Have you ever noticed that many chain pharmacies look like fast food restaurants? Well, the pharmacist behind the counter probably feels the same way. Dr. Anaïs Mennuti and Kim Kessler are launching a documentary to show the world just what community pharmacy working conditions are like. These to amazing women are about to set the pharmacy world on fire with this and wholeheartedly have this podcast's support! Watch this then use the links below: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Qsy6blbv4qDFW5GP8ufHDrPqhShVn2rg/view?ts=62bd0177 Help FUND them here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/shots-with-that Fi ..read more

Cabenuva seemed to be a cure for adherence issues while treating HIV, so why is accessing it so hard? Dr. Carly Floyd joins the podcast to discuss issues with Cabenuva billing that has negatively impacted many patients, providers and clinics around the US. What seems like it should be simple approval process has turned into a medical billing nightmare that limits patients access, costs some clinics to lose money and has been a major issue with how we treat HIV. Increased opacity is never good in healthcare billing. Join AAHIVM here: https://aahivm.org/ Read more on Cabenuva issues here: https ..read more

Do you know what the Right Drug Dose Now Act is? ASHP Strategic Initiatives Associate Dr. Bayli Larson joins the podcast to discuss HR 6875, also known as the Right Drug Dose Now Act, which was introduced by Representatives Eric Swalwell from California and Tom Emmer of Minnesota. This bill can help save patients and clinicians the time, energy and money it takes to get patients on more accurate doses of their medications sooner by using pharmacogenomics. You can read the bill itself here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6875/text?r=1&s=1 Here is another brief and e ..read more

Empowering women at work is important, especially in pharmacy where it is majority women. Dr. Jerrica Dodd, Founder of PharmaSis Magazine, joins the podcast to discuss her magazine endeavor and why she is so passionate about focusing on women in pharmacy. Her passion and knowledge of the issues is unrivaled and worth the listen! PharmaSis Magazine: https://www.pharmasismag.com/ PharmaSis Magazine on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pharmasismagazine Connect with Dr. Dodd: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjdodd ..read more

Ever wonder why compounding prescription have so many regulations? This is in large part no thanks to the issues that arose from the New England Compounding Center. Dr. Peter Koshland and Jim Hrncir, specialized compounding pharmacy owners, speak to some of these major issues and what has arisen out of the regulations put in place by the FDA that may actually limit patient care. This is a great deep dive episode in a specialized niche of pharmacy that all pharmacists are trained on in school, but many never took the extra step with. Jim and Peter share some great concerns and bring up great qu ..read more

For this episode, pharmacists from around the country called in and submitted what being granted provider status means to them and how they see it impacting patients. APhA President Sandra Leal starts us off, followed by some past guests, a few pharmacists around the country and even a sitting member of Congress, Listen to what some of these pharmacists think about provider status then stop and reflect to think about what this could mean in your life or the lives of those around you. APhA has some great resources here to reference, even if you are still on the fence: https://pharmacist.com/Adv ..read more

Provider status for pharmacists has been introduced into Congress! This is big step that pharmacists need to improve healthcare for many Americans. Pharmacy politics expert Antonio Ciaccia joins the podcast to discuss why this is important and how it came about. Click here to contact your legislators: https://oneclickpolitics.global.ssl.fastly.net/messages/edit?promo_id=12540&fbclid=IwAR0wcA8oxlJgAcnMaezj0ralEQaPLV7MFIN0BkOWGhdNkAo5ghR9HpyFifQ APhA info here: https://www.pharmacist.com/advocacy/issues ..read more

Mehrdad Hariri joins the podcast again to discuss two more of his digital innovations that can help bring pharmacy to the modern, and post COVID, world. Merhdad's visionary insight can really change the way people interact with and use their local pharmacies, hopefully to make healthcare easier and more accessible to all. https://www.alererx.com/ https://www.rxreach.com ..read more

This episode is a little different because it was a live recap of the APhA 2021 Virtual meeting with Past President Hogue and President Leal. While they each have a done a lot for the profession, they drop some great insight here in many ways and even some future legislation to watch out for. While I personally attended the virtual conference, it was amazing to get some of the behind the scenes scoop from these two amazing leaders and to hear the passion for the profession and the people in it ..read more

Dr. Gretchen Garofoli joins me on the podcast to discuss why West Virginia was leading the COVID-19 vaccination rollout. The solutions may sound simple and our discussion as to why it works was great! We also discuss how things could be improved and why pharmacists need to speak up to help make an impact in this vaccination program and outside of it. Here is the CE from FreeCE.com that Gretchen and I both collaborated on: https://www.freece.com/Programs/SeriesCertification/ba78118f-d55d-44e8-8305-73247ebb3d12?utm_campaign=Specialty%20Certification&utm_source=linkedin&utm_medium=social ..read more