Pharmacy Podcast Network

The Pharmacy Podcast Network attended Xplore 2025, PrimeRx's Inaugural User Conference, capturing the voices of independent pharmacy owners, students, and industry leaders. In this episode, Todd Eury talks with: Ashton Maaraba with IPC iCare+ Leo Gjoni with DrugLift Ayah Elzibak, Pharmacy Student  Will Tuft with RxSafe Eyecon

TWIRx in the WORKS!!!  Welcome back to This Week in Pharmacy (TWIRx) — your weekly deep dive into the most important pharmacy news, innovations, and conversations shaping healthcare. In this episode, host Todd Eury brings you stories that move from data to impact, exploring how pharmacists are driving change through knowledge, leadership, and advocacy. 🗞️ TWIRx News Roundup Wrapping up IDWeek 2025 with the latest insights from Pharmacy Practice News and more breaking updates across the profession: 💊 How Well Are You Using Fetroja? Understanding appropriate use of cefiderocol and antibiotic resistance challenges. 🔗 Read at Pharmacy Practice News ⚕️ AFPs Affect Access to Specialty Medications Learn how alternative funding programs are impacting patient access and specialty care. 🔗 Read at Specialty Pharmacy Continuum 🚨 FDA Recall Alert Drug makers recall a blood pressure medicine tainted with a cancer-causing chemical. 🔗 Read the full story via AP News 🧠 Meeting Patients Where They Are How pharmacists are supporting patients managing schizophrenia treatment adherence. 🔗 Read at Pharmacy Times 🎤 Featured Guest: Keith Kallmes President, Nested Knowledge A deep conversation on how Nested Knowledge is transforming the way clinical data becomes actionable insights for healthcare decision-makers. Connect with Keith on LinkedIn 🧬 Today’s TWIRx is sponsored by Nested Knowledge — advancing research automation and evidence synthesis to accelerate medical innovation. 💪 31-Day Pharmacist Challenge A huge thank you to Dr. Jesse McCullough, PharmD — Founder of Keystone Pharmacy Insights — for inspiring the pharmacy community through the 31-Day Pharmacist Challenge during Pharmacist Month! Connect with Jesse on LinkedIn Join his Leadership Community for Pharmacists on SKOOL 🔥 Bonus Guest: Matthew Zachary Principal, Matthew Zachary Worldwide The outspoken healthcare advocate returns to rage against the PBM Mafia, shining a light on the broken business models of the “Big 3” PBMs. Shout-out to Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs for disrupting the system and fighting for transparency and affordability for patients everywhere. 📢 Subscribe & Connect Stay tuned to This Week in Pharmacy (TWIRx) for the most relevant stories, data insights, and voices advancing the future of pharmacy care. Follow the Pharmacy Podcast Network on: 🌐 PharmacyPodcast.com 🔗 LinkedIn | X | YouTube | Spotify | Apple Podcasts    Data to Impact: Nested Knowledge & the 31-Day Pharmacist Challenge | TWIRx

In this edition of Essential, we look at how we’re pushing back against the FDA’s upcoming ban on desiccated thyroid extract, why drugmakers’ latest tactics against compounding pharmacies are backfiring, and we give you a great way to make sure your practice is performing at its best. Then we take a deep dive with attorney and pharmacist Mark Boesen into the lawsuits being filed against compounding pharmacies, what the results have been, and how they might affect more than just pharmacy in the future.  Boesen & Snow Law: https://www.boesensnowlaw.com/ DTE story (https://a4pc.org/news/ask-your-patients-help-us-protect-dte-access) “FDA’s confusing warning letters” (https://a4pc.org/news/fdas-confusing-warning-letters) “FDA’s green list: Not our problem?” (https://a4pc.org/news/fdas-green-list-not-our-problem) Compounding.com/thyroid Best practices documents (a4pc.org/bestpractices) National Review article on FDA crackdown (https://archive.ph/LYy7t)

NSAIDs are everywhere, prescription, OTC, topical, oral, injectable, you name it! In an era of Opioidphobia, are they really a panacea? Heck no, all medications come with baggage. We could spend hours talking about NSAIDs, and not even get to the elephant in the room: Which NSAID for Which Patient? So we’ll go there in this succinct, yet comprehensive rapid review of all things NSAIDs on the Pain Pod! Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! Pain Guy • www.painguy.us

