I often say that I became a pharmacist by accident, but when I reflect on my journey, it feels like every hardship and unexpected turn quietly guided me toward this profession.
As a child, I walked from Kamwokya to Kitante Hill School every day. Those walks taught me endurance and to keep going even when the road was long and no one was cheering me on.
We’ve always believed that there is a strong correlation between excellence in pharmacy practice and success in pharmacy business. (It’s in our name, after all!)
There’s been loads of chatter about the problem of giving patients adequate privacy while delivering services—but not a lot of talk about how to improve the situation!
Community pharmacy is designed to produce accurate dispensers and compliant practitioners. But that isn't what our profession needs right now; it needs creative thinking.
Dana Tilton, who owns Dana’s Pharmacy in Spur, about 67 miles east of Lubbock, recently filled an insulin prescription that cost Tilton $414.21 to stock. The PBM reimbursed Tilton $403.16 and the customer didn’t have to pay anything.
