Samier Kamar
ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
- 5/14/2026
The pharmacy business triangle: cost, efficiency, service
Looking at the practice of pharmacy and the business of pharmacy, the two are not mutually exclusive. In fact, we need one in order to provide the other. - 10/8/2025
Hey Siri, define ‘pharmacist’
If you had to quickly explain to someone what a pharmacist does, what would you say? Your answer may be important for ensuring the profession is valued by patients, policy makers—and future pharmacists. - 9/25/2025
TYLENOL CAUSES AUTISM?!?
I’ll tell you what I tell my six-year-old niece and four-year-old nephew. This is a good teachable moment. Power does not mean credibility. Status does not mean credibility. - 4/18/2024
The importance of holistic recommendations as part of a patient’s treatment approach
Although treatments can often seem standard and straightforward, the more we know about the patient, the better our chance of helping them to achieve successful outcomes. - 4/2/2024
The power of primary prevention in community outpatient practice
I find it frustrating that, even as I am asked to make presentations to share my expertise at national cardiovascular conferences, practitioners rarely consider my recommendations for preventative and potentially life-saving cardiovascular measures. - 2/19/2024
Torsades de pointes vs. sepsis—can you avoid both?
Patient case study: Why did the ER physician want me to call him, urgently, before dispensing this patient’s script for UTI? - 2/12/2024
Chronic persistent refractory cough—diagnosis by exclusion
A patient with an unsolvable, longstanding cough presents a test of a pharmacist’s current knowledge, ability to research and relationship with multiple other clinicians. - 10/3/2023
5 tips: How pharmacy-based telemedicine and integrated data can help improve patient outcomes
When patients present to the pharmacy to use the video screen telemedicine service, this can increase traffic flow into the pharmacy.
