5 Reasons Retail Pharmacies Are Prepared For Fall’s Perfect Storm
The CDC predicts a not-so-sunny future for public health this fall. Surprising? Not quite. However, retail pharmacies may be one of the few healthcare entities poised to weather the storm ahead.
The Opioid Epidemic’s Data Problem
In looking at parallels between COVID-19 and opioid abuse, two of the country’s most prominent public health emergencies in the last decade, there is a stark and alarming difference in the role data has played in how each crisis has unfolded and been addressed.
In a Tumultuous Time, Tech Helps Pharmacies Be Their Own Best Advocate
Already under a microscope for its role in proliferating America’s opioid crisis, it was unsurprising that AmerisourceBergen, one of the country’s largest drug wholesalers and distributors, made headlines again earlier this year when it settled with the California Board of Pharmacy over providing distributors and pharmacies with excessive quantities of pain medications.
Tech to Help Overworked and Overwhelmed Pharmacists Prioritize Patient Safety
Patients put an enormous amount of faith in pharmacists, landing the profession the fourth highest ranking in Gallup’s 2019 poll of professions Americans consider to be the most honest and ethical.
Opioid Oppressors And Big Tobacco: A Parallel In False Advertising
News of the $527 million judgement levied against Johnson and Johnson this past August for its role in proliferating the country’s opioid crisis marked a turning point in the epidemic which has been escalating in scope and notoriety for years.
Pharmacists: Don’t Get Backed Into a Corner
Of all professional pursuits, doctor’s careers are especially fragile. Beyond the years of schooling, residency, and subsequent testing, providing patient care is an incredible responsibility that can be emotionally taxing. A misstep can mean the loss of one’s license, reputation, and potentially the end of their career.
America’s Opioid Crisis Pits Big Pharma Against Pharmacists
Big Tobacco-level legal action and judgements are pitting the major players in America’s opioid crisis against each other, leaving courts – and the court of public opinion – to decide who’s responsible for the nationwide public health crisis.