How to Become a Pharmacist

Posted by Soliant on May 20, 2024June 6, 2024/

How to Become a Pharmacist

Becoming a pharmacist is a deeply rewarding career that offers a unique blend of healthcare expertise, community engagement, and professional growth. Pharmacists do more than dispense medications – they have a significant impact on people’s lives by ensuring the safe and effective use of medications. Pharmacists not only empower patients to take control of their health but also foster an important sense of trust and compassion that is essential to the success of the patients they help.

How to Become a Pharmacy Manager

Posted by Soliant on April 18, 2024June 6, 2024/

How to Become a Pharmacy Manager

Pharmacy managers play a crucial role in the healthcare industry, as they ensure the efficient and effective operation of a pharmacy. Their importance lies in their ability to provide a high level of patient care with a reliable pharmacy that their community can depend on.

Pharmacy Automation: Will Pharmacists Be Replaced?

Posted by Tera Rowland on December 15, 2020October 6, 2021/

Would you want a robot dispensing drugs for you and your patients? Odds are, that’s long since been the case, to one extent or another:

Robotics have been used to help dispense medication in some pharmacies since the 1990s and robots for delivering medication have been used in hospitals for a decade.

And even before that, machines have been used for decades to count pills for dispensing – Such technology is now the standard in more than 30,000 pharmacies worldwide.

But will technology ever replace pharmacists completely? Continue reading “Pharmacy Automation: Will Pharmacists Be Replaced?”

10 Pharmacy Fun Facts That You Probably Didn’t Know

Posted by Tera Rowland on September 28, 2020February 28, 2023/

Today, we don’t think twice about walking into a pharmacy to pick up a prescription or some over-the-counter medication, but pharmacies have a long and interesting history that dates as far back as 2100 B.C. Here are 10 pharmacy trivia facts you probably didn’t know.

10 fun facts about the origins of pharmacies you probably didn't know.

Hospital Pharmacy vs Retail Pharmacy – What’s the Difference?

Posted by Kimberly Anders on January 20, 2020June 10, 2021/

When many people think of pharmacy positions, the first thing that comes to mind is the friendly face who fills their prescriptions at the local drug store. However, retail pharmacy jobs are not the only positions out there for pharmacists and pharmacy techs to take advantage of. There are many jobs available in hospital pharmacies and though you might think they are the same, these jobs can be vastly different. Here is what you can expect in a hospital pharmacy versus a retail pharmacy.

Continue reading “Hospital Pharmacy vs Retail Pharmacy – What’s the Difference?”

Pharmacy school vs pharmacy in the real world

Posted by Tera Rowland on December 9, 2014October 5, 2021/

There seems to be a growing divide between the expectations of students in U.S. pharmacy schools and the realities of being a pharmacist. Continue reading “Pharmacy school vs pharmacy in the real world”