Pharmacy Podcast Network

What's the difference between marketing and advertising and why does it matter for your pharmacy?  In this episode of the Bottom Line Pharmacy Podcast, Austin Murray sits down with Bruce Kneeland, longtime independent pharmacy advocate and host of the Pharmacy Crossroads podcast, for a candid conversation about what it really takes to grow an independent pharmacy in today's competitive landscape....

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part four of our six part series! We'd like to thank JB Consulting for sponsoring this episode!   On this episod...

On this episode of This Week in Pharmacy, we examine two major forces reshaping the profession: the unfinished business of pharmacist provider status and the legal landscape around direct-to-consumer pharmaceutical distribution. In part one, Erik Abel, PharmD, MBA, discusses his May 2026 analysis, “So Pharmacists Want to Be a Provider: Where the Profession Lost Its Way and Perhaps a Path to Get Ba...

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part three of our six part series! We'd like to thank Pergion Pharmacy 360 for sponsoring this episode! Chris An...

Today’s guest and I fundamentally agree on the basic premise of the body’s innate wisdom and capacity to heal, especially when we view it in a broader ecological context. According to him, infertility doesn't mean the body is broken; it's actually making intelligent, adaptive, and protective decisions made by the 4 foundational systems of the body that created life in the first place based on envi...

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part two of our six part series! We'd like to thank Nested Knowledge for sponsoring this episode!   On this epis...

This week, This Week in Pharmacy examines several stories shaping the business, clinical, and legal future of pharmacy practice. In TWIRx News from Pharmacy Times from Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP, focused on antidepressant use, withdrawal concerns, deprescribing, and shared decision-making. The key takeaway: patients should never stop antidepressants abruptly. Pharmacists can play a vital r...

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part one of our six part series! We'd like to thank Clearway Health for sponsoring this episode!   On this episo...

In this episode of Executive Dose, Marc Essensa, CEO at IPC, joins the conversation to discuss what leadership looks like inside community pharmacy during one of the most pressured moments in the profession. The episode explores how vision, strategy, ethics, and creative thinking can help independent pharmacies not only survive, but compete and grow.  Marc and Stephen examine the realities facing...

A strong marketing strategy depends on the variety and relevance of your content. In this episode, we dive into what a diverse content strategy is, why it matters, and how it can elevate your marketing efforts. We’ll highlight the key benefits of producing varied content, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical tips for integrating different content types across your channels. Tune in to learn how...

  Today’s guest on the podcast shares how to proactively preserve both one’s health span and “beauty span”: the visible vitality, confidence, and connection to self over time. We got into some juicy and controversial topics around aging and the beauty industry, as well sustainability. My guest asserts that aging is not a passive process, it is something we can actively manage. Her mission is to he...

Sponsored by Rx4Route This Week in Pharmacy returns with a timely two-part episode focused on pharmacy operations, medication access, and the growing responsibility of healthcare communicators in the age of AI. In our first segment, we welcome Joseph Dymowski, PharmD, CEO of Centennial Pharmacy Services, and Doniyor Sattarov, Vice President of Operations at Rx4Route, for a conversation about expan...

This episode we look at a bunch of statements from the FDA and from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And of course there are peptides to talk about these days. Does anyone really know what’s going on with those? Our deep dive is a special one: Our guest is Al Carter, the CEO of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and he gives us a totally different perspective on the regulatory lan...

On this episode of the Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast, host Jason Callori explores the benefits of co-branding your pharmacy with the Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. (MSI) franchise. The episode features Tony Ibrahim, a multi-store owner with the Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy network, and Lance Mindt, a MSI Franchise Business Consultant.   Tony and Lance discuss how pharmacies can benefit...

Welcome back to PPN – The Precision Medicine Pharmacist. In part one of our series, Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration, we explored how a collaborative approach can begin to reshape psychiatric care — building trust, aligning perspectives, and creating space for more personalized treatment. Today, we move deeper into what that looks like in real-world, integrat...

AI in healthcare is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s already answering the phones at your local CVS. We’re pulling back the curtain on how AI is currently being used in pharmacy practice, from encrypted "VA GPT" systems for note-writing to controversial new phone bots that some patients claim are a "stain on society". We dive into the big news of the CVS and Google Cloud partnership to launch...

Congratulations to Logan Eury and his new wife Emily, got married today, May 1, 2026!  This C.O. Bigelow Collab Introduces the 188-Year-Old Pharmacy to a New Generation Abbode is taking over the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-approved shop for a month-long pop-up. https://fashionista.com/2026/05/co-bigelow-abbode-pop-up-carolyn-bessette-impact   The article highlights how a pop-up and renewed interest i...

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a major pharmacy reform bill aimed at pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, by barring companies from owning both a PBM and a pharmacy. The legislation is widely seen as targeting CVS Health, which owns Caremark and operates pharmacies across the state. Supporters say the bill is designed to curb vertical integration, restore fair competition, and protect independent...

Clinical Pearls, Pain Pod edition: Pain Pearls Part 2 (of many) with Dr. Sing Ping Chow, PharmD as we discuss methadone, buprenorphine, gabapentin, pain pharmacists, AI, and beyond! A cornucopia of pain conundrums and potential solutions and/or tools to help mitigate. All here, nicely packaged, randomly, in one episode of the Pain Pod! One of many more to come, in a miniseries titled: “Pain Pearls...

What does it actually mean to be healthy if your labs come back "normal" but you still feel terrible? For too many high-achieving professionals, that question goes unanswered for years. Today's guest knows that experience firsthand and has built her entire practice around closing that gap. Ekat is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), and Board-Certifie...

Guests: Gil Bashe Chair Global Health and Purpose at FINN Partners Maya Hajizada Chief Revenue Officer at Rx2Go C. Daniel Mullins Professor at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Mina G Yacoub PharmD BCPS Founder & CEO at Qik Productions

This is the Pharmacy Profit Summit Live Recap Show! Welcome to Part Two. Pharmacy owners from across the US have come together to learn ways to improve their pharmacy's profit and bring better value to their patient's. The Pharmacy Podcast Network brings you this exclusive "man on the street" coverage of the show with interviews hosted by Todd Eury talking to the attendees, speakers, and vendors....

“My doctor says it’s safe, but Google says it’s not… what do I do?” It’s the reality so many pregnant and breastfeeding moms face when they’re given conflicting medication advice.  In this episode, consulting pharmacist Dr. Danielle Plummer and clinical pharmacist Dr. Tara Birch pull back the curtain on pregnancy medication confusion and why it happens. As Tara puts it, “Pharmacists need to be uti...

In this episode, we explore YARAL Pharma’s latest move to expand patient access to prescription topical patches through a new collaboration with UpScriptHealth. The partnership brings YARAL’s prescription topical treatments to a direct-to-consumer telehealth platform, giving patients a way to consult with licensed clinicians online and, when appropriate, receive prescriptions through participating...

Welcome to the Pharmacy Podcast Network's special 3-Part series on the coverage of the American Pharmacist Association's Annual Conference event held in Los Angeles, California on March 27-31st. In this series, you'll hear from 4 key social media influencers having a massive impact on Pharmacy Advocacy, innovators exploring the advancing technology and use of AI in Pharmacy, and more! In this epis...