|Podcasts|April 22, 2022

Pharmacy Focus Episode 45: Pharmacy in Pop Culture with Let's Pharmonize

How accurate do our favorite movies and television shows represent pharmacology and other processes in the pharmacy profession?

Today is another special collaboration episode where I’m joined again with Shane and Cal from Let’s Pharmonize! This year, we decided to focus on Pharmacy in Pop Culture and how accurate our favorite shows and movies represent pharmacology. This will be a 2 part episode, so we hope you enjoy part 1!

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Pharmacy Focus Episode 45: Pharmacy in Pop Culture with Let's Pharmonize

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