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Declining Interest in Community Pharmacy Practice Reflects Career, Industry Uncertainty

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Interest in community pharmacy practice is declining as pharmacists seek roles with better work-life balance, greater autonomy, and more meaningful patient care opportunities.

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How Community Pharmacies Can Proactively Identify Drug Shortages

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David Swenson, RPh, discussed drug shortage technology that his company is helping bring to community pharmacies across the country.

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State-Level PBM Reform Vital for Community Pharmacies, Patient Access

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The issues of pharmacy closures and declining reimbursements have made operating a local, community pharmacy increasingly difficult, leading policymakers and industry advocates to call for regulation to pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and their reimbursement practices.

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McKesson's Commitment to Independent Community Pharmacies Takes Center Stage | McKesson ideaShare

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Jeanine Singer, senior vice president of national and key accounts at McKesson, discusses the company's approach to empowering pharmacists and strengthening the community pharmacy ecosystem.

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Expert Discusses McKesson's Approach to Supporting Community Pharmacies | McKesson ideaShare

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The community pharmacy sector is facing unprecedented challenges, with shrinking margins and evolving health care dynamics putting increasing pressure on independent pharmacies. "I think the community pharmacy segment continues to be challenged in reimbursement.

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Q&A: Pharmacists Bridge the Gap in Safe Medication Disposal | PQA 2025

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Mitchell Barnett, PharmD, MS, discusses what lessons can be learned from a community pharmacy drug disposal program.

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At-Home Testing Offers Unique Opportunities for Community Pharmacies

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At the Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit Spring 2025 event, diagnostics experts Jenna Anderson and Amanda Wiley explored community pharmacists’ role in at-home testing.