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EPCS (Electronic Prescribing for Controlled Substances) is starting to help pharmacies in the national war against opioids. Drug abuse is a major national epidemic as declared by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) several years ago. When discussing pharmacy and emerging technologie
Pharmacy has historically embraced technology far faster than any other medical profession. The early use of technology by pharmacies has been documented in numerous instances and has labeled pharmacists and the entire profession as "early adapters". Nowhere else has such swift adaptation to compute
Out of State Licensing Many pharmacies are currently exploring the opportunity to service customers in other states to increase their market share and profits. Almost every state requires that any pharmacy that does ship or mail prescription medications into their state must possess a non-resident l
Medication Therapy Management and Pharmacy Technology Trends Medication Therapy Management (also commonly referred to as MTM) is defined by the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) is a very broad range of services that pharmacists provide to optimize a patient's medication therapies by actively
Will Amazon Affect Independent Community Pharmacies? By now everyone knows that the giant web-retailer Amazon has announced its intention of entering the prescription marketplace. As reported by CNBC in May of this year, Amazon is actively engaged in getting into the multi-billion dollar prescriptio
New Independent Pharmacies Opening Nationally The opening of new independent pharmacies is taking place at an amazing pace. After discussing pharmacies closing and being shutdown recently, it was encouraging news to see that during August of 2017 an estimated 100 new independent pharmacies were open
Pharmacies Shutting Down Several recent examples of pharmacies closing their doors and shutting down have been in the news the past few weeks. As a business person, every pharmacy owner needs to honestly ask themselves if they are reviewing their business objectively. Is their business plan evolving
The Worst States For Pharmacy Jobs What are the worst states for a pharmacist to work in or get a job in? An interesting article recently published by Drug Topics gave the following list of states that they recommended pharmacists looking to relocate should avoid:1. Nevada2. New Mexico3. Louisiana4.
HIPAA Phase 2 Compliance Audits Most know that the HIPAA Phase 2 audits regarding onsite inspections for compliance have been delayed and on hold for quite a while now. Last year a total of over 200 "desk top" audits were conducted by the Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rig
Foreign Pharmacies Dispensing to US Patients Legislation is currently being initiated which would actually allow for the dispensing of prescription drugs and medications from a licensed foreign pharmacy to patients in the US. With the massive debate currently under way in Washington regarding the he
Specialty Pharmacy Technician Job Duties Everyone agrees that pharmacy technicians play a vital role in every type of pharmacy business. Yet in a specialty pharmacy operation or environment, the duties are usually of an expanded nature when reviewing the job descriptions of the pharmacy techs. The e
Pharmacy Inspections Just the mention of the word inspection can make a pharmacy owner, manager and the entire pharmacy staff anxious. Previously we had discussed in depth the issues involved in being prepared for pharmacy compliance audits. Yet a recent actual inspection that one of our clients jus