Peter A. Kreckel, RPh

Outside forces are at play, but pharmacists must turn inward to address some challenges in their profession.

Current rules governing lawsuits must be revisited to strike a balance between legitimate and frivolous legal actions against health care providers.

Our congressional representatives have plenty of interaction with PBM lobbyists. It’s time they hear from patients as well.

The world’s information is at our fingertips, but understanding that information and applying it to patient care still requires a rigorous education.

In Germany, data live in the cloud, patients can fill prescriptions at any pharmacy, and the wholesale price of semaglutide (Ozempic) is a fraction of the cost.

The action taken by CVS staffers seems to be the only way to get the attention of corporate officials.

Farmers and welders have adapted to work with the current times. Pharmacists should consider adapting their profession as well.

Physician assistants have pulled well ahead of pharmacists in a recent listing of top jobs in the health care profession.

How much longer can independent pharmacists survive with the current method of reimbursement?

Through her work at the Centre Volunteers in Medicine, my wife—now retired—has made an impact on more people than I ever will.

PBMs, retail chains, and pharmacy schools have all contributed to the current state of the profession. It's time they worked on fixing it.

Despite the increase in drug costs outpacing inflation, Pennsylvania seniors are still paying the same amount for prescriptions that they did in 1990.

Issues within chain pharmacies have made the profession less attractive for new graduates.

Despite a massive COVID-19 vaccination campaign, many still fear a return to normal.

The role of the pharmacy technician has evolved over the past 45 years—but pay hasn’t caught up

It’s not possible to phone it in to your job in community pharmacy.

A local West Virginia mechanic exemplifies the kind of problem-solving that pharmacy executives from major chains should apply to their stores.

When it comes to practicing pharmacy, do titles and degrees actually matter?

It’s too late for retail chain pharmacies to engage in the preventive maintenance that would have spared them the worst of the Great Resignation.

As he prepared to move house, our columnist was struck by the similarities between a yard sale and the prescription drug pricing infrastructure.

A pharmacist reflects on how prescribing behaviors have changed over the years and the potential for stigma linked to providing buprenorphine to patients who need it.

American pharmacies can learn a lot from the Germans about safety, cost containment, and pharmacist satisfaction.

A twice-cancelled trip, a delayed flight, and a United Airlines employee can show retail pharmacies how it’s done.

Government money to pay for COVID-19 vaccines has run out, but pharmacists are still obligated to provide these services without compensation.

Our columnist shares true stories of pharmacists who have left the practice for their own greener pastures.

While volunteering at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic, our columnist learned about the benefit of lightening up.

As pharmacists administer more immunizations than ever, managers must provide a larger tray (pharmacy technicians) or smaller plates (fewer responsibilities) to balance things out.

Overwhelmed pharmacists are no longer scared of speaking up to managers.

This occasional “reward” hardly makes up for the belligerent customers, insurance issues, and—yes—stressed-out pharmacists.

Money isn’t everything in this profession.