Top Challenges for Pharmacy Technicians

A conversation with Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, clinical assistant professor and director of experiential learning at West Virginia University School of Pharmacy, at AAP 2025.

In the first episode of the podcast, Jennifer Goldman and Hailey Choi discuss the latest FDA updates around compounded weight loss medications, clinical concerns and how pharmacists can protect their patients.

Although the market is expected to continue to become more popular, compounding pharmacies will no longer be allowed to manufacture these medications, as shortages have been listed as resolved.

Leveraging his expertise in pain management, Mark Garofoli, PharmD, MBA, BCGP, CPE, CTTS, joined Drug Topics to discuss the importance of pharmacists in patients’ use of OTC medications to treat pain.

Through communication and reform, pharmacies will be able to make changes in order to continue to provide the best care to patients.

Through digital innovations, transparency, and accessibility, pharmacists can help meet patients where they are at to improve their health outcomes.