Pharmacy Podcast Network

Every year, the HIMSS Annual Conference & Exhibition showcases the newest technologies, trends, and solutions in health IT, but these three pillars of the Conference remain the same. In the videos below, HIMSS leadership discusses some of the most exciting features of HIMSS15.  HIMSS 2015 This year - HISTalk (http://www.HISTalk.com) sponsored patient perspectives with several participants living with chronic illnesses able to correspond with conference exhibitors. We interview

What is it to be a "Digital Pharmacist"?    1. The Opportunity: Understanding the Value of ‘Digital Patients’ 2. The Challenge: Competing for ‘Digital Patients’ 3. Case Study: Walgreens - Digital Investment is Significant  4. The Solution: RxWiki's Digital Pharmacist Program Why a mobile website? ●  Looks great on a

GRX Marketing was founded in 2010 by marketing experts Marie Doyle and Nicolle McClure and has continued to succeed in helping pharmacies thrive. The company offers a full range of marketing services, all designed to help you pharmacy business grow. GRX Marketing's dedicated team has over 15 years of health focused marketing experience. This means that they know, and understand, your pharmacy business needs. Not only do they give you pharmacy marketing  direction, but they actually help you implement our ideas.      GRX understands that a one-size-fits-all approach does not work, because every market is different. Their strategy is to present low-cost marketing ideas to attract new patients, and increase the spending of existing patients.   By operating as your personal marketing experts, you and your staff have more time to spend with your cus

Dr. Anyssa Garza retuns to the Pharmacy Podcast Show - for another "Common Misconceptions in Pharmacy" series.  1.   Catching a cold such as

Ron Lanton - with True North Political Solutions interviews Legislator William Spencer with Suffolk County New York's 18th District.  The 18th legislative district encompasses the northern portion of Huntington Township. The district includes the communities of Cold Spring Harbor, Lloyd Harbor, Huntington Village, Halesite, Huntington Bay, Centerport, Northport, Asharoken and Eaton’s Neck. Its southern border includes a large part of Huntington Station and Greenlawn and a small section of East Northport. Historic Route 25A winds its way through the district, which was once rolling farmland. Now it is a thriving community, offering a wide variety of living and working environments. Legislator William Spencer  SUFFOLK COUNTY LEGISLATIV

Our interview is with Adma Metcalf, PharmD with Hill Country Apothecary.  Adam grew up as a second-generation pharmacist in his father’s independent pharmacy. While there he learned the crucial role that an independent pharmacist can play in community health care.  His education and appreciation for pharmacy continued, when as an undergraduate, he traveled to a medical mission in Guatemala. Here, his previous studies coalesced with pharmacy—united by the goal of simply helping others. This patient-focused work inspired Adam to dedicate himself to serving his own community.  Adam focuses on individual services such as compounding medicines, medical therapy management (MTM), immunizations, and collaboration with physicians. He believes tha

We welcome back returning Pharmacy Podcast guest - Dr. Erin Albert, PharmD, JD, MBA. Erin is an entrepreneur, writer, pharmacist, attorney, and associate professor. She is the founder of two companies (Pharm, LLC and Yuspie, LLC), and currently is the Director of Continuing Education, and Director of the Ribordy Center for Community Practice Pharmacy at Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. 

Ron Lanton, with True Noth Political Solutions - interviews Napoleon Monroe with New Directions Technology Consulting, LLC, is the exclusive market developer for the mMed patent portfolio of five granted patents relating to technology that when deployed in concert could take a comprehensive, advanced mobile medication management program to patients wherever they are at any gi

In our second part of the Pharmacogenomics Pharmacy Podcast Series – we talk with Dr. Phillip Empey and Dr. James Coons with Pitt School of Pharmacy and UPMC – out of Pittsburgh PA.  Empey and Coons explain the concept of pharmacogenomics and describe advances in scientific knowledge and technology, which have led to innovations in personalized medicine.  We talk about the implications of pharmacogenomics data in guiding treatment decisions for patients and how pharmacists can lead these initiatives of proactively leveraging DNA Testing to better manage patient medication regimens.

