Strategy

Pharmacy leadership is all about building and maintaining trust
A bane of my existence in an earlier part of my pharmacy career came around prescription transfer coupons. The company I worked for at the time would put coupons in the weekly circular to invite and entice new patients to transfer some (or all) of their prescriptions to our pharmacy. These promotions would have good results to bring new patients to our pharmacy, but we would struggle to keep them. Why do you suppose that was?
The difficult yet necessary conversations pharmacy coaches must have
Hockey has been a big part of my life since the ages of VHS tapes and dial-up internet. While I no longer play competitively (or rewind my movies), I take pride in coaching my kids’ teams. It is here that I have come to realize a similar role hockey coaches and pharmacy managers play in enabling the difficult conversations.

Pharmpreneur of the week Gaspare Mura: ‘Curiosity and the constant pursuit of knowledge have always been my primary motivators.’

Most of the things you do as an entrepreneur are new or things you've never tackled before. Learning, staying humble, and being continuously out of your comfort zone keep you on your toes. It gives you that adrenaline rush that feels invigorating.
To Doom or not to Doom

That is the question for Canadians about the future of healthcare here, says Dr. Darren Cargill.
How did I start my new career? By starting.

Not long ago Katrina Azer was an extremely unhappy pharmacist who finally quit a job that was so stressful it was harming her health. All she had was a passion and an idea, but that was enough to prompt her first step towards a fulfilling new career. You can do it too, she insists.
Am I the only doctor who actually likes paperwork?

Paperwork: you know . . . the stuff we do 19 hours a week or 49,450 hours a lifetime!
Alberta’s government introduces bill to begin sweeping revamp of healthcare services

All part of a multi-year transition estimated to cost $85 million, if passed, the bill will take effect in June.
Walgreens reportedly contacting potential buyers for Boots U.K. pharmacy chain

According to a report, Walgreens is reportedly working with advisers to conduct preliminary discussions with prospective bidders for the unit, worth about US$8.78 billion.
Lunch breaks, quota bans and more: Ohio’s new rules fight burnout and understaffing

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy’s new rules offer an example of how to battle understaffing and burnout in pharmacy staff.
LifeLabs class action payments start flowing to more than 900,000 claimants

The class action was launched against LifeLabs after a 2019 data breach allowed hackers to access the personal information of up to 15 million customers.

Pharmacy leadership is all about building and maintaining trust

The difficult yet necessary conversations pharmacy coaches must have

Pharmpreneur of the week Gaspare Mura: ‘Curiosity and the constant pursuit of knowledge have always been my primary motivators.’

To Doom or not to Doom

How did I start my new career? By starting.

Am I the only doctor who actually likes paperwork?

Alberta’s government introduces bill to begin sweeping revamp of healthcare services

Walgreens reportedly contacting potential buyers for Boots U.K. pharmacy chain

Lunch breaks, quota bans and more: Ohio’s new rules fight burnout and understaffing

LifeLabs class action payments start flowing to more than 900,000 claimants