Fred M. Eckel, RPh, M.S.

Quantity of product and the training of the pharmacy professional are factors to consider in this question.

Meetings at the state level are a bridge between grassroots ideas and the national stage.

Turning an eye to the international stage can be informative and rewarding.

Pharmacists can help break the cycle of nonadherence, which has a huge impact on patient safety and is a significant financial burden.

Taking responsibility for drug therapy outcomes is a critical part of medication therapy management.

Pharmacists can prepare for change by taking careful stock of the services they want to provide now and in the future.

A look at the top 10 trends in pharmacy that promise to change the profession in the coming years.

As the pharmacist's scope of practice continues to expand, excessive workload is a major concern for pharmacists in all practice settings.

As technology and science advance, pharmacists have the opportunity to take on new responsibilities, expand their role in health care, and meet society's needs.

New health care models offer collaboration and risk sharing among health care professionals.

Will medication therapy management become a routine part of most dispensing pharmacists' activities, or will a select group of pharmacists handle this role?

Is the furor over biologic drugs more of the same-or is the science of biologic drug production such that the quality of generic products entering the market can't be trusted?

What lofty projects are you planning to undertake in 2011?

The pharmacy profession is on the cusp of major changes, but individual pharmacists must be willing to step up to the plate.

How will changes brought by the election affect the future of health care reform?

Does the explosion of diabetes in the United States provide a special opportunity for pharmacists?

Graduating from pharmacy school marks the final step in a lifelong process of learning.

Is society ready for pharmacists to fulfill their potential as doctoral trained medication experts?

Medication adherence is an important process that leads to appropriate outcomes for patients,and pharmacists should be at the center of that process.

Some food for thought for pharmacists and their patients-is there a relationship between the obesity epidemic and the prevalence of gastrointestinal disorders?

Can external oversight, in the form of a voluntary accreditation program, prevent the pharmacy industry's equivalent to the Gulf oil spill?

Should well-trained pharmacy technicians assume more responsibility for nonjudgmental activities in the pharmacy?

Will medication therapy management become a routine part of most dispensing pharmacists' activities, or will a select group of pharmacists handle this role?

Pharmacy has a united voice during the health care reform debate, and now that HR 3590 has passed, pharmacy groups must continue to be heard.

As an increasing number of drugs make the Rx-to-OTC switch, an opportunity exists for pharmacists to take a more active role in the recommendation of OTC products.