Pharmacy Management

Pharmacists must carefully consider safety concerns and patient privacy.

Legislation would place emphasis back on patient health rather than on cumbersome, time-consuming paperwork.

A company’s choice of color for branding and logo design may impact how consumers feel about the brand and could influence buyer decision-making.

Many living in lower-income rural populations face significant unmet social needs that can bar access to important mental health services.

Inaccurate information, miscommunication during transition points can have dire consequences.

Mobile apps can help consumers acquire medications, but few help with adherence beyond automatic refills or medication synchronization.

Pharmacist-led discharge stewardship initiatives have shown promising results.

Community health worker training can allow the technician to perform to the top of their abilities and improve access to the pharmacy’s public health services.

Showing up for oneself is showing up for one's community and patients, according to a female independent pharmacy business owner.

Common assumptions about each generation are often incorrect, according to an expert in generational research.

Pharmacists play key roles in performing comprehensive patient reviews, reducing polypharmacy.

Guilty plea relates to shortcomings in recordkeeping of controlled substances 10 years earlier.

QR codes were invented almost 30 years ago and are used on everything from cereal boxes to repair manuals, yet pharmacy has yet to even consider them.

It’s time for pharmacies to take a page out of the books of hospitals and tech companies by expanding and streamlining their use of contingent labor.

Real-world metrics demonstrate that using health-system specialty pharmacies (HSSPs) means everyone wins: health systems, clinicians, and patients.

Radio frequency identification-enabled automation for inventory management has only achieved its massive adoption in the retail space over the past 2 decades.

These appointments help identify medication-related problems and serve as a platform for additional education.

Clinical interventions, follow-ups, medication reconciliation, patient education are key aspects of the programs.

Proposed rules would permit a telehealth provider to prescribe only up to a 30-day supply of a Schedule III-V non-narcotic controlled substance or buprenorphine through telehealth without the patient first being evaluated in person by a provider.

Nearly 84% of hospitals are working to prevent and mitigate burnout, with increased support and programs for individual wellness and resilience practices.

Pharmacists were asked about their levels of burnout, drivers and symptoms of this burnout, and what steps their workplaces had taken to improve the issue.

Pharmacy professionals can bring in the right people at the right time to identify needed changes and develop an action plan.

Pharmacists are crucial in supporting patients with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder as shortages of Adderall continue.

Improving the process of safe medication therapy management requires comfort, trust, and fostering a culture for safe communication.

Studies show that patients who are introduced to patient support programs through digital platforms are more likely to use support services.

Remote work has been a growing trend across many different areas of pharmacy.

Expert discusses how patients who participate in Ramadan, a month of fasting in Islam, can stay safe while doing it, and offers insight into how patients can work with pharmacists to adapt to their medication needs.

Expert weighs the benefits and pitfalls of social media, the importance of quality information from credible journal sources, and why information that sparks an emotional response can be more influential than evidence-based facts.

Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, explains how APhA as an organization is opening discourse among its members regarding unpacking and dismantling structural racism in the organization and in the profession at large.

Vibhuti Arya, PharmD, MPH, FAPhA, discusses the role of the individual in progressing structural and systemic changes in the pharmacy ecosystem.