Pharmacy Podcast Network

From a published journal article from the American Journal of Health System Pharmacy, the data highlights the impact of a pharmacist directed pain management treatment plan within institutional opioid use. The report noted that with the pharmacist lead treatment there was improved patient satisfaction scores and indirect cost savings. Despite decreased opioid use, available patient satisfaction da...

Hillary Blackburn, PharmD, MBA Dr. Blackburn is a clinically and business trained pharmacist who's been practicing for almost a decade in a variety of healthcare settings. She has experience in healthcare strategy, business development, formulary development and management, consulting, and establishing successful medication access programs. In her current role, she serves as the Director of Pharma...

On this episode of the PAIN POD, Mark Pain Guy Garofoli will take you on a journey of a pain guy in pain, and just what our patients hear from us as healthcare professionals, and what the healthcare system experience can be like when not being the one wearing the stethoscope, and rather being the patient in pain. Can anyone imagine being dropped off at the ER by your Wife and toddler on Friday the...

USP 800: Budgeting for the Build  We all know that the adoption of USP 800 has been banging around for what seems like ages. I have been talking to people like Bryan about it for over a year. Bryan and I specifically have been discussing the budgeting issues and misconceptions there are regarding upgrading to USP 800, so I was particularly excited to do this podcast. I think it’s a really importan...

Dr. Christina Madison, the Public Health Pharmacist and Todd Eury, CEO of the Pharmacy Podcast Network attended the HIMSS conference in Las Vegas and had the opportunity to interview several dynamic companies focused on healthcare information technology & it’s impact on better patient care.  HIMSS is the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, which is a global advisor, thought lead...

The Pharmacopoeia, oft taken for granted, has been through many major changes over the past few centuries. Mickey Ferguson takes us back to the ancient origins of what we now know as the pharmacopoeia. This is NOT your physician's podcast. Hosts Shane Garrettson and Cal Vandergrift dive into the pharmacy world with fun, interesting, and downright weird topics! Tune in for NEW episodes, available o...

In this episode of On Script, Jeremy and special guest co-host, Lyndsey McDonald, Director of Retail Pharmacy Relationships at NHA, have a discussion with Raymond McCall, Chief Strategy Officer for Medly Pharmacy.  Raymond discusses Medly’s unique business model, merging technology and pharmacy practice to deliver innovative patient care, and how they leverage pharmacy technicians as one of their...

Pharmacy dashboards are no longer enough. To manage organizational complexity and make better informed decisions, pharmacy leaders need dynamic intelligence tools. Learn how emerging technologies, including predictive and prescriptive analytics, can take medication management to the next level. Guests:                      Jennifer Tryon, PharmD, MS, FASHP, Associate Vice President and Chief Pharm...

Caroline L. Ko, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, co-founder of the PharmGradWishList interviews Henry Agyeman PharmD., BSc. Dr. Agyeman grew up in Ghana and moved to the US to pursue an undergraduate degree in Chemistry from VCU. His desire to help people led him to pursue the pharmacy profession. He just graduated from the University of Cincinnati with his PharmD degree and will be relocating from Ohio to Vi...

Description: Horror movies haven't been known for their meticulous research into physiology and pharmacology. However, the effects of the events in Fear Street: Part 1 - 1994 may surprise you. In this episode we'll discuss, antiarrhythmics, opioids, and epipens, and what happens when you have the ultimate pharmacy cocktail.   This is NOT your physician's podcast. Hosts Shane Garrettson and Cal Van...

Tom Kraus VP, Government Relations at ASHP  CMS pass through funding What is pass through funding for residency programs and why is it so important? On March 29th the US District Court of South Carolina granted MUSC Health’s motion for summary judgment again HHS for their disallowance of PGY1 residency costs.  Can you provide some details/background on this case?  What was the guidance that CMS wa...

Good things are happening in pharmacy.  That is the core message of this podcast.  Becky Snead and Garth Reynolds discuss how the scope of practice is expanding as more pharmacists are being granted provider status and the authority to diagnose and prescribe for common ailments.  Reynolds explains that Illinois has recently passed legislation allowing pharmacists to prescribe birth control pills. ...

