Viewpoints

Readers discuss the pharmacist's role in OTC selection, voice appreciation for Stan Illich's views, argue that pharmacists need to realize who's in the driver's seat, and share their appreciation for JP.

You leave the day job and what happens? The most fulfilling moments a pharmacist can have occur when you're nowhere near a pharmacy.

Suppose a country were facing a flood of Biblical proportions but determined to focus on bringing in more tourism; what would you say about its priorities? Now suppose that country were a professional organization and ... well, read on.

Remember when hardworking coal miners "owed their souls to the company store"? Look a little closer to home and you just might find that someone you know is in a very similar spot.

The ways of PBMs are convoluted and mysterious. If we don't keep a sharp eye out, one of these days we'll be getting prescriptions out of vending machines.

Readers have their say on unionization, fair reimbursement, and self-regulation.

When pharmacy trade journals are talking about the same issues and the same solutions as they were 15 years ago, more than just the times are out of joint.

Hospital readmissions constitute one of the most significant problems in healthcare. Medication therapy management is one way to reduce the problem.

The future may lead pharmacy practice in several new directions. Here are a few of the possibilities.

Teens are using OTC cough syrup, with DXM as an active ingredient, to get high. While the drug may be legal, its harmful effects are similar to those of illegal drugs.

We've already felt the pain. When will we go for the gain? How many physical breakdowns, ruined home lives, and professional traumas is it gonna take before we finally say enough is enough and ORGANIZE?

In a competitive profession and an age of limits, the formula for success is still pretty simple: Sell yourself - and then deliver!

Maybe the best way to change the environment in pharmacy is to have an old-fashioned '60s-style protest

Drug Topics and the Office of Pharmacy Development, University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy, introduce a new three-phase practice-based activity: "Medication Therapy Management for Patients with Diabetes"

Watch out for pharmacists who have had enough: They can find some imaginative ways of registering their dissatisfaction

Because their classification is variable, the taxation of glucose test strips varies from state to state, giving rise to massive confusion and loss of revenue

The time has come for pharmacists to work on reforming the maximum allowable costs put forth by the pharmacy benefit managers

How much sense does it make to put employees of major drug chains on state Boards of Pharmacy? Depends on whose chickens that fox is guarding.

The business formula for success is simple and has withstood the test of time.

Patients can serve as checkpoints to guide drug development down the most efficient path.

Readers speak out about the need for pharmacists to change their work environment, job satisfaction in the hospital pharmacy setting, and obesity drugs.

Because pharmacists are making a measurable difference in the outcomes of their patients, their roles as providers are changing. There are some barriers, however.

ASHP continues to make solving the drug shortages problem a top priority.

What would happen if some future corporation decides it's more productive to revert back to the days of the typewriter?

Readers speak out about the title of "Dr." and pharmacies in Canada.

The NCPA will continue to work with the government in 2012 to make changes for you and your patients.

Readers speak out about mail-order concerns and changes in the profession. One reader even waxes poetic.

Our salvation lies in cheapness. It is the way of the world, and embracing it is the key to our survival.