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For pharmacists, from Drug Topics: Guest columnists provide commentary on every aspect of pharmacy practice

Which side of the line are you on?

January 15, 2012

A fine line divides the 99% you've heard so much about lately and that elite top percentile who control and benefit the most from our economic structure.

Ensuring quality in new programs

January 15, 2012

ACPE has a mandate to set quality standards for the education of pharmacists, not to manage the number of pharmacy schools.

A day in the life of Kafka's pharmacist

December 15, 2011

What have pharmacists got that robots haven't? Plenty. So why does a major PBM prefer robots?

Renewing the pharmacy patient contract

December 15, 2011

The end of the year is a good time to think about how we can better serve our patients in the year to come.

Pharmacy changes means thinking outside the box

December 15, 2011

The pharmacy field today is littered with curve balls. Pharmacists can learn to hit them — and stay ahead of the curve.

Ned's December pick: Pharmacy case of the year

December 15, 2011

Earlier this year, the Supreme Court handed down a 6-3 decision, striking down a Vermont law that restricted the marketing of drugs to prescribers if that marketing was based on the data-mined histories of the prescribers' Rx-writing.

Hiring practices in community pharmacy

November 15, 2011

When you have to deal with a pharmacy practice, business issues, and staff simultaneously, certain things become clear.

Making the team: Professional outreach

November 15, 2011

Pharmacists bring a wealth of knowledge to the medical team. And sometimes they have to toot their own horns.

Calling all pharmacists: Now. Hear. This.

November 15, 2011

You're not inadequate. You're not wrong for the profession. You're not crazy. And you're not alone.

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