 For pharmacists: Drug Topics presents Jim Plagakis, RPh, and his take on the evolving world of pharmacy.
January 15, 2012
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
Finally, you have a good job that pays well and you have the degree. You are a Doctor of Pharmacy. And now some yahoo says you can't use the honorific "doctor," even if you are one.
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December 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
Some managers of prescription mills are likely to learn at first hand the meaning of the phrase "What goes around comes around."
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October 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
A 10- or 12-hour work day. No meal break scheduled. No BREAK scheduled. What's a hungry pharmacist to do?
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September 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
It's time for healthcare professionals to embrace the truth: In patient care, the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
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August 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
Very soon the pharmacist will be the primary care provider for all colds, stuffy noses, sore throats, and coughs. This is your chance. Take it or leave it.
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July 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
If you dare to deny the importance of your technicians, try leaving them out of the mix for just 1 week; you'll see your business come to a grinding halt.
| June 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
Pharmacists face many changes in their work and the way they do it. But if they don't stay focused on one crucial fact, the rest won't be worth a hill of beans.
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May 15, 2011
By:Jim Plagakis, RPh
Companies get their professional staff to do what they want by instilling fear. The result is thousands of pharmacists who are afraid, all of them, of one thing or another.
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