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The Reinvented Pharmacist
Thursday, April 11th, 2013
Law school graduates are facing an increasingly tough job market and some have even sued their schools for failing to deliver employment upon graduation. Will pharmacy graduates do the same?
Wednesday, March 13th, 2013
Setting aside blocks of time to take care of important tasks requires effort and discipline, but is essential to becoming more effective.
Thursday, February 21st, 2013
Some pharmacy operations will continue to need to outsource product compounding, but it is important that they take steps to do so safely.
Wednesday, January 9th, 2013
In a new book, a former pharmacist argues that chain pharmacies have sacrificed safety in the interest of higher profits.
Tuesday, December 18th, 2012
Three-fourths of respondents expressed a high or very high opinion of pharmacists’ honesty and ethical standards—but some within the profession tend to discount these findings.
Friday, November 16th, 2012
In order to prevent future problems with compounding pharmacies, it is more important to enforce the laws that are already on the books rather than implement new laws and regulations.
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
It shouldn’t take extreme measures to get caregivers to work in a coordinated fashion, but the unusual experience of a physician’s mother demonstrates that it can be done.
Friday, October 26th, 2012
A new CDC report finds that more than half of hypertension patients do not have control over their blood pressure. Pharmacists can help them get it under control.
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
The ongoing meningitis outbreak linked to a compounding pharmacy underscores the need for accreditation of both compounding and community pharmacies.
Friday, September 7th, 2012
When comparing access to health care among different age groups or to health care in other countries, is the issue access or cost?
About
Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy Times
Blog Info
This blog focuses on what our Editor-in-Chief sees as the future of pharmacy.
Author Bio
Fred Eckel, RPh, MS, is the Editor-in-Chief of Pharmacy Times, a position he has held since 2002. Mr. Eckel is a professor at the Edelman School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He serves as executive director of the North Carolina Association of Pharmacists.
In this blog, Eckel will provide commentary on relevant issues impacting pharmacists and pharmacy professionals, including the merging of pharmacy benefit managers, the implications of health care reform, the conversion of major drugs from prescription to over-the-counter, trends in pharmacy careers, and opioid abuse. He will also discuss legislative issues that impact pharmacists, and comment on the evolving role of the pharmacist.
In this blog, Eckel will provide commentary on relevant issues impacting pharmacists and pharmacy professionals, including the merging of pharmacy benefit managers, the implications of health care reform, the conversion of major drugs from prescription to over-the-counter, trends in pharmacy careers, and opioid abuse. He will also discuss legislative issues that impact pharmacists, and comment on the evolving role of the pharmacist.
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