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Q&A: How Technician Fatigue Threatens Patient Safety, Care

Drug Topics

Occupational fatigue among pharmacy technicians harms their health, increases safety risks, and contributes to burnout. It can lead to errors and impaired patient care, especially during long shifts. Addressing this issue is crucial to protect technicians, enhance patient safety, and improve overall care quality.

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

Drug Topics

If PBMs are really impacting access to care for patients, pharmacies—and I said it before— [are] often one of the only health care providers within certain areas for a lot of communities,” Rick Gates, chief pharmacy officer at Walgreens, told Drug Topics.

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Independent Pharmacists’ Unique Role During Disaster Management Efforts

Drug Topics

3 Although wildfires are not the only natural disasters, and natural disasters are not the only types of unprecedented events (eg, the COVID-19 pandemic), health care providers are expected to become first-line responders in these circumstances.

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Dispensing Leadership: Be Easy to Do Business With

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Q&A: Pharmacies Grapple With Patient Influx Amid Rite Aid Closures

Drug Topics

The company said it has continued to face financial hardships due to the “rapidly evolving retail and health care landscapes” and will close or sell all of its locations. Rite Aid, which was once the third largest pharmacy chain in the United States, announced in May that it filed its second chapter 11 bankruptcy in under 2 years.

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Basics on Creating a Lead Generation Network in Pharma

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Lead Types in Pharma In pharmaceutical marketing, leads can be categorized into HCPs looking for treatment data, patients exploring therapy options, or even insurers needing health economic outcomes. Regulatory Constraints HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA guidelines shape how leads are collected, stored, and contacted.

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Mapping the crisis: How data can help fix America’s growing pharmacy deserts

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