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In 1979, I started working at my first independent pharmacy. I was an intern, trying to complete the required 750 intern hours. I worked with Louie Rinovato, a 5-ft 6-in [...]

When a nonadherent patient was admitted to the emergency department several times a month for several months, Kim Tran, PharmD, a pharmacist at the Community-University Health Care Center at University [...]

Pharmacists can save lives by counseling patients on naloxone use, although it may be a difficult topic to address. If you are not experienced in naloxone counseling, where do you [...]

It is common knowledge that pharmacists feel overworked and experience a high level of stress in their jobs, which was further exacerbated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thirty percent of pharmacists [...]

Pharmacists are seeing a dramatic increase in the number of US adults who are seeking treatments for infertility. The increase is largely attributed to the surge in baby boomers who want to have children but who have lost fertility in the years that they delayed pregnancy. Treatments for infertility range from the administration of ovulation-inducing drugs such as clomiphene and gonadotropins to drug products for infertile men. More extreme measures include artificial insemination, surgery for men, and assisted reproductive technology., For some couples, family planning is really planned. Take Allison for example. "We wanted to have a June baby," she said. "That way, I could have the whole summer off [...]

Loudly speaking of a patient using their full name in a public setting. Instead, referto patients with their initials or other identifiers when around people not on the treatment team. [...]

If your scripts are backed up into next Tuesday, the patients are 10-deep, the tech just called in sick, and all four phones are ringing, you could use some of [...]

I come from a family of hard-working, hands-on men. My brother Don is a welder. One of his favorite expressions is 'dung runs downhill' (okay, Don uses another word). I [...]

Several independent pharmacists sell their drugstores to chain pharmacies. It is difficult for some independent pharmacists to conform because they are used to establishing their own management rules. Former drugstore owners can be beneficial to chain pharmacies because of their experience but they may not get promoted because of their independence and their age., Transforming from an independent store owner to a chain pharmacist is a trying experience. I know--I recently went through this ordeal. I sold my small chain of four stores to [...]