Future of Pharmacy

When pharmacists are involved in the care process, they can address common barriers to medication use, such as polypharmacy, ineffective medication, high costs, health and lifestyle considerations, and social needs.

Along with expanding responsibilities, pharmacies must have the infrastructure and pharmacy staff must have sufficient support.

Seeking personal fulfillment over money can help when assessing one’s value as a pharmacy technician.

Companies that incorporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) into their everyday operations will be instrumental in shaping a new standard in their workforce and ultimately in society.

Community pharmacists are vulnerable to security threats, resulting in bad outcomes for both patients and pharmacies. Here’s how to evaluate risk and find the right technology partner to help protect and defend you from cybercriminals.

Health Mart also presented the first ever Innovation Award at McKesson ideaShare 2022.

Finding the time to improve payer performance can be a major hurdle but designating even 30 minutes per week can make a difference.

David Pope, PharmD, CDE, the EVP of Innovation and Industry Relations at OmniSYS, discusses the FDA’s announcement updating pharmacists’ prescriptive authority for the COVID-19 antiviral Paxlovid.

Throughout the world, patients and health care professionals alike have become better acquainted with digital tools when face-to-face interactions became increasingly problematic.

As we mark the second anniversary of Bostock v. Clayton County this month, let’s remember to treat each other with dignity, empathy, and respect, while we work together for a safer and more tolerant workplace.

Even if the financial resources were available, there aren’t enough human resources in pharmacy to provide high-touch engagement to the millions of patients who suffer from common chronic diseases.

Pharmacists know that even the slightest delay in delivering critical medications can interrupt patient therapy schedules, negatively impact lives, and translate to millions of dollars in business losses

Although the COVID-19 pandemic saw the rapid hemorrhaging of women from careers in science and medicine, research shows the toxicity experienced by women may be structural in nature.

Self-audits help onsite frontline pharmacy leaders and team members to assess compliance before an external surveyor enters their pharmacy to inspect medication use processes.

The growth of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic has caused health care providers to search for innovative solutions for harder to reach patient populations.

Pharmacists can play a more active role in educating patients on tools and resources available to them, enrolling patients in programs, gathering subjective and objective data.

Patient data are essential to providing coordinator care, but more data also creates heightened risks.

Prescription medications are vital to optimal patient outcomes, but they are also becoming increasingly expensive.

Four examples of patient care services that pharmacies can implement and why they can be beneficial to a pharmacy’s business model.

Patients want more out of community pharmacies in a post-pandemic culture.

Telehealth use expanded in the pharmacy during the pandemic, however, pharmacy personnel face challenges when implementing these services, beginning with regulatory requirements.

As pharmacy technicians continue to take on more responsibilities, actions must be taken to alleviate the burnout so many are facing.

The first part of a series outlining 5 crucial steps so pharmacies can enhance patient engagement and lower operational costs.

Customers are looking for ways to save money on prescriptions, but cash cards and coupons could hurt your bottom line. Here’s how to find a sustainable cash-pricing solution that works for you and your customers.

On average, patients visit their community pharmacist 12 times more often than they do their primary care provider

Interested individuals may gain certification or continuing-education credits, many of which are available through the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists.

The entire pharmacy profession and all those interested in medication safety need to coalesce around the need for systemic change in community pharmacy workplace environments.

S. Diane Yamada, MD, president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO), discusses the future of the pharmacist on the gynecologic oncology patient care team.

Carlie Traylor, PharmD, discussed the Community Pharmacy Fellowship from the National Community Pharmacists Association and CPESN.

Implement technology solutions, initiate clinical services, and shift to a proactive mindset, Michele Belcher says.