Expert Interviews

Burnout is not a new phenomenon in healthcare professions. Emotional exhaustion and work-related stress have always impacted doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers. However, the rate at which burnout is occurring has been increasing steadily over the years, and it was significantly exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. During the pandemic, pharmacists took on a larger role to help their communities, which has now led to new levels of reduced wellbeing and increased job turnover. Drug Topics sat down with Marvin Richardson, Industry Advisory & Board Member of iA, a company that develops software to help patients and pharmacists, to discuss burnout in pharmacy, how the industry can improve, what will happen if it doesn’t, and how iA is working to make the job easier for pharmacists.

Jason Reed, PharmD, Senior Director of Product Management at FTB Vella, discusses the importance of drug price transparency for both consumers and veterinarians.

Lathe Bigler, Vice President of Clinical Network Services at FDB and General Manager at FDB Vela, discusses drug transparency and why it's important for patients to shop around for their prescriptions.

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) is leading the way on PBM reform. Ginny Langbehn, vice president of marketing and communications at American Associated Pharmacies (AAP) sat down with B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and Anne Cassity, JD, NCPA’s senior vice president of government affairs, to discuss challenges in the PBM model, recent state- and federal-level legislative activity to reign in PBM practices, and much more.

Near-field communication (NFC)-enabled medication blister packaging can help patients improve their medication adherence.

Kevin is joined by Dr. Thea Blystone, PharmD for a talk about finding fulfillment and satisfaction in the pharmacy world, plus how to find balance between serving others and having time for yourself.

Hear the pharmacists from Eden Drug, Hazel Green, and Professional Pharmacy on their reactions to being a finalist for this award and more.

Chuck Waters, vice president of marketing, communications, and data strategy at American Pharmacies, shared why collaboration is so important for the company’s annual APEX event.

Community pharmacist Greg Mitchell joined Drug Topics to talk about how running a pharmacy has integrated him into his community, hiring practices that expand his capabilities, and the power of joining a cooperative.

Drug Topics spoke to father and son pharmacist duo Grant and Austin Brown for a conversation about the evolution of the practice, the importance of holding elected officials accountable, and more.

Drug Topics is joined by Wayne Boese, the VP of Sales at American Associated Pharmacies, for a conversation about purchasing in the pharmacy world, "shopping" for the best prices, and more.

Keeping inventory in pharmacy is already difficult. And keeping stock of dangerous substances like opioids requires even more caution.

When it comes to respiratory illness, patients want to get tested, get prescriptions, get comfort medicines — and get back to bed. Joseph Mann, MSN, FNP-C, joins Drug Topics® to discuss how you can become a one-stop shop built on the power of digitally read, rapid antigen testing platform.

Winner of SingleCare's Best of the Best: Best Pharmacist for Education, Ortega Jr. joined Drug Topics® to discuss why educating patients is important to him and how those encounters can lead to improved outcomes.

Jordan Cardinal, EM/CC PharmD, a Medical Science Liaison in Integrated Diagnostic Solutions at BD, joins Drug Topics® to discuss the current outlook on the upcoming 2022-2023 flu season, and how the prevalence of the BA.5 variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus might affect the health care outlook over the coming months.

Alex Capano, DNP, CRNP, FNP-BC, discusses what cannabidiol can do in women's health from pelvic pain to fertility to cancer.

Drug Topics® is joined by Joseph Mann, MSN, FNP-C, to discuss pharmacy’s fast-expanding role in COVID care, variant BA.5’s diagnostic impact, and the benefits of different tests available — including how technology behind a smartphone-integrated home test creates a fluid experience for patients.

Don't miss Prescrpytive Health's Paige Clark, RPh, at the Total Pharmacy Solutions Summit.

Abigail Donovan, MD, discusses what brexpiprazole can do for treating schizophrenia in older children.

In part 3 of this 3-part series, Drug Topics® sat down with Asteres® chairman and BioIQ CEO, Sean Slovenski to discuss 24/7 automated pharmacy pickup and the benefits for pharmacists and patients alike.

Did you miss our coverage of the 2021 SingleCare Best of the Best Pharmacy Awards? View all four interviews in our video gallery below.

Nguyen joined Drug Topics® to discuss his most memorable customers and share why he always goes above and beyond.

Alam joined Drug Topics® to discuss her time as a student pharmacist.

Bourgeois joined Drug Topics® to discuss her career, her journey, and her nonprofit.

Kristen Nichols, PharmD, and senior content management consultant for clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer joins Drug Topics® to discuss holiday burnout in part 3 of this interview.

Kristen Nichols, PharmD, and senior content management consultant for clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer joins Drug Topics® to discuss the benefits of the coadministration of COVID-19 and flu vaccines in part 2 of this interview.

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Drug Topics® sat down with Asteres® chairman and BioIQ CEO, Sean Slovenski to discuss 24/7 automated pharmacy pickup in part 2 of this 3-part interview.

Kristen Nichols, PharmD, and senior content management consultant for clinical effectiveness at Wolters Kluwer joins Drug Topics® to discuss the benefits of the coadministration of COVID-19 and flu vaccines in part 1 of this interview.

In part 2 of this interview with Drug Topics®, Shane Bishop, Pack4U founder discusses innovative patient-care models and the use of technology to improve medication adherence, patient health outcomes and quality measures.