Digital Pharmacist

OCTOBER 26, 2023

By understanding what led retail pharmacy team members to take these drastic actions, we can look at what independent pharmacies can do to avoid similar issues and also how independents can help members of these communities affected by the closures of retail chains. Why are the Walkouts Happening?

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Flip the Pharmacy

JULY 30, 2024

Why CPESN CPESN stands for Community Pharmacy Enhanced Service Network, a group of pharmacies similarly focused on patient outcomes. CPESN pharmacies focus on strong, personal relationships with each individual patient. This is all dependent on location, management, staffing, and store volume.

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RX Note

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Wants - Needs shaped by culture and personality. Do not store food or drinks in the refrigerator used for the storage of medicines. Signboard and advertisement Pharmacy signboard must project the professional image of a pharmacy. Sale of goods and food which is harmful to health is strictly prohibited.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

I and several other volunteers placed phone calls to the remaining pharmacies. If the person on the other end answered “pharmacy”, I verified that they were still operating at the same address, and if not, I marked as closed — mostly those were scenarios where a location had acquired the records of a nearby pharmacy.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

At the same time, we see our neighbors complain about rising drug prices, and the rising cost of health insurance: Restaurateurs complain a lot about GrubHub and their seller fees, their menu stealing, and their ghost kitchens. About financial middlemen who add no value but extract plenty. We complain about declining reimbursements.

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