Modern life is busy. There are so many demands on a working parent’s time that sometimes it seems as if there is no time to take a breath. Locum tenens pharmacists have an even harder time finding a balance between work and home. But like parents in other professions that require travel, it’s a matter of scheduling work around home and not the other way around. [click to continue…]
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Many pharmacies offer a disposal service for unused medications, but the reality is that average customers don’t know about it –and don’t know to ask. As pharmacists, it is our business to offer information, because frankly, who else will? [click to continue…]
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Physicians have notoriously bad handwriting. It can be so bad that it detrimental to patients at times, thus the advent of electronic prescriptions seems at first glance to be a boon in the health field. Electronic prescriptions allow doctors to use their handheld computers, or any computer in the office, to use a drop down menu to send prescriptions electronically to any pharmacy. This is much easier for the patients because their prescription is waiting for them when they get to the pharmacy. [click to continue…]
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One of the biggest fears of any pharmacist is filling a prescription improperly. Getting the wrong medication, the wrong dosage, or the wrong frequency could all potentially be life threatening mistakes. The margin for error in the field of pharmaceuticals is quite small. Between drug allergies, drug interactions, and dispensing medications that are harmful to a customer’s health, there are a number of ways filling a prescription can go horribly wrong if the pharmacist has trouble reading the physician’s handwriting. [click to continue…]
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As a pharmacist you will most likely be inundated with offers to join various local, state, and national organizations targeted at your profession. Joining one, or more, is a great way to expand your connections and get current information related to your field. The following four national pharmacist associations each have something special to offer industry insiders. [click to continue…]
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