Pharmacy Podcast Network

This Week in Pharmacy --we're in #TWIRx mode, dancing with joy for the opening game of the UConn Huskies, go UConn School of Pharmacy! Today's sponsor is Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) Digital Health platform iCare+ and Happier at Home, helping pharmacies build new revenues through home care services. Perfect fit for Independent Pharmacies!  In the news, the Pennsylvania Auditor General says DHS failed to oversee pharmacy benefit managers, costing taxpayers, reported in News from the States. Next, there's Sweeping DEA Operation to investigate Pharmacy Burglaries And Illegal Sales Of Addictive Prescription Medications. And, celebration happy news from High Point University School of Pharmacy --HPU’s New Pharmacy Students Start Their Year with a Day of Service! HPU pharmacy students Sydney Jarrett, Allen Thompson, Briana Jordan, Nicole Nimpson, Breanna Fulton and Roly Eban worked to organize the West End Ministries’ food pantry. The PPN is headed to Nashville October 6-9 to provide press coverage of the NASP 2024, conenct with me if you're going!  Today's first guest is an entrepreneur, she has a mission to help the hard of hearing and deaf people who need Pharmacist's care and she's working with Independent Community Pharmacies to help them implement services your community needs, this is Dr. Ashley Walker, PharmD.  Our 2nd feature is with the O.G. of Pharmacy Journalism and business innovation over the past 40+ years, host of Pharmacy CrossRoads, Bruce Kneeland.  Please share this episode, use hashtag #TWIRx, thank you! 

The Pharmacy Podcast Network was 'Front & Center' at the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) TSE, Total Store Expo 2024 covering the leading trade-show for our national and regional chain pharmacies. In part one of this series, I sat down with Ray Vuono with the Independent Pharmacy Provider Network ( IPPN ) & talked about clinical treatment management and other healthcare services pulled through the #pharmacy. Next, I talked with Ashton S. Maaraba, J.D, Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) Digital Health, LLC and talked about the #DigitalHealth platfrom in use today helping pharmacy owners leverage #telemedicine to provide more services to communities across the nation. Wolters Kluwer Health strategy leader Garry Marshall, MBA, with evidence-based clinical content information delivery to support our pharmacies for critical decision making support. Next, I talked with the innovative and creative Autumn-Kyoko C. Cushman, CEO, Co-Founder, of ShiftRx. "Flex-work use to be the normal. #Burnout wasn't as prevalent years ago, before the pandemic." #ShiftRx is revolutionizing the pharmacy care staffing landscape by providing seamless sourcing to integration of temporary healthcare providers. The fifth interview is with Flash Returns LLC and Dr. Anthony Ricciardone, PharmD. #FlashReturns is a returns platform that helps pharmacies get rid of expired or expiring products from their shelves. They offer a simple process with no upfront costs, and can even log products for customers depending on the return type.  Our final interview of episode one of three, is with Mark Kinney, Government Affairs Executive at Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC). "PBM Reform is not only happening in Washington DC, but throughout the nation in other states, we're seeing #PBMReform victories." Listen to part one in the comments or on any #Podcast platform. Thank you Novavax, Babson Diagnostics, YARAL Pharma, and Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) for your support of this press coverage of the #NACDSTSE 2024.

Topical medications are utilized around the globe at appreciatively higher rates than in our country, so what’s the barriers?  “Knowledge” is a great place to start, so join us on this episode of the Pain Pod to go deeper (pun completely intended) into topical pain medications! Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! Pain Guy • www.painguy.us

Dr. Richard Grossberg, MD, is a renowned physician based in Ohio with a focus on pediatric medicine. He is a key member of the Rainbow Babies Complex Care Program, where he excels in managing the intricate medical needs of children with complex conditions. Additionally, Dr. Grossberg serves as the Medical Director of the Hattie Larlham Center for Children with Disabilities in Mantua, Ohio. In these roles, he is recognized for his dedication to enhancing pediatric care through both innovative treatments and compassionate, patient-centered approaches. His extensive experience and leadership in these prominent programs underscore his commitment to improving the lives of children with special medical needs.

Pharmacy owner Tom DePietro, PharmD and Pennsylvania State Representative Jessica Behnam join the PBM Reform Podcast to discuss the major win for Pennsylvania tax payers and Pharmacy Care.  HB 1993 is the result of bipartisan efforts – led by state Rep. Jess Benham (D-36) – to ensure that Pennsylvanians are no longer being screwed and that access to local, independent pharmacies is maintained. Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Michael Humphreys, members of the General Assembly and local pharmacists at Thompson Pharmacy in Blair County for a ceremonial bill signing of bipartisan reforms in the 2024-25 budget. The reforms aim to increase oversight of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), the hidden “middlemen” of the pharmaceutical supply chain who largely go unchecked and unregulated as they negotiate the price of prescription drugs, passing the costs down to Pennsylvanians. Shapiro recently signed House Bill (HB) 1993 into law, providing stronger protections for commercially insured patients in the commonwealth and increasing regulatory oversight of PBMs.

