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It is with great pleasure I welcome Thomas Craft and Lawrence Barrett from Independent Pharmacy Consulting Group back to share with us their second article on an extremely important topic to pharmacy owners, or anyone considering pharmacy ownership. Their first article about why owners need to have a...
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Pharmacy owners typically pour themselves, heart and soul, into the success and growth of their business. It’s hard work that often involves long hours and great sacrifice. But they love their patients and are willing to endure all this to bring to their communities an array of services designed to...
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When you think of the word “franchise” what comes to mind? McDonalds, Subway, Jiffy Lube? Not long ago Entrepreneur Magazine released their list of the Top 10 Franchises for 2013 according to factors such as financial strength, growth and startup costs. Sadly, there wasn’t a pharmacy...
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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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When I was a younger homeowner I was of a mind that I could virtually tackle any home improvement project with a bit of common sense, a book and maybe a YouTube video for support. We call this learning the hard way. And although I’m still a proponent of do-it-yourself repairs and projects, I have...
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There’s an old adage that goes “He who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client.” The point of the proverb is obvious: Get help. Don’t go it alone. And if ever this was true it is true when making the decision to buy or build your own pharmacy. For many pharmacists, this …...
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, that Boston-born poet of the 19th century, once said “Dare to live the life you have dreamed for yourself. Go forward and make your dreams come true.” adsenseyu2 Sometimes I dream. I dream of a high-tech pharmacy with state-of-the art computers, equipment and services to...
