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Chain Drug Stores’ Dangerous Culture of Speed

The People's Pharmacy

is a retired chain store pharmacist. The main criteria by which customers evaluate their phar­macists seems to be the speed with which they fill prescriptions, along with their personality, and whether they pro­vide helpful advice and answer questions in a meaning­ful way. Dennis Miller, R.Ph. It was, in fact, a productivity test.

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Pharmacists’ Biggest Secret (About Themselves)

The People's Pharmacy

is a retired chain store pharmacist. In my opinion, a huge number of pharmacists—perhaps a majority—do not believe that what we do every day is the best path to health. Prevention would at least theoretically be given much more emphasis under national health insurance. Are Health Care Workers Really “Professionals”?

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Sustainability: Corporate Ambition, Governance, & Accelerated Delivery

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Future market access for medicines will increasingly depend on sustainability prerequisites being satisfied before being able to supply: for example, risk assessments needed for EU product authorization, 8 and performance data accompanying commercial tenders for UK National Health Service.

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Emotional empathy is driving brand equity

pharmaphorum

Sometimes they go further, and like that same mother applying a soothing balm to a grazed knee, show by their action that they care. We see the dedication of healthcare workers – or of the shelf-filler in our local store – and we are moved to thank them and to make our own contribution. Non-pharma brands leading by example.