We kick off 'This Week in Pharmacy' with a news review starting with an interview from Pharmacy Times with Rina Shah, SVP of Walgreens about -- "Sustainable Care Models Must Expand Role of Pharmacist" Rina discussed what the future of sustainable care models in the pharmaceutical industry. We also note the article titled: "Community Pharmacists Can Impact Disparities in Care Delivery" Drug Topics interviews Jasmine Perry, PharmD, senior clinical pharmacist, professional engagement and quality at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina.  Access In some rural areas of the United States, pharmacists are the only health care providers that a community can access. Our guest, Vincent Grippi is the Founder and CEO of Grippi Media. He brings over 16 years of experience helping companies leverage digital marketing to accelerate business growth, reach new customers and build brand equity.    Vincent has designed and implemented digital marketing strategies for startups and Fortune 500 companies both agency-side and in-house. His work has been featured in AdWeek, Business Insider, Fierce Healthcare, Marketing Dive and more.

During this episode of the NASP Podcast, Sheila Arquette, President & CEO of NASP, speaks with Linda Clark and Brad Gallagher, Co-leaders of the Health Care Controversies Team at Barclay Damon, about the recent Federal Trade Commission (FTC) interim report on Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), challenges specialty pharmacies experience when impacted by anti-competitive practices, and a future for specialty pharmacy that broadens the profession and continues to facilitate excellent patient care.

David Mammano has started several businesses from scratch and now he uses those experiences to make a positive impact in the world of business.  David’s experiences in comedy, television, radio, podcasting, magazine/book publishing, professional speaking, events and business groups has been instrumental in his business journey. Listen as hosts Debbie Marcello-founder of Happier At Home, and Todd Eury draw lessons learned from David that you could adapt to your business today! https://www.davidmammano.com/, https://www.happierathomefranchise.com

Join us on Locked On Pharmacy with special guest Michael Hogue, CEO of APhA, as we dive into PBM Reform and explore ECAPS (Equitable Community Access to Pharmacy Services). Learn how these initiatives empower pharmacists and patients, and discover actionable steps you can take to drive change in the pharmacy landscape.

I firmly believe that holistic lifestyle medicine is the way to better overall health outcomes and it can be an easy addition to your existing practice. So I recently had a Masterclass with today’s podcast guest covering the 5 Critical Daily Business Activities For Massive Impact And Growth In 2024 - and she is sharing some of these tips on today’s episode!  Laura Baum is a holistic business coach who helps health service-based providers, who work on their feet many hours a week, shift into new types of product offerings that don't require as much energy or time out of them, but still adds impact, value and money to their bottom lines. She also helps these providers step into new leadership roles to strengthen their industries. Laura is the creator of Everyday Holistic, a health coaching model that makes herbalism and holistic lifestyle tools very easy for health service-based practitioners' patients/ clients to implement without many hours-of-service fulfillment required by them. This creates a sustainable solution to build and grow a business without overexertion fulfilling services but still making a notable impact. Laura was a health practitioner who was only serving in a single session type model (50 + hours service fulfillment a week, multiple locations). If she could not fulfill services everything would stop and that felt terrible. She decided to learn how to make that not the case. Now her company, Laura's Botanicals has a multi-platform voice, a team of VA's and products that sell while she is away doing other things which equals less stress around service fulfillment. Laura is also the coordinator of the Richmond, Virginia Chapter of Advance Innovation Society and she offers monthly meet ups in the downtown/ arts district of Richmond, Virginia. Connect with Laura Baum: Website: Laura's Botanicals FB: Laura's Botanicals LLC. IG: @laurasbotanicals LI: Laura Baum Gifts from Laura: -Help your community start and grow a health supporting garden with our gardening course that is free to access here: https://learn.laurasbotanicals.com/workshop-signup  -Help your community develop their own holistic lifestyle workspace in their homes so that they can integrate holistic tools on their own successfully with our course that is free to access here: https://dYYwLvVGJ9ppi5gieK00.memberships.msgsndr.com/offers/564f8f89-39a0-46a6-976b-e7009d35142e -Grab the replay from our recent Masterclass: 5 Critical Daily Business Activities For Massive Impact And Growth In 2024 https://youtu.be/dc6pBV8XgIA