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The Profound Impact of High Quality Compounded Medications

High-Quality Compounded Medications The modern age of compounded medications has officially existed since the 19th century with the isolation various compounds from coal tar for the purpose of producing synthetic dyes. One product of coal tar was the earliest antibacterial sulfa drugs made by Joseph Lister and phenolic compounds. They were also used to create...

The Downstream Effects of Fractured Medication Data

Fractured Medication Data Infographic In a time of electronic health records, e-prescribing, and cloud-based storage, it’s hard to believe that a patient’s medication history isn’t always readily available to providers within their clinical workflows. Yet fractured data from multiple sources, inconsistent terminology between different systems, and time-consuming manual entry all hinder the medication reconciliation process. Providers...

Pharmacogenomics and Provider Status with Scott Knoer | PGX for Pharmacists

Pharmacogenomics and Provider Status According to the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), community pharmacists are highly accessible health care professionals and 95% of Americans live within just 5 miles of a pharmacy. (https://ncpa.org/provider-status) And what APhA or American Pharmacist Association, the largest association of pharmacists in the US is doing is laser focusing on getting provider...

50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy Awards

Introducing the 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy Awards and Recognition Program   Sponsored by RxSafe Hiller, PA, November 16, 2021 | As one of the most influential publications in pharmacy, the Pharmacy Podcast Network is launching the 50 Most Influential Leaders in Pharmacy Awards and Recognition Program. The first podcast about the profession and business of...

Pharmacists Providing Patients with Trusted Care During the Pandemic & Beyond

It’s really exciting that patients know that pharmacists provide more healthcare services than ever before.  During the fight against COVID-19, our frontline health workers have been critical to keeping the pandemic under control as much as possible. Pharmacists around the world have continued to provide direct patient care and perform frontline duties for their communities...

Introducing Dr. Codi Peterson, a Doctor of Clinical Pharmacy, Pediatric Pharmacist, & Cannabis Researcher: On This Episode We Discuss: Codi’s education (Brief) Codi’s non-cannabis PharmD work experience (Brief) What sparked Codi’s interest in cannabis? Cannabis’ mechanism of action and possible reasons why it isn’t yet a standard medication Codi’s PGx cannabis work experience PGx of...

Introducing Dr. Helen McKnight PharmD What Does Public Health Mean to you?  Public health (pharmacy) means improving the health of the population through the use of medicines and – more importantly – pharmacy services. Biography:  Dr. Helen E. McKnight, PharmD graduated from University of Florida with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree and completed a Pharmacy...

An exciting business event for budding pharmacist-entrepreneurs is coming up, Thursday and Friday, October 21 and 22nd, 2021.   The Elevate Pharmacy Virtual Summit presented by the Pharmapreneur Academy and hosted by the Pharmacy Podcast Network is pharmacy’s first LIVE business incubator event!  This Summit is a LIVE workshop that guides entrepreneurial-minded student pharmacists, community pharmacists, and...