You want fries with those meds? How ’bout some very fast surgery?
"I want it and I want it NOW" is not always your best move. Especially with the pharmacist who is filling your Rx.
Case study from an integrative pharmacy
How to take in the Big Picture, New Pharmacy-style.
Drug Topics Voices 11-10-2015
The pros and cons of unionizing.
Pharmacy staffing levels can threaten patient lives
Chain stores often require pharmacists to dispense 300 or more prescriptions a day. That's 37.5 Rxs an hour in an 8-hour shift or 1.6 minutes per prescription. You can't even get a doc on the phone in that amount of time.
Pharmacists' futures and the math behind unionization
Tired of all those 12-hour days? If nothing else, a union will get you paid.
Is job satisfaction too much to ask? Part 2
Could some pharmacists be the victims of their own misplaced expectations?
A pharmacy student's guide to fourth-year excellence
You're in the home stretch, and now's the time to go all out.
Why healthcare's Rodney Dangerfield don't get no respect
Why don't pharmacists get no respect? Here's why, right here.
15 keys to the New Pharmacy
In Part 3 of "The New Pharmacy," Mark Burger takes you through the daily checklist of a successful practice.
Drug Topics Voices 10-10-2015
Letters, e-mails, posts, and comments from Drug Topics readers
Is job satisfaction too much to ask?
As existential questions go, it's a big one for pharmacists. Here's Dennis Miller's answer.
“Pharmacists, lobby your legislators!” says BOP insider
If you want improved working conditions in the pharmacy, you're gonna hafta help.
The Honest Apothecary: "What can we do about skyrocketing generic drug prices?"
First of all, take a tip from The Hitchhiker's Guide: Don't panic.
The Cynical Pharmacist: “Is pharmacy safety possible?”
With "Close the pharmacy," The Cynical Pharmacist was just warming up. Here's the beef.
A win-win for pharmacy: The rewards of community involvement
Pharmacists who participate in community organizations find many benefits - and they give as good as they get.
12 steps to a rewarding career in pharmacy
Have a plan, know where you're going, do what it takes to get there. But if you want a rewarding career and a satisfying life, don't forget the bigger picture.
The new pharmacy: Revenue streams, Part II
Here's another look at a different way of looking at things.
Six tips for managing your manager
It cuts both ways: You need to manage your manager, just as your manager manages you.
Pharmacists, patients, and meds can all be in synch
Medication synchronization: Good for patients, good for business, and good for performance metrics.
Drug Topics Voices 09-10-2015
Letters, e-mails, comments, and posts from Drug Topics readers
Close the pharmacy
Guest columnist The Cynical Pharmacist offers a proposal every retail pharmacist will love.
Pharmacists write in, Part 2: Why mistakes happen
Here's more of what blew up Dennis Miller's mailbox.
Pharmacists write in: Worst mistakes, Part 1
Pharmacists open up about the ones that haunt their dreams.
Nine tips on how to manage like a boss
Three community pharmacy professionals share their top tips on what makes pharmacists successful managers.
The pharmacist’s calling is to educate patients
Today’s pharmacist is much more than a healthcare professional who oversees the distribution of drugs. Pharmacists can be and often are the patient’s first-line healthcare educator and risk manager.
Don’t like working for “The Man”? Do something about it!
Confronted by overwhelming workplace challenges, pharmacists sometimes forget they have options. It's time to step outside the limits of habitual thinking and take a look around.
Compounding after NECC: Higher standards, superior outcomes
Sterile compounders have voluntarily undertaken several upgrades to their processes and products. The results benefit patients, pharmacists, and the profession overall.
Pharmacy mistakes, Part 3: State BOPs and public safety
When people are injured by pharmacy mistakes, it is a public safety issue. Where are the state boards of pharmacy?
The new pharmacy: Revenue streams, Part I
If you're a pharmacist looking for another route to success, satisfaction, and reward, start here.
Who is to blame for pharmacy mistakes?
When multiple factors are involved, the issues may not be as clear-cut as you think.