Ron Lanton - Government Affairs Strategist and President of True North Political Solutions interviews Natallia Mazina with Carman & Mazina - Pharmacy and Business Attorneys from California.   How can Independent Commmunity Pharmacies overcome business obstacles like closed networks, unfair national PBM practices, and becoming better aligned with Accountable Care Organizations?   Natallia (Natasha) has worked with Lynn Carman on several public interest cases (Managed Pharmacy Care v. Douglas, Keffler v. PartnershipHealthPlan of California, among others). She also assisted the David Balto law firm in investigating mandatory mail order in California.   She specializes in: - Audit assistance - License defense - Purchase and Sale of Pharmacy - Unfair business practices by PBMs and 3rd party payors   She is a frequent speaker at various pharmacy events and Several legal organizations, such as AIDS legal panel and Legal Aid of Marin, awarded Natallia for her

Pharmacy Times, an industry-leading monthly journal providing practical information to pharmacists, today announced a strategic collaboration with the Pharmacy Podcast Show, an audio blog for pharmacy owners and management teams, to strengthen dialogue and spur innovation around key topics about the pharmacy profession, health care and pharmacy business. Pharmacy Podcast creator and host Todd S. Eury will work with Pharmacy Times to create future content and episodes of the podcast that will be integrated into the blog section of the

The Digital Health Revolution - with John Nosta  JOHN NOSTA

Pharmacy Podcast Show is producing a multiple episode series on the science and pharmacy business technology tool - Pharmacogenomics. Our 1st episode on the series is our interview with Dr. Shawn Desai an expert in Pharmacogenomics. Shawn is a physician, chemist, and also an attorney and member of the Georgia Bar Association. Shawn’s Ph.D. is from Emory University and his J.D. is from The University of Georgia School o

Ron Lanton - talks with Dr. Sharon Flank about InfraTrac:  Drug Counterfeit Prevention Technology: InfraTrac Brand owners need effective ways to protect their products against counterfeiting. InfraTrac chemically tags products and packaging so they can be quickly and easily authenticated in the field, without disclosing the secrets of the coding scheme. InfraTrac’s principal competition comes from physical tags (RFID and EPC) and special inks, and tends to be more expensive or less secure... or both.

We interview David Pope – the Chief of Innovation of Creative Pharmacist.   #ReThinkPharmacy Creative Pharmacist was born out of an idea originating in 2009 between two longtime friends. They saw that there was a perfect 'marriage' to be found between patients living with chronic disease and their neighborhood community pharmacist. By equipping local pharmacist with the right tools in a simple way, they developed turnkey methods and solutions, empowering pharmacists to improve patient outcomes. Today, Creative Pharmacist materials are utilized in communities in t

Topic: Common Misconceptions in Pharmacy: The Truth about Vaccines   What are some common misconceptions involving vaccines 1) The “Overloaded Immune System” Misconception   2) Diseases are rare now. Immunizations are not really necessary.     3) My child cannot receive immunizations if she has a cold, fever or is taking antibiotics.         4) Immunizations cause harmful side effects and illnesses. (Seizures, Autism)         5) Influenza Vaccines Are Not Effective     6) Flu vaccine causes the flu Anyssa Garza, Pharm.D. RxWiki Director, Life Sciences Library 

The American College of Apothecaries was founded on May 9, 1940 in Richmond, Virginia. In 1978, the Research & Education Foundation was established, and in 1998 the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists began.  The existence of these three separate entities allows for the provision of numerous benefits to the Fellowship and the profession. Our Research & Education Resource Center was founded in 1998 in Bartlett, Tennessee. WEBSITE: http://acainfo.org/aca/about-aca/

We interview Jason Wallace - Pharmacy owner & President of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency Aetna Medicare Part D Drug Plans Plagued with Glitches Patients can call 1-800-Medicare to Enroll in a New 2015 Plan

Host and Pharmacy Podcast Show founder Todd Eury and co-host Ron Lanton (True North Political Solutions) wrap up the show's best year ever with a 20% increase in listeners and some incredible podcast episodes.  Special Thanks to Scot Maitland with Pharmacy Marketing Quarterly, and the IACP, ACA, the NCPA and several Pharmacy State organizations for their support and participation.  Thank you to all of our incredible sponsors for 2014:  JEFF HEDGES & ASSOCIATES  Dr. Paul Faerstein - Statinzyme RxSafe - Pharmacy Automation  Kirby Lester - Pharmacy Technologies & Automation  RXWIKI  STUDENT DOCTOR NETWORK (SDN)  UVANTA - LTC Pharmacy 

Eric Christianson, PharmD, BCPS, CGP Clinical Pharmacist -