Don’t Forget the Flu: What Your Pharmacy Needs to Know about 2021 Flu Shots
Thursday, 09 September 2021
The fall season brings a lot of pleasant things for many people. Beautiful foliage, cooler temperatures, and pumpkin spice lattes are pick-me-ups for most of us. However, fall also brings the beginning of flu season. And this year, we have the added difficulty of trying to navigate a resurging pandemic on top of it. So
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Offering Vaccines Could Cost Pharmacies — Unless They Have Help
Friday, 12 March 2021
For months now, Americans have been eagerly waiting for the COVID-19 vaccine to be available at their community pharmacy. For many, that time has finally come. However, pharmacists are beginning to encounter a problem they should have never had to face. In a recent article on NBCNews.com, writer Phil McCausland discussed the plight of many
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3 Characteristics of a New Era Pharmacy
Sunday, 10 November 2019
In pharmacy, as with most industries, the ones who are successful are the ones who are mindful of the future. So what is the future of pharmacy? While there are different ideas about where the pharmacy industry is heading, most agree that it is changing. Soon, simply filling prescriptions will not be enough to keep
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How to Start a Vaccination Program in Your Community Pharmacy
Friday, 01 November 2019
Are you still on the fence about offering vaccinations at your pharmacy? The benefits of a pharmacy vaccination program — both for your store and your patients — are well documented. Your patients have a faster, often cheaper way to get the vaccines they need, and your business will see a profit boost from both
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Debunking 5 Common Vaccine Myths
Wednesday, 16 October 2019
Vaccines are a controversial topic these days. Vaccine myths are everywhere. And while every pharmacist we know is in the pro-vaccination camp, many of their patients may not be. For a lot of things, we tend to say live and let live — but vaccines aren’t one of them. Vaccines save lives. And in the
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How Offering Vaccinations Benefits Your Local Pharmacy
Friday, 20 September 2019
For many pharmacies operating today, being profitable can seem like a pipe dream. Some months, even breaking even can be questionable. In a perfect world, the desire to improve the health of your community and help the people you see every day would be enough to sustain your business. But that’s not where we live.
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How Offering Vaccinations Benefits Your Local Pharmacy Patients
Thursday, 12 September 2019
The medical benefits of vaccinations are indisputable. Vaccines are the best way to safeguard communities against dangerous, preventable diseases. In addition, they also strengthen population health, increase herd immunity, and contribute to the annihilation of sicknesses that have plagued mankind for centuries. But we already covered that. Vaccinations save lives. We’re all in agreement. But
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Why Vaccines Are Important & How Community Pharmacies Can Help
Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Vaccinations are one of medical science’s most amazing success stories. The idea that we can train our bodies to fight off some of the world’s worst diseases without being exposed to their dangers is nothing short of remarkable. Despite being able to explain why vaccines are important, there are still people out there who don’t
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