Total Pharmacy Podcasts

Allison Schneider, MPH, provides a detailed update regarding pharmacies’ impact within Medicare price negotiations and the legislation further impacting businesses.

This episode breaks down how PBMs conduct inventory audits, the sourcing and timing issues that trigger recoupments, and how pharmacies can prepare and push back.

In celebration of American Pharmacists Month, Melissa McGivney, PharmD, FAPhA, FCCP, provides a snapshot of where the profession has come and where it still has to go.

During American Pharmacists Month, pharmacy teams reflect on their roles and explore ways to enhance patient care.

This episode offers a detailed look into the FDA’s recent PCAC meeting and what the future of peptide compounding could lead to for pharmacy professionals.

In this episode, Shawn Bjorndal, PharmD, RPh, and Jesse McCullough, PharmD, explore rhythms, routines and how they can make or break pharmacy team members.

Scott Stoll and Kenzie Hohman, PharmD, discuss the importance of pharmacy advocacy, from localized efforts to federal movement across the profession.

Through real-world strategies and examples, Duane Jones, BS Pharm, and Jennifer Griffin, PharmD, assess the pharmacist’s growing prescribing capabilities.

Rick Couldry, MS/HSPA, discusses how cloud-native software resolves fragmented systems, improves tracking, and streamlines clinical workflows.

This episode provides a detailed breakdown of the CVS Caremark-FTC settlement from July, exploring a shifting landscape of pharmacy benefit management.

The pharmacy benefits industry is undergoing a massive restructuring, driven by a wave of government action designed to shift focus back to the patient.

This episode provides an introspective look at the people in pharmacy who are the hardest to lead toward a path of success.

In a technologically advanced health care landscape, solutions to address language barriers are necessary and can be the difference between life and death for complex medication regimens.

This episode explores PBMs’ copay collection discrepancies and how improper documentation can be the downfall for pharmacy business.

This episode meanders the time of the year where pharmacy professionals experience a lull in business, providing them with the perfect opportunity to invest in growth.

Often operating in the shadows, LTC pharmacy is the backbone of medication management for aging and immunocompromised patients.

With the dual issue of pharmacy deserts and caregiver shortages across the US, technology is filling a much-needed gap for rural patient populations.

In this episode, host Taylor Watterson, PharmD, PhD, welcomes Keyerrá Buckley, CPhT, ACPE administrator and technical trainer, Pharmacy Starts.

Learn about how this functional medicine pharmacist’s personal journey led her to addressing patients’ root causes for disease through exploring gut health dysregulation.

This episode highlights the FDA’s announcement regarding GLP-1 supply stabilization and critical compliance strategies for 503A pharmacies.

As PBM-pharmacy relationships evolve in real time, staying proactive when a PBM audit comes through could be the difference between thriving and losing essential business.

As clinical roles expand, the need for robust pharmacy infrastructure to streamline workflows and ensure medication access has never been more critical.

This episode explores the true price of commitment to a dream or vision, explaining how anything less than full dedication can lead to failure and why small wins are essential for perseverance.

Featuring pharmacist and entrepreneur Sam Maddula, PharmD, this episode explores some key legislative and regulatory insights regarding owning and operating a pharmacy business.

In this episode, host Taylor Watterson, PharmD, PhD, provides a deeper look into workplace fatigue and the metrics used to calculate and facilitate it.

From PBM reform and AI to burnout and closures, Tom DePietro, PharmD, addresses the current state of independent pharmacy.

This episode explores the differences between behavior that is caught rather than taught, explaining how leadership can be a learned skill if properly approached.

With value-based care initiatives on the rise in the US health care system, one partnership in Ohio is showing early signs of significant success.

In this episode, host Taylor Watterson, PharmD, PhD, brings us a solo rendition breaking down some of her recent research with SCRPTS Laboratory.

In an evolving pharmacy landscape, accreditation can be difficult to manage, which is why experts like Mitch Lamb, PharmD, can steer businesses onto their desired paths.