|Videos|January 7, 2014

Fourth-Generation Pharmacist

Fourth-generation pharmacist Joe Moose, PharmD, reflects on how pharmacy practice has changed and remained the same over the years.

As a fourth-generation pharmacist, Joe Moose, PharmD, Pharmacist Manager at Moose Pharmacy in Concord, North Carolina, observes that the technologies and systems used by his pharmacy today may differ radically from those used by his great-grandfather, but the focus remains the same: treating patients in the community.

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