Your pharmacy offers patients the over-the-counter (OTC) products, expert advice and prescription medications they need. But what your independent community pharmacy is really selling is a high level of personal…
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The Hiring Process: 6 Tips for Finding Your Next Pharmacy Employee
The sign of any successful business is growth. As your independent community pharmacy flourishes, you may need to hire a few extra hands. Finding skilled pharmacy and non-pharmacy employees can…
Data Theft: 5 Tips for Prevention in Your Pharmacy
Any business is at risk for data theft. But, as an independent community pharmacy, your data may contain even more sensitive information than others. Your private files are full of…
10 Bad Work Habits You May Be Guilty Of (And How to Stop Them)
After working at an independent community pharmacy for an extended period of time, it’s easy to become too complacent with your standard routine. Your days may run on a regular…
7 Ways Pharmacists Can Help Patients Navigate Medicare Part D
When it comes to selecting a Medicare Part D plan, the process can leave your patients feeling like they’re lost in a maze. Medicare patients receive endless advice from countless…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 5: The Skills You Need to be a Great Pharmacy Manager
At the heart of every good team is a great manager. As an independent community pharmacy owner or manager, you’re responsible for more of your team’s success than you might…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 4: How to Get the Most Out of Your Employees
Hiring an employee is an investment in your pharmacy’s future. It’s also a hefty financial investment. In 2014, the average hourly wage for a pharmacist in independent community pharmacies reached…
10 Tips for Promoting Employee Health & Wellness at Your Pharmacy
As a pharmacist, you help patients manage their health, and live their lives to the fullest capacity. But just because you focus on your patients’ health doesn’t mean you should…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 3: How to Transform Your Staff Into a Team
If you’re trying to transform your pharmacy from a functional workplace into a model of efficiency, teamwork might be the missing ingredient. Turning coworkers into teammates is a process. Creating…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 2: How to Be a Mediator
As an independent community pharmacy manager or owner, you take on many roles in your pharmacy. One of your most challenging roles is likely being a mediator when conflict arises…
Communication Problems: 3 Solutions to Better Communicate with Patients
You face communication challenges with patients every day in your pharmacy. Patients may be uninformed, hostile or reluctant to listen to your expert advice. And you know that miscommunication can…
A Guide to Improving Your Pharmacy’s Customer Service
Your pharmacy offers patients the over-the-counter (OTC) products, expert advice and prescription medications they need. But what your independent community pharmacy is really selling is a high level of personal…
The Hiring Process: 6 Tips for Finding Your Next Pharmacy Employee
The sign of any successful business is growth. As your independent community pharmacy flourishes, you may need to hire a few extra hands. Finding skilled pharmacy and non-pharmacy employees can…
Data Theft: 5 Tips for Prevention in Your Pharmacy
Any business is at risk for data theft. But, as an independent community pharmacy, your data may contain even more sensitive information than others. Your private files are full of…
10 Bad Work Habits You May Be Guilty Of (And How to Stop Them)
After working at an independent community pharmacy for an extended period of time, it’s easy to become too complacent with your standard routine. Your days may run on a regular…
7 Ways Pharmacists Can Help Patients Navigate Medicare Part D
When it comes to selecting a Medicare Part D plan, the process can leave your patients feeling like they’re lost in a maze. Medicare patients receive endless advice from countless…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 5: The Skills You Need to be a Great Pharmacy Manager
At the heart of every good team is a great manager. As an independent community pharmacy owner or manager, you’re responsible for more of your team’s success than you might…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 4: How to Get the Most Out of Your Employees
Hiring an employee is an investment in your pharmacy’s future. It’s also a hefty financial investment. In 2014, the average hourly wage for a pharmacist in independent community pharmacies reached…
10 Tips for Promoting Employee Health & Wellness at Your Pharmacy
As a pharmacist, you help patients manage their health, and live their lives to the fullest capacity. But just because you focus on your patients’ health doesn’t mean you should…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 3: How to Transform Your Staff Into a Team
If you’re trying to transform your pharmacy from a functional workplace into a model of efficiency, teamwork might be the missing ingredient. Turning coworkers into teammates is a process. Creating…
Pharmacy Management Series Part 2: How to Be a Mediator
As an independent community pharmacy manager or owner, you take on many roles in your pharmacy. One of your most challenging roles is likely being a mediator when conflict arises…
Communication Problems: 3 Solutions to Better Communicate with Patients
You face communication challenges with patients every day in your pharmacy. Patients may be uninformed, hostile or reluctant to listen to your expert advice. And you know that miscommunication can…