The Future of Pharmacy: The future of pharmacy is being disrupted & we see the creation of transformative opportunities but with great challenges. How will the future of pharmacy take shape? As innovations in life sciences and new technology disrupt the health care value chain, consumers are increasingly focused on well-being, demanding greater health care access, convenience, and customized produ...

How can we leverage pharmacists to help patients transition better and also allow the providers use the expertise of pharmacists? According to the peer review journal JAMA (Journal of American Medical Association), to improve care when patients transition from a facility such as a hospital to their home, Medicare started reimbursing for what is called the Transition of Care in 2013. It still has a...

Sue Paul is a pharmacist, entrepreneur and small business owner with over 20 years of experience in the industry. After journeying through the traditional pharmacy avenues of retail, nursing home consulting, and hospital, she founded SyneRxgy (pronounced si·nr·jee) Consulting LLC, a concierge pharmacy service that is registered as a Limited Category 2 Pharmacy in the State of Ohio. SyneRxgy assist...

Space travel is nothing new, but so few people have traveled beyond the reaches of our atmosphere that we still don't really know what happens to the body in space. For decades scientists and researchers have investigated the effects of zero gravity on the heart, eyes, gastrointestinal system, and more. Joined again by Kelly Kerr, our hosts dive in and discuss what we've learned over the past 60 y...

Advances in research have led to increased interest in the properties and potential of cannabis to treat many illnesses that have alluded modern medicine. Now, practitioners and consumers turn their attention to the role that it may play in the treatment of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Special guests: Jason Nelson | Senior Vice President, Horticulture Marion McNabb,...

This month’s episode is focused on pharmacy cash flow. Cortland Data Partner and pharmacy industry expert Craig Robinson joins Brad for part 1 of our cash flow series, focused on the rebate vs. non rebate models and how changing from a rebate model can help to improve cash flow. Then, Dr. Lisa Faast, PharmD looks at cash flow from a different perspective and shares 5 quick financial management tip...

Ashlee Hayes, PharmD, MHA, known as RxAshlee, RETURNS to the Pharmacy Podcast Network for a special discussion:  The Great Pharmacy Resignation is propelled by three forces: 1. The changing generation – different expectations and different needs, goals, and desires 2. The economic crisis brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic 3. And, the realization people have had that they can have a different soci...

Pharmacy Owners are facing a lot of challenges. The cost of inventory, the threat of competing with the pharmacies on every other corner, and the difficulty to get new customers and retain your current ones. The Profit Summit LIVE Event was in Dallas, Texas on July 23 - 24, 2021 The live event was designed to help pharmacists overcome many common operational & insurer payment problems by showing t...

Dr. Jessica Whelan has extensive experience in the mental health field and has served as a speaker and advisory board member in many areas including psychopharmacology and pharmacogenomics. Dr. Whelan is the CEO of a national network of clinicians with Holon Inclusive Health System and adjunct faculty at Maryville University. She supports multiple universities to provide clinical mentorship for me...

Listen in as co-hosts Monique Whitney & Scott Newman share the mic with TrueScripts founder Nathan Gabhart to discuss the company's unique origins, common-sense practices, and how this non-traditional pharmacy benefit manager is shattering the mold that corporate PBMs can't & won't break!  About PUTT:  Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) is a non-profit advocacy organization found...

How did the “The War on Drugs” disproportionally affect racial minorities? How did the “The War on Drugs” specifically affect Black Americans? As the United States moves away from the criminalization of cannabis, giving rise to a major new industry, there remains the fundamental injustice inflicted upon those who have suffered criminal convictions and the consequences of those convictions. At the...

Let's Pharmonize co-host, Cal and his brother hit the road for a 2,000+ mile road trip and stopped by the Pharmacy Podcast Network Studios to visit Todd Eury while ZOOMing in co-host Shane for an impromptu conversation on the state of the pharmacy profession.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

ALVA10: the Power of Diagnostics  Have you ever questioned why a payer pays for a medication, yet does not pay for the diagnostic test to determine if the medication will be efficacious and non-toxic for the patient? Or perhaps, you may have wondered why payers agree to pay for a medication for which no diagnostic test exists to diagnose the condition the medication treats?  If these types of ques...