In this episode of The Pediatric Pharmacist Review, we delve into the 2025 KIDs List—the Pediatric Pharmacy Association's updated guide highlighting key potentially inappropriate medications in pediatric care. This comprehensive list serves as a critical resource for clinicians aiming to enhance medication safety and optimize pharmacotherapy in pediatric populations. Meet the Experts: Dr. Rachel S. Meyers brings a wealth of experience as a Clinical Professor at Rutgers University and a Pediatric Clinical Pharmacist at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. Her clinical insights and academic contributions have significantly influenced pediatric pharmacy practice. Dr. David Hoff serves as the Pharmacy Director for Acute Care at Children’s Minnesota and holds the position of Section Editor at JPPT. With over 30 years of experience, he has been instrumental in developing and updating the KIDs List, ensuring it reflects the latest evidence and best practices. Key Discussion Points: The evolution and significance of the KIDs List in pediatric pharmacotherapy Strategies for integrating the KIDs List into clinical practice The impact of inappropriate medications on pediatric patient outcomes Collaborative efforts in pediatric medication safety Further Reading: For a comprehensive understanding, access the full 2025 KIDs List here: 2025 KIDs List PDF

The Pharmacy Podcast Network is back on the show floor at the NASP Annual Expo, live in Denver, CO! Thank you JB Consulting for Sponsoring this episode! On part one of this series we interview: Jennifer Noonan with Accessia Health Shaun Jensen with JB Consulting Kevin Kallmes with Nested Knowledge AI Lee Pratt with ProChant Mai Tang with Two Trees Consulting Nick Calla with Orsini Reed Kalna with Kaiser Permanente Richard Brook with Better Worldwide Health Ryan Clarke with Keysource Sheila Arquette, President and CEO of the NASP

Access, Advocacy & Appreciation: The Heart of Pharmacy in Motion --it's time to #TWIRx on October 24th, 2025, it's FRIDAY!! Up first is TWIRx News: From Pharmacy Times, Lynkuet Access Program Aims to Help Women Save on Neurokinin-Targeted Therapy. https://lnkd.in/e2CwGUt8 NEXT from Drug Store News, Pharmacies can close health care gaps for millions while realizing substantial savings for employers A new national study from the Health Action Alliance, commissioned by NACDS, shows pharmacy-based care reduces costs while meeting employee demands for convenient access. https://lnkd.in/eYmrQnHQ NEXT from Open PR, New Research Peptide Supplier Plans Pharmacy Collaborations to Support Licensed Wellness Clinic Sector https://lnkd.in/evkgZtn5 NEXT Study shows alarming drop in pharmacy access in Massachusetts --reporting from WWLP-22News from Boston https://lnkd.in/egWg6G3r In this episode of This Week in Pharmacy, host Todd Eury welcomes featured guest Tiara Green, President of Accessia Health, whose mission is to connect patients without insurance to life-saving medication funding. LINK: https://lnkd.in/gV4VjeZn We also check in with Jesse McCullough for Day 24 of the 31-Day #Pharmacist Month Challenge, with a special call to action to support the 40+ shows and incredible hosts creating content for the pharmacy profession through the Pharmacy Podcast Network. LINK: https://lnkd.in/efvZ6Smv Plus, Mike Johnston, CPhT-Adv, CEO of the NPTA - National Pharmacy Technician Association (NPTA), joins us to share insights on Meaningful Recognition and what pharmacy technicians truly want as we celebrate World Pharmacy Technician Day. LINK: https://lnkd.in/gz-Gcxvg 🎧 Empowering the profession, one story at a time. Thank you to Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) and Sykes & Company, P.A. for always supporting #TWIRx in the Works!!

In the final installment of our three-part series, host Todd Eury wraps up his live coverage from the 2025 FrameworkLTC Innovation Conference. Tune in for more engaging interviews with LTC pharmacy attendees, partner exhibitors, and SoftWriters team members as they reflect on the event’s biggest moments and discuss what’s ahead for the LTC pharmacy community.

The Pharmacy Podcast Network is back on the show floor at the NASP Annual Expo, live in Denver, CO! Thank you Accessia for Sponsoring this episode! On part two of this series we interview: Jennifer Noonan with Accessia Health Nick Negri with ALTOR Cecila Byers with Surescripts Jill Paslier with Specia Jon Hamrick with Curatio Advisors Jonathan Orgurchak and Brandon Hardin Steve Pharmacy Attorney Tammy Dean with Cold Chain Technologies

The NCPA Digest, presented by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) and Cardinal Health, is a comprehensive analysis quantifying and profiling the state of independent community pharmacy. From benchmarking performance and implementing process improvements to identifying new strategies that have proven successful for their peers, there are many ways independent pharmacies can leverage this annual report. In this episode, NCPA’s Doug Hoey and Lisa Schwartz join Cardinal Health’s Michelle Britt and Rebecca McGrath to discuss the findings from the 2025 NCPA Digest and how independent pharmacists’ collective voices help inform this industry publication. They also share examples of how readers can use the Digest as an advocacy tool in conversations with elected officials and policymakers.