The calendar of subjects addressed in these lessons is developed through an annual survey of chain pharmacy directors. This opportunity is limited-only one sponsorship is available for each lesson. The Natural Health program, which is published regularly in Continuing Education Quarterly, consists of six 2-credit lessons. Like the core CE program, it follows a pre-determined calendar of topics and only one sponsorship is available for each lesson. The sponsorship package is otherwise identical to the core CE program.
All respondents receive certificates bearing the sponsor's name.
Due to the extent of the customization of this program, it requires a minimum lead time of 100 days. Similar to the Customized program outlined above, the ROP program lowers to cost for the sponsor by adhering to a pre-set design format and printing the lesson within the pages of Drug Store News Continuing Education Quarterly. Because this program affords clients the ability to schedule a CE on a specific topic, it requires a minimum lead time of 90 days. For the convenience of our customers, Drug Store News has invested heavily in converting its CE program to the Internet. Sponsors' logos are displayed on the menu along with the title of the lesson, and the logos remain on the archived lesson for three years.