Bruce Smith Drugs in Prairie Village, Kan., has been delivering patients’ prescriptions for more than 50 years. Discover how the service has adapted through the years and what the pharmacy…
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3 Strategies to Start a Flavoring Service
Flavoring liquid medications is a simple solution to a common problem for your patients: getting kids to take their medicine. When your pharmacy offers a tastier alternative to yucky medicine,…
Vaccines & Immunizations: A Growing Pharmacy Service
Before Walgreens started its Take Care Clinic and CVS had its MinuteClinic, D&H Drugstore in Columbia, Missouri was offering vaccines and immunizations to patients. The pharmacy, which has two locations,…
How to Get the Most Out of Your Returns
Whether you use a reverse distributor or return products through your wholesaler, returning your pharmacy’s overstock, expired products or near-expiring products for credit can be a good source of revenue,…
Is Switching Pill Color Tied to Non-Adherence?
When patients don’t take their medications they potentially compromise their health, and they cause your business unnecessary waste and expense if they don’t pick up their refills. Many reasons lead…
Why Your Pharmacy Needs an Adherence Program
The United States loses $290 billion every year because patients don’t take their prescribed medications or they take them incorreclty, according to a 2009 study by The New England Health…
Preparing Your Business For a Natural Disaster
Steven Charles, R.Ph., is no stranger to severe weather. When the Oklahoma native noticed large black clouds looming over his home in Oswego, Kansas on May 22, 2011, he knew…
How to Bill the Different Parts of Medicare
Many of the patients at your pharmacy are likely Medicare beneficiaries, which means you spend a lot of time dealing with Medicare Part D claims. Medicare Part A, Part B…
Compounding: A Business Opportunity for Independent Pharmacies
In retail pharmacy today, owners find it increasingly difficult to make a profit. National chain pharmacies and big box stores increase competition for the same patients. Mail order lures patients…
A Day In The Life: Dispensing Medication
Help your patients understand the ‘behind the scenes’ process of dispensing a prescription—an often misunderstood and underappreciated course of action. So, the next time they ask ‘why?’ or ‘how come?’…
Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans
As a pharmacy owner, it’s important for you to understand the basics of fully insured and self-funded insurance plans because you’ll likely encounter various issues when dealing with the plans…
What Does a Successful Pharmacy Delivery Service Look Like?
Bruce Smith Drugs in Prairie Village, Kan., has been delivering patients’ prescriptions for more than 50 years. Discover how the service has adapted through the years and what the pharmacy…
3 Strategies to Start a Flavoring Service
Flavoring liquid medications is a simple solution to a common problem for your patients: getting kids to take their medicine. When your pharmacy offers a tastier alternative to yucky medicine,…
Vaccines & Immunizations: A Growing Pharmacy Service
Before Walgreens started its Take Care Clinic and CVS had its MinuteClinic, D&H Drugstore in Columbia, Missouri was offering vaccines and immunizations to patients. The pharmacy, which has two locations,…
How to Get the Most Out of Your Returns
Whether you use a reverse distributor or return products through your wholesaler, returning your pharmacy’s overstock, expired products or near-expiring products for credit can be a good source of revenue,…
Is Switching Pill Color Tied to Non-Adherence?
When patients don’t take their medications they potentially compromise their health, and they cause your business unnecessary waste and expense if they don’t pick up their refills. Many reasons lead…
Why Your Pharmacy Needs an Adherence Program
The United States loses $290 billion every year because patients don’t take their prescribed medications or they take them incorreclty, according to a 2009 study by The New England Health…
Preparing Your Business For a Natural Disaster
Steven Charles, R.Ph., is no stranger to severe weather. When the Oklahoma native noticed large black clouds looming over his home in Oswego, Kansas on May 22, 2011, he knew…
How to Bill the Different Parts of Medicare
Many of the patients at your pharmacy are likely Medicare beneficiaries, which means you spend a lot of time dealing with Medicare Part D claims. Medicare Part A, Part B…
Compounding: A Business Opportunity for Independent Pharmacies
In retail pharmacy today, owners find it increasingly difficult to make a profit. National chain pharmacies and big box stores increase competition for the same patients. Mail order lures patients…
A Day In The Life: Dispensing Medication
Help your patients understand the ‘behind the scenes’ process of dispensing a prescription—an often misunderstood and underappreciated course of action. So, the next time they ask ‘why?’ or ‘how come?’…
Fully Insured vs. Self-Funded Health Insurance Plans
As a pharmacy owner, it’s important for you to understand the basics of fully insured and self-funded insurance plans because you’ll likely encounter various issues when dealing with the plans…