Videos Compounding from your Kitchen? 27 Mar 2022 In the newest episode of Drug School, we explore a way to study the metric system using something found in your kitchen. Join us to see how! https://youtu.be/8crSQQRuyUU
Videos Meet Michelle Hill, MPH, CPhT 11 Jan 2020 In this episode of Drug School, Michelle Hill, MPH, CPhT and I discuss ways that pharmacy technicians can expand their roles by getting more advanced degrees. We also discuss ways…
Regulation News $250 Million In Suspect Claims, 53 People Charged… Including 1 Pharmacist 30 Sep 2019 Note: I am personally involved in one of these cases and cannot comment in the ongoing investigation. Friendly discussion is welcome as always, but please respect the role of the…
Regulation News Lower Pharmacy Costs By Learning From Germany 4 Aug 20194 Aug 2019 A German Apothecary Germans have a maximum out of pocket expense of about $10 USD for a prescription1. Yet, they spend about 40 billion euros per year2 or $497 euros…
Regulation News DEA ARCOS Data Release: NACDS Statement on Pharmacy’s Commitment as Part of the Solution to Opioid Abuse 17 Jul 2019 21 CFR Part 1306 dictates that pharmacists and prescribers share the responsibility to ensure controlled substances are dispensed for a legitimate medical purpose Following the release of the Drug Enforcement…
Regulation News… I Went to School for 6 Years for This? 29 Jun 201929 Jun 2019 I recently read that Walmart laid off a large portion of its pharmacy staff. Another Wordpress blogger also a pharmacist experienced the same thing about Kroger pharmacies. This is a…
Videos Pharmacy and Public Health 22 Jun 2019 https://youtu.be/DST9jmQkQDI A while back I interviewed Alex Barker, PharmD author of "Indispensible: Your Prescription For A Fulfilling Pharmacy Career". It dawned on my after this semester, I'm following the path…
Regulation News How to Write Pharma a Blank Check by Policy 19 Jun 2019 Insulin Pens When you want to write major pharmaceutical manufacturers a blank check, you write bad policies. That is happening in Michigan and many other states. The Michigan House of…
Uncategorized And Now From The Lighter Side- Hidden Gems in ICD-10 4 Jun 2019 The US implemented ICD-10 in 2015. While only a mere 20 years behind the rest of the world, it has some very oddly specific diagnoses. We'll explore those today. We'll…
Uncategorized Prescriptions to go: First Fill program introduced at Windsor Regional — Windsor Star 3 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Yeah that really was my eye... I recently read how a hospital was delivering discharge medications prior to a patient being discharged. The concept is designed to transition a patient…
Regulation News Two Pharmacists Sentenced For Roles In 2012 Meningitis Outbreak — Welcome 2 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Two Former New England Compounding Center Pharmacists Sentenced New England Compounding Center was the pharmacy of focus in a 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak. Photo Credit: Unknown. BOSTON – Two former…
Uncategorized Surprising facts about the history of pharmacy — You + Blue 1 Jun 20191 Jun 2019 Something to think about the next time you drink a Coke or Pepsi, thank a pharmacist. Maybe it’s just me, but I find facts about pharmacy to be really interesting.…
Regulation News This Just in From Colorado 31 May 2019 The Colorado Legislature has passed a bill that requires pharmacy technicians to become certified in 2020. This makes Colorado the 46th state to require pharmacy technician licenses, leaving Wisconsin, Hawaii,…
Videos Clinical Implications of Legalized Marijuana 21 May 201919 May 2019 https://youtu.be/9Yjf4NsqWYY Twenty-four states have legalized medical marijuana and a handful of states have legalized recreational marijuana. The challenge is that you will never find the drug in a pharmacy system,…
Videos Caring for Veterinary Patients in Community Pharmacy 11 May 201912 May 2019 https://youtu.be/VTVhmmjjCpI My friend and pharmacist Thomas Magnifico and I presented this at the Michigan Pharmacists Association Annual Convention in 2018. This episode goes through the common medicines that retail pharmacists…
Videos How Does Pharmacy Here Compare to Canada 7 May 20197 May 2019 https://youtu.be/tm018dVmahk In a high energy episode of Drug School, I get to interview Canadian pharmacist Loretta Lynn from the Edmonton area. We compare how pharmacies are regulated and how technicians…
Uncategorized How to help your patients manage medications during Ramadan — RxNotes 7 May 2019 With Muslims set to observe the month of fasting on May 6, where they refrain from eating or drinking between dawn and sunset every day, pharmacists play an important role…
Videos It’s Law Time 4 May 20195 May 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Khek8OMaDEg So we've reached my specialty, pharmacy regulation. Today's lesson on Drug School is the basics on how laws are created and regulations are promulgated. Comment below with questions or…
Videos Imagine Practicing Without A Pharmacist 3 May 201919 May 2019 For two technicians, this is our daily reality. Meet Jacob and yours truly. Jacob Boor, works as a pharmacy technician in an oncology clinic in Southeast Michigan. Under Michigan's rules…
Videos Career Advice- The Prescription for a Rewarding Career 27 Apr 201926 Apr 2019 On this episode of Drug School, we welcome entrepreneur and author Alex Barker, PharmD. He is the owner of the Happy PharmD a career coaching service. For more on Alex:…
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