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Q&A: Prioritizing Pharmacy Technician Well-Being

Drug Topics

Drug Topics : What are the primary contributors to stress or frustration among pharmacy technicians today? I think one of the biggest resources that we think of in pharmacy specifically is, yes, manpower, yes people, but also time. READ MORE: Supporting the Well-Being of Community Pharmacy Technicians References 1.

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Elevating Pharmacy Technicians in Community Practice

Drug Topics

Pharmacy technicians play a vital role in the success of community pharmacies. Watterson was an author on a recent study published in the Journal of the American Pharmacists Association , which investigated the well-being of community pharmacy technicians. “I I think, especially in the community setting, 99.9%

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Paediatric oral compounding: expert insights from a global study

Hospital Pharmacy Europe

In addition, some drugs, such as oncology drugs , need to be prepared in biologic safety cabinets, which are not available in community pharmacies or in all hospitals, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Addressing compounding variability Our study showed that there is variability in the source of APIs.

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Is Mounjaro covered by Medicaid?

The Checkup by Singlecare

A study published in 2022 found “significant price variation in community pharmacies,” and a Consumer Reports survey showed prices can vary by hundreds of dollars between pharmacies—even ones in the same town. Without help from a health insurance plan, Medicare Part D, or Medicaid, the drug’s list price is $1,069.08

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Supporting the Well-Being of Community Pharmacy Technicians

Drug Topics

A narrative literature review: Community pharmacy technician well-being and its implications. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). References 1. Fick G, Osei J, Kim S, et al. 2025 May 9:102419. doi: 10.1016/j.japh.2025.102419. 2025.102419. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 40349976.

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Pharmacists Help Patients Manage Chronic Pain

Drug Topics

Similar interventions in the community pharmacy setting also demonstrated significant value, with pharmacists identifying unaddressed issues with mood in nearly two-thirds of patients and increasing the uptake of naloxone. Implementation and assessment of a pilot, community pharmacy-based, opioid pain medication management program.

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Pharmacies Need Strategies to Improve Health Care Access

Pharmacy Times

Implementation and evaluation of social determinants of health practice models within community pharmacy. J Am Pharm Assoc (2003). Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2019;76(4):251-253. doi:10.1093/ajhp/zxy040 13. Foster AA, Daly CJ, Logan T, et al. 2022;62(4):1407-1416.doi:10.1016/j.japh.2022.02.005 doi:10.1016/j.japh.2022.02.005