Pharmacy U news

The best way pharmacists can do better at maxing the opportunity of talking to their patients about medical cannabis is having the knowledge to address the most common questions patients may have.

Increased competition drives the need for top talent to deliver outstanding customer experience. Recently there have been multiple reports about solid growth in store count and sales in all retail sectors including pharmacy.

Who is your audience as a pharmacist? New mothers in their 40s. Extended families. You may even be prescribing vet meds for your patients' animals.

Before 2008 I was, as a ‘well-educated pharmacist’, telling my patients, “When you take antibiotics, why don't you take some yogurt!” What did I know? We never got any training on probiotics.

Pharmacy retailers are seeking out any advantages in a time of unprecedented competition. In-store technologies that help create a more engaging and positive customer experience with convenience and speed is not only essential but expected.

Vaccine developer Novavax has announced clinical trials for a combination COVID-19-flu vaccine.

No business remains the same over the course of its lifetime, from startup to exit. This is certainly true of a pharmacy business where a pharmacist will often progress from being an employee to becoming an owner and then selling the practice to another pharmacist. This is what we call the pharmacy owner's career lifecycle.

Your most valuable asset is your TEAM! In my career, I have dispensed in over two dozen pharmacies. As such, I have had the privilege of working with many different teams. I can tell you that I did not always look at my team as an asset. In some cases, I actually looked at my team as a liability.