Future of Pharmacy

A patient’s ability to pay for specialty medications will continue to be an issue because drug costs are prohibitive and add barriers to accessibility.

Jamie Wilkey, PharmD, founder of PGx Consulting Confidence Academy, discussed how pharmacists are utilizing pharmacogenomics for their patients.

David Zgarrick, PhD, FAPhA, professor in the department of pharmacy and health systems sciences at Northeastern University, also addresses what the future of the pharmacy profession could look like.

Troy Trygstad, PharmD, PhD, MBA, executive director of CPESN USA, discussed how consumers' expectations are changing the future of pharmacy.

Jen Diehl, CPA, discussed some common financial concerns for independent pharmacies and where she sees the landscape heading in the future.

Pharmacy technicians are continuing to prove their worth as pharmacies shift their focus to the future, according to Jessica Langley-Loep, executive director of education and advocacy at the National Healthcareer Association.

Dan Benamoz, RPh, founder and executive chairman of PDS, and Chip Phillips, CEO, discussed their plans for the meeting and what they're focused on for the future of pharmacy.

Shreejit Nair, senior vice president and life sciences market business lead at CitiusTech, discusses some trends and predictions for health care IT this year and on into the future.

Brian Thornley, the Associate Vice President of Supply Excellence, Innovation and Digital Strategy at Merck, discusses what makes blockchain unique and what it could mean down the road for pharmacies.

Drug shortages, infrastructure and wholesaler challenges will be the backdrops of the pharmacy landscape this year.

With shifts in health care moving toward AI and automation, issues relating to how these innovations may impact patient safety continue to emerge.

Laura Lee Hall, PhD, president of the Center for Sustainable Health Care Quality and Equity (SHC), addresses her hopes for the future of SHC’s diabetes DRIVE program and its adoption within health systems.

Ray Tancredi, RPh, MBA, divisional VP of specialty pharmacy development and brand Rx/vaccine purchasing at Walgreens, provides an analysis and overview of key specialty pharmaceuticals in development.

While Bitcoin and Ethereum garner most of the attention in the cryptocurrency space, there are a number of opportunities present for implementing blockchain into global health technology, with perhaps one of the most intuitive being its potential as a platform for health records.

The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the prominence of pharmacies in public health by providing pharmacists the legal authority to perform CLIA-waived testing.

The Next-Generation Pharmacist Awards national program salutes pharmacy professionals who are defining the industry’s future.

With COVID-19 vaccination clinics still operating and booster doses on the horizon, there continues to be a need for pharmacy technicians as immunizers well into the future.

Peter Koshland, PharmD, CEO of Koshland Pharm and a practicing pharmacist, discusses whether the process may be similar in the future in terms of compounding pharmacies’ role in the administration of psychedelic drugs like psilocybin.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Interoperability technology has the potential to change the future of pharmacy.

In the fifth part of the series, students discussed the effects the pandemic had on their future career goals or prospects.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the latest Student Cafe interview series, students from the University of Texas at Austin College of Pharmacy discussed the future of pharmacy after the COVID-19 pandemic.

You read that correctly; drop the zero in 20 to explain spending in the sector in the near future.

Pharmacy Times interviewed Dennis O’Neill, president and board member of BIOMEDICAN, on the outlook around the future of biosynthesis therapeutics that use rare cannabinoids to treat a range of health issues, from mental health disorders to diabetes.

Mary Reed, DrPH, research scientist at Kaiser Permanente, discussed what changes would be necessary to continue providing quality virtual health care to patients with diabetes.

By adequately working with students in advance and giving them ample opportunities to practice, pharmacy schools can prepare students for the future of the profession.