Digital Pharmacist

MARCH 13, 2023

The various software programs that are used by pharmacies for a variety of purposes are relied on in some way to ultimately ensure patients receive the medications and health-related information that they need in a timely manner.

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Digital Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Amazon Pharmacy has medication information and resources available online for free to consumers. This information is historically provided via paper to patients, so Amazon also offering this online adds an added layer of convenience for patients. 💊 Medication Resources Available Online .

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Proxsys Rx

JANUARY 24, 2025

They also control the formularies for high-cost specialty drugs, often steering patients toward specific drugs and/or pharmacies that maximize their profits rather than focusing on cost-effectiveness or, worse still, patients best interests. Lining their own pockets, while everyone else suffers.

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Digital Pharmacist

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

It is an excellent opportunity to network with clinical pharmacy leaders across the nation and offers a variety of educational sessions to bring the best and brightest to pharmacy professionals to learn.

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The Digital Apothecary

OCTOBER 4, 2019

It's no lie that many people that are recognized as the leaders for the pharmacy profession are looking to find new ways to secure the future for the profession. MTM or CMM, prescribing medications), and more.

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pharmacy mentor

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Content-Rich Pages : Develop landing pages rich in content that provide valuable information about health conditions, treatment options, and lifestyle tips. Email Marketing : Build a strong email list and use email marketing to provide detailed information, promotions, and updates directly to consumers.

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Digital Pharmacist

JANUARY 4, 2024

This initiative will shift how CVS retail pharmacies are compensated by eventually requiring all payers and PBMs contracted with CVS retail pharmacies to reimburse the pharmacy chain accordingly. How will CVS’s CostVantage impact the industry? However, according to Adam J. Fein, Ph.D.,

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 8, 2022

.” The FTC is particularly interested in fees and clawbacks charged to unaffiliated pharmacies, methods to steer patients towards PBM-owned pharmacies, potentially unfair audits of independent pharmacies, methods to determine pharmacy reimbursement, the use of specialty drug lists, and more.

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Digital Pharmacist

MAY 12, 2023

These resources can be printed or ordered and then given out in-person at your pharmacy. You can also share this information with your community via your social media channels.

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pharmacy mentor

OCTOBER 22, 2024

It also ensures that all relevant information is readily accessible, enabling pharmacists to make informed decisions and provide personalised care. In traditional settings, communicating such critical information can take hours or even days. The quick communication loop keeps all healthcare team members informed promptly.

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pharmacy mentor

OCTOBER 20, 2024

By reducing manual errors and providing real-time updates, PharmacyX helps pharmacists deliver a seamless service to patients, enhancing the overall efficiency and reliability of the pharmacy. ProScript Connect ProScript Connect is another popular choice, especially for independent pharmacies.

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Proxsys Rx

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Pick a pharmacy mismatched to your hospital’s dispensing patterns, and you could easily end-up spending more in fees for them than they generate for you in 340B savings. Pharmacy fee structures can vary wildly. For more information, contact Howard Hall. appeared first on ProxsysRx.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It also contained a "benefits coordination" field with insurance information for the patient. That is useful information. Over the next two weeks, as a result of this change, I noticed a LOT more prescriptions were sending with this information than I expected. 2) pharmacies need to choose to display this information.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

source material in his blog, a person can become quite well-informed about the pharmacy industry. I read this post each year with interest, because I’ve submitted the family pharmacy’s data to the Digest almost every year for the past 10 years. ” Pharmacy appears to have reached peak commoditization.

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Proxsys Rx

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Pick a pharmacy mismatched to your hospital’s dispensing patterns, and you could easily end-up spending more in fees for them than they generate for you in 340B savings. Pharmacy fee structures, and your resulting 340B contract pharmacy revenue, can vary wildly. For more information, contact Howard Hall.

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RX Note

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Review the Community Pharmacy Benchmarking Guideline Community Pharmacy Benchmarking Guideline, 2016 serves a set of standards that needs to be complied with for the purpose of community pharmacy practice set up, training activities, audits and complementing the licensing requirement.

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Putting Patients First Blog

JULY 2, 2024

The discussion focused on CMS’ 2023 listening sessions during implementation of the first round of negotiations and identified lessons learned to inform future listening sessions and broader patient engagement strategies. We also include additional information later in this letter when responding to Section 60.4.

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pharmacy mentor

JANUARY 31, 2025

That is an important piece of information for anyone thinking of selling these injections. Join the free Pharmacy Mentor Academy for more insights, or contact our team today to find out about the potential locked in your independent pharmacy – and how we can provide the key!

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Digital Pharmacist

APRIL 13, 2023

In this changing environment, independent pharmacies face increasing competition from retail, online, regional, and mail-order pharmacies. To stay competitive, it is key for independent pharmacies to adapt to changing patient needs by leveraging technology and providing elevated patient care beyond their medication needs.

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The Physician Pharmacist

OCTOBER 5, 2023

That was a lot of information there with that introduction. So I just wanted to hear a little bit what got you involved with pharmacy? And I had a guidance counselor said hey, have you thought about pharmacy? Nathan Gartland Fantastic. Well, I'm super excited to have you on the show today. Tim Ulbrich Yeah, that's right.

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Digital Pharmacist

OCTOBER 5, 2022

It’s important for independent pharmacies to stay on top of the Medicare enrollment conversation so you are not at risk of losing business. Keep patients informed of Medicare information by building Open Enrollment information and reminders into your daily or weekly pharmacy content.

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The Physician Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

But what little information they were able to give me was quite helpful to determining, you know, my next course of action. If you're still in pharmacy school, I would recommend you definitely reach out to your pre health committee and see if you can get a meeting with them. Over the summer.

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Digital Pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Transparency in premium calculations empowers beneficiaries to make informed decisions during the Annual Enrollment Period. Provide Education and Guidance It’s important for independent pharmacies to stay on top of the Medicare enrollment conversation so you are not at risk of losing business.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

The results are as follows: 1139 chain closures of large chain pharmacies as per my steps 2 and 3. 1136 Closures of independents and small to mid-sized chains as per steps 4-8. Since starting this project, many people have asked how to interpret this information. drop in number of pharmacy locations nationwide.

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Digital Pharmacist

JULY 11, 2023

With reimbursements dwindling and the so-called “ DIR Apocalypse ” or “DIR Armageddon” on the horizon, no explanation is needed as to why independent pharmacies are seeking innovative ways to expand their revenue streams beyond traditional prescription dispensing.

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

JANUARY 4, 2025

Surprisingly to me, my pharmacy serves a lower % of Low Income Subsidy (LIS) patients (15.8%) than the average for Utah (16.7% The typical independent pharmacy has more LIS beneficiaries than the average LIS uptake as I understand it. of Part D beneficiaries).

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Ramblings of a pharmacist

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Gilead informed him that they had never sold a single bottle to the wholesaler listed at the top of the transaction statement. (it’s Jerominski then duly reported this insanity to his Board of Pharmacy in California. The board responded by fining the pharmacy ~$1000 for introducing illegitimate product into the supply chain.

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Safe Biologics

MARCH 10, 2025

Additionally, PBM-affiliated pharmacies were reimbursed at significantly higher rates than independent pharmacies, further disadvantaging unaffiliated competitors.The report also noted that plan sponsors paid $4.8 Key findings in the report show that the “Big 3” PBMs generated over $7.3 Read the FTC Report here.

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