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Lifelong Learning in the Role of a Pharmacy Inspector 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

I have served 3 years as a pharmacy inspector in the enforcement division of the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Prior to my role as an inspector, I spent 2 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager/clinical pharmacist at a small hospital in Virginia and 7 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager at an independent retail pharmacy in Virginia.  

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Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

The Happy PharmD

As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot. I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. The pharmacy always had to give in. . But I have had hospital employees who came to the Pharmacy and asked for [free] antacid liquid or [free] acetaminophen tablets. I don’t know.

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Using My Medical Advocate Skills To Detect And Eliminate Errors With My Girlfriend’s Prescription

The Happy PharmD

I was a staff pharmacist working in my first hospital. This was even before I became a pharmacy manager. I liked working as a staff pharmacist in a hospital. It was just me and the pharmacy tech working that evening. Most of them were written by residents in the hospital. This one baffled me.

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