Viewpoints

Sometimes unintended consequences take well-meaning endeavors to places they were never meant to go.

Eight questions about medical marijuana and one answer that fits them all.

Even in the best of circumstances, mistakes happen. CQI can keep them from becoming medication errors that reach the patients.

Building a new pharmacy? Whether for independents or retail chains, here are some useful considerations.

Since age discrimination is illegal, managers are going to look for a workaround. That's where key performance metrics come in.

You want to see change in the way pharmacists are treated? Change what you're doing - and start with incorrect Rxs.

Maybe retail pharmacy organizations should take a look at their priorities before they find themselves at an evolutionary dead end.

What if the national and state pharmacy organizations combined to get their message out? And what if they linked that message to a series of national and international events?

"I want it and I want it NOW" is not always your best move. Especially with the pharmacist who is filling your Rx.

How to take in the Big Picture, New Pharmacy-style.

The pros and cons of unionizing.

Chain stores often require pharmacists to dispense 300 or more prescriptions a day. That's 37.5 Rxs an hour in an 8-hour shift or 1.6 minutes per prescription. You can't even get a doc on the phone in that amount of time.

Tired of all those 12-hour days? If nothing else, a union will get you paid.

Could some pharmacists be the victims of their own misplaced expectations?

You're in the home stretch, and now's the time to go all out.

Why don't pharmacists get no respect? Here's why, right here.

In Part 3 of "The New Pharmacy," Mark Burger takes you through the daily checklist of a successful practice.

Letters, e-mails, posts, and comments from Drug Topics readers

As existential questions go, it's a big one for pharmacists. Here's Dennis Miller's answer.

If you want improved working conditions in the pharmacy, you're gonna hafta help.

First of all, take a tip from The Hitchhiker's Guide: Don't panic.

With "Close the pharmacy," The Cynical Pharmacist was just warming up. Here's the beef.

Pharmacists who participate in community organizations find many benefits - and they give as good as they get.

Have a plan, know where you're going, do what it takes to get there. But if you want a rewarding career and a satisfying life, don't forget the bigger picture.

Here's another look at a different way of looking at things.

It cuts both ways: You need to manage your manager, just as your manager manages you.

Medication synchronization: Good for patients, good for business, and good for performance metrics.

Letters, e-mails, comments, and posts from Drug Topics readers

Guest columnist The Cynical Pharmacist offers a proposal every retail pharmacist will love.

Here's more of what blew up Dennis Miller's mailbox.