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  • Your Rx count: predictable or not?
    Pharmacy leaders appreciate that some percentage of their Rx count is predictable and the rest is unpredictable. The leverage comes in pushing the scale toward the predictable side
    Jason Chenard

  • Watch your automatic renewal contracts!
    Pharmacy owners invariably enter into a variety of agreements as part of the normal course of business. Unfortunately, we see many owners who have not read their contracts before they sign them. This is always a bad idea because what you don’t know can hurt you!
    Mike and Max

  • There's so much to discover with drug interactions
    I became a pharmacist because of my love of science and people. Plus, I love the idea of continual learning. There is so much to discover about pharmacy as a career, how to interact with our patients and new, innovative medicines. Sometimes, though, we stumble on interesting information about new ways our bodies and medicine interact that we can’t help sharing with others.
    Rachel Luther

  • The limit of pharmacy leadership and the discomfort of growth
    When it comes to our leadership, there is a point that we really struggle to move past. And we will never move past that point unless we go through the discomfort of growth.
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  • Pharmacy leadership calls for consistency
    When it comes to becoming a better leader, we understand that this process is not automatic. It doesn’t just happen. It takes intentional effort. There is no minimum or maximum time it takes to become a good leader. I would say that it is an ongoing process.
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  • How do you manage comments on your social media content?
    Science communication on social media platforms is a powerful tool that can be used to increase the health literacy of our patients, elevate the profile of our profession, and even serve to complement the knowledge of our peers. However, a good dose of caution is always warranted.
    CreateRX

  • Are you the ‘do-er’ or the ‘thinker’ in your dispensary?
    The Do-er is often less job satisfied, of shorter duration in one pharmacy site and less motivated to take on life-benefiting after work extracurriculars. The Thinker behaves more like a shareholder.The Do-er is often less job satisfied, of shorter duration in one pharmacy site and less motivated to take on life-benefiting after work extracurriculars. The Thinker behaves more like a shareholder.
    Jason Chenard

  • Instagram - should pharmacists care?
    Instagram may not be the first social media platform you think of if you're a pharmacist. Sure, Twitter, Facebook, and LinkedIn all spring to mind as useful tools to be part of the vibrant pharmacy community. But Instagram?
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