Tempered Optimism for 2013.

The article discusses results of 2013 Business Outlook Survey conducted by the journal each year to examine current climate and future prospects of community and health-system pharmacists. It is stated that community pharmacists identified increase of electronic prescriptions, immunization certification and healthcare reform as factors which contributed positively to their businesses. It is noted that about 73% of respondents pharmacists ranked 2012 as a good business year.