Inside: Improve your bottom line by avoiding these inventory management errors. Inventory costs tie up the bulk of read more
Inside: Establish a safe and effective routine to make your independent community pharmacy ready for patients. Even though read more
Inside: How to get an easy-to-understand message out to multiple store locations. Communication runs deeper having face-to-face conversations. read more
With big pharmacy chains slowing openings and even closing stores, and fewer pharmacists retiring, young pharmacists are striking read more
Every successful specialist relies on a trusted sidekick. Pilots have copilots. Doctors have nurses. Lawyers have paralegals. For read more
Adherence is important to your patients’ health and to your pharmacy’s bottom line. Medication adherence directly affects your read more
Inside: Build trust with your employees and boost their effectiveness with regular one-on-one meetings. Your independent pharmacy is read more
Viewing execution as a discipline can help your independent pharmacy become more productive and effective. read more
Inside: The search for the best prices on pharmacy inventory can be time-consuming—but it doesn’t have to be. read more
Inside: A detailed budget will help you run a lean and efficient independent pharmacy. You already keep a read more
Effective branding can help you connect to your patients on an emotional level and build a loyal following that lasts. read more
Keep products moving off the shelf by increasing your inventory turnover rate with these simple strategies. read more
A breakdown of every major financial statement so you can know the financial health and outlook of your business. read more
Easily make your pharmacy safer, more efficient, and more effective. read more
Increase your margins with simple steps to reduce pharmacy costs. read more
Every retailer’s business depends on inventory. The better you manage the flow of goods, the more money you read more
Learn how much to pay your employees for ultimate productivity and profit. read more
Inside: To hire the most effective, diverse pharmacy staff, confront biases you may not even realize you have. read more
Standardized policies create a consistent and productive workplace. Here are some tips to get you started. read more
Too often feedback causes more setbacks than improvements. These dos and don’ts of feedback will help make your pharmacy more productive. read more
Inside: Medication errors can prove deadly for your patients—here’s how to avoid them. Mistakes will inevitably be made read more
Using robots for dispensing medications quadrupled this independent pharmacy’s business and freed up more time to spend with patients. read more
No business wants to lay off employees, but sometimes it’s the only option. A Harvard professor explains how to downsize the right way. read more
Learn what to include in a detailed employee handbook for increased workplace harmony and productivity. read more
Inside: Turn difficult patients into loyal customers with these practical steps. You can’t please everyone. That might be read more
Inside: In part 2 of our series on managing multiple pharmacies, learn how to ensure every pharmacy and read more
Foster these traits in your employees for a happier and more productive pharmacy. read more
Even with the best of intentions, you could be mismanaging your pharmacy and making your employees less productive. read more
How to use differences of opinion to improve your pharmacy’s work environment. read more
Learn from Uber, Dropbox, and other wildly successful start-ups to keep your pharmacy on the cutting edge. read more
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