Guided Alliance Pharmacy, Inc. (GARX) (in Dana Point, California) announced today that the California Department of Health Care Services’ has approved its application to provide Specialty Provider Services for Blood Factors under Medi-Cal Supplemental Provider Contract for Specialty Services beginning July 1, 2010.

GARX CEO and President Timothy McFadden stated “We are pleased to have been one of the first specialty pharmacy providers to be approved to participate in this important new California Department of Healthcare Services initiative. We look forward to continuing to provide industry leading specialized care in the distribution of specialty drugs for Blood Factor (Hemophilia Homecare) to our customers. We believe this is a major step forward for GARX and will allow us to expand our Specialty Pharmacy Hemophilia and IGIV homecare activities which will be bolstered by our capitalizing on the unique best practices model developed and utilized by us."