Now here’s a two-fer for ya.
First, there’s the news that another specialty pharmacy has been christened.
Second, we learn what a group of zebras is called.
Let’s start with the second one….. why not?
Familiar with “terms of venery”….. me neither!
Terms of venery is a collective noun that means ‘a group of animals’. You know, the colorful, fanciful names given to animal groups like a murder of crows, a covey of partridges, and, my fav, a congress of orangutans, etc.
- A bit of trivia — the first grouping of group names can be traced back to The Book of Saint Albans published ln 1486.
A group of zebras is called….. are you ready…. a ZEAL….which brings us back to the first news item.
Recently a new specialty pharmacy opened in Pittsburgh. OK, that is not breaking news…. but it is noteworthy as it has been a pack of dogs’ ages since we’ve heard of a new SP opening doors…. especially given the challenges SPs have been wrestling with in recent years.
So, why did they name their pharmacy Zeal Specialty?
As stated in their press release, “The zebra, due to the uniqueness of its stripes, is the official symbol of the rare disease community”. As such, someone came up with a nifty name for this new pharmacy. Time will tell if Zeal will show sufficiently different stripes to successfully navigate the complex waters filled with a ‘float of SP crocodiles’ already established in the rare disease category.
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Zeal Specialty Pharmacy Opens for Business
PITTSBURGH /PRNewswire/ — Jonathan Ogurchak, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Zeal SP, LLC, today announces the launch of a new nation-wide Specialty Pharmacy: Zeal. The pharmacy is located at 100 Business Center Drive, Suite 300, Pittsburgh, PA 15205.
“Patients need options when it comes to specialty care”, said Dr. Ogurchak, a specialty industry veteran. “Our brand-new facility in Pittsburgh – close to Pittsburgh International Airport and in the heart of the specialty pharmacy industry – allows us to efficiently care for patients leveraging the latest technologies and with the best talent the industry has to offer.”
