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Independent pharmacy owners find themselves in the midst of unprecedented challenges in today’s market. I think about this a lot. With 20+ years in various community pharmacy settings I have grown to appreciate the struggles both deeply and personally. And as a strong believer in the value of...
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“Get well soon!” It’s a lovely sentiment. No doubt it has brought a smile to the face of many sufferers (not to mention millions of dollars into the pockets of Hallmark cards!). But for much of our population, “wellness” is a concept that is becoming more and more elusive. Chronic diseases...
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There’s a quote from the Old Testament book of Ecclesiastes in which Solomon says “Though one may be overpowered by another, two can withstand him. And a threefold cord is not quickly broken.” The point is obvious. The wise king of Israel recognized, as we all do eventually, that...
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A. A. Milne, the English author of the beloved Winnie the Pooh series of stories, once wrote “Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.” I consider myself to be a reasonably organized person, maybe slightly above average. My file...
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One of the jobs of the healthcare blogger, in my opinion, is to keep his or her ear to the ground with respect to professional developments and changes. As a pharmacist I try to do this by staying abreast of medical and pharmacy news, interacting with fellow pharmacists online and within...
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Leo Tolstoy, the Russian writer of the famous novel War and Peace, once remarked “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” That may be true of most people, but it certainly isn’t true of the profession of pharmacy. We are changing ourselves. Slowly,...
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Most patients aren’t familiar with what a PBM is. They may, however, have heard of some of the “big names” associated with this line of business like Express Scripts, Prime Therapeutics, OptumRx or Catamaran. Go ahead. Pull out your prescription insurance card and look at it. There...
