Awhile back, I was involved in a discussion with some colleagues and the topic of pharmacist centric blogs was broached. A quick search on Google showed a variety of blogs. After exploring some of these, it became obvious to me that few, if any, of these blogs were dedicated to growing and nurturing the profession.
Pharmacy practice is changing, and not always for the better. We want to use this blog to share our experience, our successes, and our failures. We want to create an ongoing discussion of what needs to be done improve the pharmacy, the pharmacist, and the profession.
Over the past decade, we have spent many thousands of dollars and thousands of hours improving and defining our practice. During that time, hundreds of visitors, from all over the country, have come to see what we have done. One of the most intriguing comments a visitor has made sums up the theme of this blog.
A few years back, we had an executive from an insurance company visit our pharmacy. This executive started out our meeting by telling us…
When we pulled into your parking lot, we were concerned that you would be struggling to survive…
You see, our independent pharmacy is immediately surrounded by three large chain pharmacies. I often remark that “I could hit all three with a golf ball and a 9-Iron from our parking lot.” After stepping inside our practice, however, this same executive proclaimed…
Not only are you surviving, you are thriving!
Over the years, we have been asked for input by pharmacies across the country on how they might improve their practices. This blog will try to highlight the changes we see coming, how we are addressing the challenges and what you can do to become a thriving pharmacist.
Stay tuned, the train will soon be leaving the station.