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Combining Pharmacy and Public Health

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Right now, I am exclusively focused on COVID-19 response, specifically working to support our COVID-19 response efforts in long-term care facilities and vaccine rollout into those facilities. I am also the operational lead for North Carolina’s community pharmacy vaccine rollout.

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Is Geriatric Pharmacy Right For You?

The Happy PharmD

Picture pharmacists working diligently in hospitals, long-term care facilities, and outpatient settings, meticulously managing chronic conditions like mental health issues, cancer treatments, and cardiac health. As the baby boomer generation ages, the demand for specialized senior care will likely continue to grow.

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Unsolved Mysteries: NPI spoofing

Ramblings of a pharmacist

Through the same process, it’s possible to use a different NPI number than the pharmacy’s normal NPI. In fact, this process is even a usual practice and necessary for pharmacies which operate a long term care (LTC) pharmacy and a community pharmacy in the same building.