When you have a question about your pharmacy’s contractual relationship with or the processes required by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), where do you turn? Your first instinct might be…
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5 Things Your Patients Need to Know About Being Uninsured in 2016
The deadline to enroll in health care coverage for 2016 through healthcare.gov is quickly approaching, and your patients need to know about the consequences of not having coverage before it’s…
Industry Trends: The Most Noteworthy Trends From the 2015 NCPA Digest
Do you know how your pharmacy measures up? See how your pharmacy compares to others in the 2015 edition of the NCPA Digest, an annual publication from the National Community…
5 Specialty Pharmacy Challenges (And How Independent Pharmacies Can Help)
Specialty pharmacy might be the next big thing for independent community pharmacies, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges. Specialty pharmacy spending is projected to quadruple by 2020 reaching about…
4 Reasons Why Specialty Pharmacy is Booming
Specialty pharmacy is on the rise, according to a new report from Delta Marketing Dynamics (DMD) Healthcare Research, a market research firm focused on creating a comprehensive understanding of the…
What Does an Average Independent Community Pharmacy Look Like?
Have you ever wondered how your pharmacy stacks up against the average independent community pharmacy? Nationwide, 22,478 independent community pharmacies employ more than 220,000 full-time equivalent workers and comprise an…
Direct and Indirect Remuneration: The Latest Pharmacy Challenge
Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) is the latest layer is an increasingly tangled web of payments connecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Part D plans, pharmacy…
16 Numbers to Know for the 2015-16 Flu Season
When it comes to getting a flu shot, some patients need convincing. The general statement, “It will help you stay healthy,” won’t persuade all patients. Some patients need specifics, such…
15 Trends in Independent Community Pharmacy
Nationwide, 22,478 independent community pharmacies dispense 197 prescriptions per day. As an industry, these pharmacies are constantly changing and updating their practices and procedures to better serve patients. Each year,…
Track-and-Trace: Understanding the Requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Pharmacies have a central role to play in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), the latest industry effort to track prescription drugs through the supply chain. The DSCSA is…
Medical Marijuana: A Look at Pharmacists’ Roles in this Emerging Industry
With more and more states legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational use, medical marijuana is a business opportunity pharmacists can start looking into. “Pharmacists are the ideal professionals to…
5 Questions That PBM Provider Manuals Can Answer
When you have a question about your pharmacy’s contractual relationship with or the processes required by a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), where do you turn? Your first instinct might be…
5 Things Your Patients Need to Know About Being Uninsured in 2016
The deadline to enroll in health care coverage for 2016 through healthcare.gov is quickly approaching, and your patients need to know about the consequences of not having coverage before it’s…
Industry Trends: The Most Noteworthy Trends From the 2015 NCPA Digest
Do you know how your pharmacy measures up? See how your pharmacy compares to others in the 2015 edition of the NCPA Digest, an annual publication from the National Community…
5 Specialty Pharmacy Challenges (And How Independent Pharmacies Can Help)
Specialty pharmacy might be the next big thing for independent community pharmacies, but that doesn’t mean there aren’t challenges. Specialty pharmacy spending is projected to quadruple by 2020 reaching about…
4 Reasons Why Specialty Pharmacy is Booming
Specialty pharmacy is on the rise, according to a new report from Delta Marketing Dynamics (DMD) Healthcare Research, a market research firm focused on creating a comprehensive understanding of the…
What Does an Average Independent Community Pharmacy Look Like?
Have you ever wondered how your pharmacy stacks up against the average independent community pharmacy? Nationwide, 22,478 independent community pharmacies employ more than 220,000 full-time equivalent workers and comprise an…
Direct and Indirect Remuneration: The Latest Pharmacy Challenge
Direct and indirect remuneration (DIR) is the latest layer is an increasingly tangled web of payments connecting the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Part D plans, pharmacy…
16 Numbers to Know for the 2015-16 Flu Season
When it comes to getting a flu shot, some patients need convincing. The general statement, “It will help you stay healthy,” won’t persuade all patients. Some patients need specifics, such…
15 Trends in Independent Community Pharmacy
Nationwide, 22,478 independent community pharmacies dispense 197 prescriptions per day. As an industry, these pharmacies are constantly changing and updating their practices and procedures to better serve patients. Each year,…
Track-and-Trace: Understanding the Requirements of the Drug Supply Chain Security Act
Pharmacies have a central role to play in the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA), the latest industry effort to track prescription drugs through the supply chain. The DSCSA is…
Medical Marijuana: A Look at Pharmacists’ Roles in this Emerging Industry
With more and more states legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational use, medical marijuana is a business opportunity pharmacists can start looking into. “Pharmacists are the ideal professionals to…