLOLDQ )RUFH ,QWHJUDWLRQ
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lengths ranging from 12-36 months, said of personnel with weighted factors since during upcoming implementation phases.
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staff and direct support for distinguished affect actual promotion dates.”
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