THE REINVENTED PHARMACIST

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012

Pharmacists in part of Canada will soon be paid to refill certain prescriptions, a move that should be considered in the United States as well.

DEA's Crackdown on Pain Medication Abuse: Out of Step

Monday, February 6th, 2012

Does the Drug Enforcement Administration have standards that are impossible to meet?

Patent Life and Innovations

Tuesday, January 31st, 2012

Are patent protection and scientific advancement mutually exclusive or mutually beneficial?

Bad Behavior

Tuesday, January 24th, 2012

Where does the loyalty of PBMs lie?

Making the Pharmacy a Health and Wellness Destination

Monday, January 16th, 2012

Can Walgreens' strategies for the future of the company be applied more broadly to benefit others in the profession?

Reimbursement: Too Low?

Friday, January 13th, 2012

Complaints about PBM reimbursement are industry-wide. What can be done?

New Year's Resolutions: Changing Pharmacy for the Future

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Here are 7 key things to remember as pharmacy leaders work to transition their business or practice to new care delivery models in the new year.

Can Pharmacists Step in to Help the Drug Shortage Problem?

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

Maybe the drug shortage problem can be addressed by increasing the training of pharmacists to be able to compound these needed items.

Megatrends: The Oversupply of Pharmacists and What Needs to Be Done About It

Tuesday, December 20th, 2011

The industry is going to have to get creative to help find solutions to the overabundance of qualified pharmacists in the field today.

Study Links Common Drugs to Emergency Admissions for Seniors

Friday, December 16th, 2011

The majority of hospitalizations among the elderly are related to 4 drugs. Is the asnwer to selectively counsel older patients getting drugs in these groups?

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.