Pharmacy Podcast Network

We all have a story that brings us to where we are right now and in today’s episode, we will get to hear the story of Dr. Lisette Alba, a Pharmacist, Functional Medicine Practitioner, Yoga Instructor, a wife and a mother. After coping with her own health challenges with autoimmune disease, she found her calling to empower other women to change their mindset and regain control of their life and hea...

How the use and training of AI-based medication management will impact hospital pharmacy. IBM® Micromedex® with Watson™ combines evidence-based drug content with advanced AI search capabilities to deliver rapid, reliable answers at the point of care. Improve care experiences and efficiency with insights into drug selection, dosing, toxicology and IV compatibility – accessible from your EHR, comput...

David Berkowitz, PharmD interviews the founder of EzriRx, Ezriel Green. Ezriel is a brilliant innovator of the healthcare purchasing sector.   The EzriRx mission is to revolutionize the process of buying pharmaceuticals. EzriRx believes the way to drive the pharmaceutical industry forward is by leveraging the latest technology. They work hard to provide innovative tools on our platform so that ind...

Steve Maki RPh at Spruce Mountain Pharmacy Spruce Mountain Pharmacy is located in the beautiful rural country side in the town of, Jay, Maine.  Coming in at about 2000 square feet it would appear, to the casual observer to be pretty typical of an independent community pharmacy.  But, what owner Steve Maki, PharmD is doing with his team is far from typical.  In this episode of PharmacyCrossRoads Ma...

On our inaugural show we chat with, Lyndi Wieand, Weis Markets In-Store Registered Dietitian about her role in DSMES. Diet is a significant portion of diabetes management that is unfortunately sometimes overlooked. An article recently published in 2018, Diabetes and Diet: A Patient and Dietitian's Perspective, discusses the challenges that Type 2 Diabetes patients face when trying to lose weight,...

Dramatic Increases in CLIA Certificates of Waiver Demonstrate New Trend in Pharmacy Service. New research shows that consumer demand for COVID-19 testing has driven pharmacies to become nation’s second-largest provider of CLIA-waived tests CLIA Waivers Background: The U.S. Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA) enabled greater access to simple, low-risk (CLIA-waived) tests by al...

As we celebrate the Mental Health month this May, we have Dr. Lisa Zielbauer or Dr. Z, a graduate of Doctorate of Pharmacy from Midwestern University in Illinois. In today’s episode, she will share her story as someone who was diagnosed with anxiety and depression. Let’s hear her insights about one of her life goals which is decreasing the stigma of mental illness particularly within the healthcar...

Have you ever asked yourself about your purpose in life? They said if you know your purpose and you know yourself on a much deeper level, creating the idea of having an impact on other people becomes much easier. Today, we sit down with Cory Ruson, a purpose guide, purpose and life researcher, and human design integrator. She’s passionate about helping female entrepreneurs trust themselves and liv...

PBMs Must Focus on Quality Patient Care First & Lowering Costs Second, in specialty pharmacy this is more important than ever before.  Though PBMs are most known for the influence they have on prescription drug costs, some firms are increasingly focused on offering high-touch condition management services that give them a more active role in patient care. A special partnership between Ascella Heal...

Jamie grew up in a small town in Wyoming where she got her start in pharmacy working at the local City Drug. She attended the University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy for her Doctor of Pharmacy. For 10 years post-graduation Jamie worked in community pharmacy while having and raising her 4 little boys. However, a young family and community pharmacy work schedules are not highly compatible, so in 20...

In 2016, Tony Guerra PharmD joined the Pharmacy Podcast Network and has been an incredible content development maven & our senior podcast host of the Pharmacy Podcast Network. Tony Guerra is the host of the Pharmacy Residency Podcast. Tony helps students edit and revise Pharmacy Residency Letters of Intent one-one-one while giving year-round advice on residency applications and interviews. His Ton...

Optimizing Care for People Living with HIV: Beyond Typical Risk Factors for Weight Gain | PTCE Connect Educational Objectives Describe recent data surrounding weight gain among people living with HIV (PLWH) who are on antiretroviral therapy Recognize the role of the pharmacist in the care of PLWH Continuing the Conversation – Individualizing the Management of HIV: A Focus on Weight Gain Introducti...

Implementing Pharmacogenomics into the Education of the PharmD  How do interested faculty start a program for PGx education at their own school? Today’s episode builds on the experiences of David Hurley in developing a PGx program at the Gatton College of Pharmacy. His training provides ALL first year students with free PGx testing coordinated with Biochemistry coursework. As we will discuss, maki...

We launch the first podcast episode of the Pediatric Pharmacist Review, with our host Dr. Allison Chung, PharmD & Pediatric Critical Care Pharmacist, BCPPS Certified at University of South Alabama Health.  Guest: Dr. Benjamin Estrada Topic: COVID 19 vaccines in pediatrics:  How the different COVID vaccines work. Current information and research on the vaccine’s safety and efficacy in pediatric pat...

The horrific story of a gunman killing eight people at three Atlanta-area spas earlier this year; six of the victims were women of Asian descent, sparking fears among advocacy groups that the killings may have been racially motivated. Anti-Asian hate crimes have spiked 150 percent since the pandemic began, according to a recent study. Suspect charged with killing 8 in Atlanta-area shootings that t...

Transforming Pharmaceutical Obsolescence into Opportunity RxRise is a revolutionary marketplace platform that lists pharmaceutical manufacturers short-dated and surplus stock directly to pharmacies. Bringing together today’s leaders in the worlds of healthcare and pharmaceuticals. We are hyper aware of the impact that short-dated and surplus drugs have on our industry and our planet. It’s not good...

Pharmacy: El Tejon Pharmacy Frazier Park Interviewee: Ty Stout, PharmD., Pharmacist in Charge Ty purchased an Eyeconn pill counter before consulting with the RxBLU team and they quickly created a bi-directional interface for the technology. Script Pro charges thousands of dollars for easy & quick enhancements and reports, but RxBLU does not. Ty is a young advocate of Independent pharmacy and he is...

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...