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Successful Career Ladder Helps Retain Pharmacy Technicians

Pharmacy Times

Tom Greenlee, retail pharmacy manager at the University of Missouri Health Care, and Kayla Hodges, 340B Analyst in Pharmacy Business at the University of Missouri Health Care, discusses how a successful career ladder can help retain pharmacy technicians.

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Technician Product Verification Benefits Patients, Pharmacists, Technicians

Pharmacy Times

Pharmacy technicians are stepping up to assume expanded responsibilities that contribute to pharmacy management and patient safety.

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Lifelong Learning in the Role of a Pharmacy Inspector 

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

I have served 3 years as a pharmacy inspector in the enforcement division of the Virginia Department of Health Professions. Prior to my role as an inspector, I spent 2 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager/clinical pharmacist at a small hospital in Virginia and 7 1/2 years as a pharmacy manager at an independent retail pharmacy in Virginia.  

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Navigating Life’s Challenges: A Pharmacist’s Transformative Journey of Dedication and Compassion

Pharmacy Is Right For Me

Such is the transformative journey of Dr. Jorie Kreitman, a dedicated pharmacy manager at Walgreens. Early Inspiration Dr. Kreitman’s passion for pharmacy ignited at the tender age of 7 when she was diagnosed with Supraventricular Tachycardia (SVT), a condition characterized by irregularly fast or erratic heartbeats.

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Encountering Unique Mantras That Enhance Style While Leading To A Successful Career

The Happy PharmD

Each day my pharmacy sent a 24-hour supply of medication to each patient. The pharmacy technicians would generate a computerized list of each patient’s drugs based on what the physician prescribed. Therefore, the hospital permitted my pharmacy to hire two new full-time employees. My hospital was happy with the results.

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Four Times When My Pharmacy Had To Say “No” — And We Weren’t Just Being Difficult

The Happy PharmD

As a pharmacy manager, I got that a lot. I always felt my pharmacy department was treated like second-class citizens. The pharmacy always had to give in. . My morning pharmacy technicians worked an eight-hour shift. It took each pharmacy technician 45 minutes to update their respective medication carts.

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5 Ways to Prepare for a Successful 2023 at Your Pharmacy

Digital Pharmacist

In order to recruit more customers, community pharmacies need to analyze their customer population and consider providing differentiated services from other pharmacies to be a competitive pharmacy. In community pharmacies, all staffs including pharmacists, pharmacy managers, and pharmacy technicians are busy throughout the day.