No independent pharmacy owner or manager wants to think about trusted employees diverting prescription medications illegally. But as prescription drug abuse continues to afflict the nation, pharmacy owners may need…
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How to Spot a “Drug Shopper”
There’s no question that prescription drug abuse is a big problem in the U.S. According to the CDC, the number of deaths from opioids now outnumbers deaths from cocaine and…
10 Pharmacy Crime Prevention Tips
Taking measures to secure your pharmacy before a burglary or robbery occurs can make all the difference. How prepared are you? We’ve put together these ten tips to help you…
Pharmacy Burglaries: Prevention, Security and Safety
Pharmacy burglars aren’t looking for money. They usually want narcotics, and they are willing to go to extreme measures to get them. Burglars will cut a hole in a pharmacy’s…
Pharmacy Drive-Thru: Pro or Con?
At times drive-thrus may make you feel more like a fast food worker than a pharmacist. But when it comes to business, they have their perks. Customers like the convenience,…
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…
10 Tips to Prevent Internal Theft in the Pharmacy
No independent pharmacy owner or manager wants to think about trusted employees diverting prescription medications illegally. But as prescription drug abuse continues to afflict the nation, pharmacy owners may need…
How to Spot a “Drug Shopper”
There’s no question that prescription drug abuse is a big problem in the U.S. According to the CDC, the number of deaths from opioids now outnumbers deaths from cocaine and…
10 Pharmacy Crime Prevention Tips
Taking measures to secure your pharmacy before a burglary or robbery occurs can make all the difference. How prepared are you? We’ve put together these ten tips to help you…
Pharmacy Burglaries: Prevention, Security and Safety
Pharmacy burglars aren’t looking for money. They usually want narcotics, and they are willing to go to extreme measures to get them. Burglars will cut a hole in a pharmacy’s…
Pharmacy Drive-Thru: Pro or Con?
At times drive-thrus may make you feel more like a fast food worker than a pharmacist. But when it comes to business, they have their perks. Customers like the convenience,…
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…