Opportunities to Expand Pharmacist Role Amid Current Federal, State Regulations
Ashley Kay Pendrick, PharmD, owner of Prosper Rx Consulting, provided insights on how pharmacists can expand their scope within the confines of current practice regulations.
Back-to-School Readiness: How Your Pharmacy Can Support Families This Fall
Back-to-school is a key time for independent pharmacies to offer vaccines, manage medications, and support families as trusted community health partners.
Rethinking Medication Adherence: Patient-Centered Solutions for Better Outcomes
Pharmacists are tackling persistent medication nonadherence by using technology and community support to address barriers.
Q&A: How Pharmacists Find Themselves in Non-Traditional Roles
As a clinical pharmacy consultant with more than a decade of experience, Ashley Kay Pendrick, PharmD, shared her insights into non-traditional pharmacy roles.
How the Pharmacist Views Expansion of Clinical Role
Through her work with Prosper Rx Consulting, Ashley Kay Pendrick, PharmD, discusses the expansion of pharmacists’ roles beyond medication dispensing.
Community Pharmacy’s Pivotal Role in Boosting Immunization Rates
As researchers continue to measure the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on public health, Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, discusses the evolution of community pharmacies in a postpandemic world.
Is Your Pharmacy Showing Up Where Today’s Patients Are Searching?
From Scripts to Screens: AAP’s Ginny Langbehn Shares Winning Digital Strategies for Independent Pharmacies
Dispensing Leadership: Adding Value Through Meaningful Connections
This episode highlights how being intentional about adding value strengthens relationships and shapes effective leadership in everyday situations.
How the Rise in US Pharmacy Deserts Impacts Patients’ Health
When independent and retail storefronts close across the country, creating a lack of pharmacy services in the community, pharmacy deserts arise.
Q&A: Community Pharmacies Help Increase Immunization Convenience, Uptake
Hashim Zaibak, PharmD, CEO of Hayat Pharmacy, discusses how immunization services at his pharmacy locations have evolved since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Top 3 PBMs Contribute to Over 1500% Increase in Formulary Exclusions Since 2014
For biosimilar, generic, and branded medications, Cencora researchers conducted a report detailing growth in formulary exclusions among the 3 largest pharmacy benefit managers in the US.
Brick-and-Mortar Pharmacy Satisfaction Lags Behind Supermarket, Mail Order Pharmacies
JD Power released its 2025 US Pharmacy Study detailing customer satisfaction with brick-and-mortar, mail order, supermarket, and mass-market retail pharmacies.
Multifaceted Approach Is Necessary for Pharmacist-Led Medication Take-back
Researchers explore factors influencing pharmacists' willingness to provide medication takeback services, highlighting the need for improved disposal practices and education.
Pharmacy Closures Limiting Access to Preventative Patient Care
With expertise into the growing issue of pharmacy deserts, Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA, discussed exactly what patients are losing when their community no longer has pharmacy access.
Q&A: PBM Reform, Other Policy Considerations to Combat Pharmacy Deserts
Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA, joined Drug Topics to present his ideas for correcting the growing issue of pharmacy deserts and unprecedented closures across the country.
Q&A: Pharmacists Boost Team Safety Through Communication
Kristen Jones, PharmD, discusses leadership strategies in pharmacy management that prioritize emotional intelligence and communication for enhanced team performance and patient care.
Q&A: Expert Discusses Challenges in Business of Pharmacy | McKesson ideaShare
Pharmacy professionals evolve into strategic leaders, mastering emotional intelligence and management skills to navigate complex workplace dynamics and enhance patient care.
Pharmacy Leaders Enhance Culture with Continuous Learning | McKesson ideaShare
Kristen Jones, PharmD, discusses challenging traditional workplace paradigms by emphasizing the human element in pharmaceutical operations.
Senators Reintroduce Bill to Improve Pharmacist Medicare Reimbursement
Senators Warner and Thune reintroduced the ECAPS legislation improving both seniors’ access to care and pharmacists’ ability to get reimbursed for clinical services.
Expert: Leaders Build Comprehensive Pharmacy Strategies | McKesson ideaShare
Kristen Jones, PharmD, discusses pharmacists as leaders at McKesson ideaShare 2025.
How US Patients Are Using, Spending on Prescription Drugs
With the company’s dedication to providing crucial data for pharmacy stakeholders, IQVIA’s Lead Research Director Michael Kleinrock discussed the current trends in patients’ medication use.
Pharmacy Law Lowdown: Getting to Know the Hosts, Mid-Year Updates
This episode introduces the hosts and explores key legal issues facing independent pharmacies, including PBM terminations and state board compliance.
Q&A: Pharmacy Desert Improvement Reliant on Industry Advocacy, Reform
Michael Murphy, PharmD, MBA, provided insights on his research regarding pharmacy deserts, who they impact the most, and the methods needed to improve them in the US.
Q&A: Improving Pharmacy Staff Well-Being Through Supervisor Support, Workplace Culture
Addressing harassment, strengthening leadership, and involving frontline pharmacy staff in decision-making are key steps toward a healthier, more supportive work environment.
Why Pharmacy Students Choose Patient-Facing, Non–Patient-Facing Roles
With an emphasis on the factors that differentiate the future roles of pharmacists, researchers sought to better understand the career intentions of pharmacy students.
Financial Strains in Pharmacy Leading to New Clinical Service Models
In part 4 of our interview with Michael Kleinrock, lead director of research at IQVIA, he discussed how trends in medication use are currently impacting pharmacy businesses.
Pharmacists Demonstrate Professional Identity Through Provider, Patient-Focused Roles
Using the Q Methodology to account for subjectivity in responses, pharmacists self-identified their professional identities.
Collaborative, Pharmacist-Led Approach Crucial in Polypharmacy
Emphasizing the pharmacist’s essential role, researchers explored the causes, consequences, and clinical implications of polypharmacy.
Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on Drug Costs, Patient Abandonment
IQVIA’s Lead Director of Research Michael Kleinrock discusses how federal policy has been impacting prescription drug costs in the US and where those trends are expected to go.
Q&A: Pharmacist's Voices Help Propel Industry Changes | McKesson ideaShare
Brooklyn Morgan, PharmD, discusses the transformation of pharmacy practice from a regulatory model to a more flexible approach.