American Pharmacists Month: How Pharmacy Partnerships Create Pathway to Innovation

From what the pharmacy industry is currently doing, to the myriad of opportunities that have yet to be explored, utilizing the proper partnerships and focusing on the key issues in pharmacy practice can create a pathway to innovation pharmacists have always been known to undertake.

“I think, right now, you're seeing there's a lot of incredible pharmacists in this country. There's a lot of talented people,” Steve Moore, PharmD, owner of Condo Pharmacy in Plattsburgh, New York, told Drug Topics. “One of my personal frustrations with pharmacy these last couple years is not with pharmacy, but we've been so focused on PBMs and the payment model and just surviving that we've lost a lot of chances to innovate.”

In part 2 of our interview with Moore during American Pharmacists Month, he delved into some of the health care partnerships his pharmacy team has explored as well as the work some of his colleagues are conducting across the country.

Moore believes that too much of the industry focus has been on correcting some of the issues within pharmacy. While he agrees—like many other community pharmacists across the country—that many issues within pharmacy practice need fixing, he’s looking down the line and hoping for a future where innovation is commonplace in the pharmacy landscape.

“It'd be great if we could see some of the innovation," he continued. "If you look back through pharmacy, pharmacists have come up with a lot of great stuff. I think if we free pharmacists up, it's only going to help the health care arena and help our patients.”

READ MORE: American Pharmacists Month Resource Center

Ready to impress your pharmacy colleagues with the latest drug information, industry trends, and patient care tips? Sign up today for our free Drug Topics newsletter.