Before diving into specific components, I felt it would be best to discuss a high-level overview of the retail pharmacy business. In the introduction to this series, I talked about some of the components involved in running a successful pharmacy business. Most people in the pharmacy industry will tell you that there are two measures that are by far the most important: managing inventory costs and controlling payroll expenses.
Read MoreI have heard many pharmacists say they do not verify data entry on refills as intensely as they do for new prescriptions. I have even heard it given as advice to increase speed. Pharmacists that do this reason that it has already been verified by a pharmacist and in some cases multiple pharmacists. Please Do Not follow this advice, at all!
Read MoreGood Pharmacy Technicians are hard to find. The job definitely isn’t easy and I believe it takes a person with a unique skillset to do the job and an even more to do the job exceptionally well. Pharmacies could not operate without pharmacy technicians and here I will discuss what I think are 5 essential qualities of a good (but not great) pharmacy technician.
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