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Columns
Profit Ideas
Lather,
Rinse, Repeat
By Dave Wendland
We’ve
read these instructions thousands of times. But honestly, how closely do we
actually follow them?
There is
actually humor inherent in these instructions if they are read literally. That
is, if the instructions are followed exactly as written, the user will not know
when to stop the process. In theory, a person could keep lathering and rinsing
her hair until she ran out of shampoo. But this bit of humor really does mask a
larger question: “How well do consumers follow instructions?” Read more on the Profit ideas page..
Special Feature
CVS
Caremark Progress Report to
Congress:
More
Than One Million Youths Introduced
to
Pharmacy Career Paths Since 2000
CVS
Caremark, the nation's leading pharmacy health care provider, has surpassed its
10-year "Pathways to Pharmacy" goal of introducing one million youths to
pharmacy as a potential career and met its target of $4 million in summer
internship wages for high school students since 2000, the company reported in
May to Congress's Joint Economic Committee. Read more on the Special Feature page..
Pharmacy Profile
STRATEGIC IT MANAGEMENT
By Todd Eury
(Editor’s Note:
this article first appeared in the May 2010 America’s Pharmacist,
official
publication of the National Community Pharmacists Association. Eury is executive
director of Pharmacy Technology Resource, Evans City, Pa. He can be reached at
(41) 735-4427 or
teury@pharmacytechnology.net.)
With
the unprecedented business challenges facing independent pharmacies today,
owners must be searching, planning, and implementing alternative strategies that
create efficiencies, increased productivity, and new profit opportunities.
Independent community pharmacy must accomplish more in any given day on the job
to create more opportunity for success, sustainability, and increased patient
services. Read more on the Pharmacy Profile page...
Brian Buck: Having Fun Being a Teacher
“Being
a faculty member at the College of Pharmacy is the most challenging job I’ve
ever had,” said Brian Buck, who was named the 2010 Teacher of the Year at
the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. “As an academic pharmacist, I
must manage numerous teaching projects while maintaining a clinical service. As
for teaching, preparation can be quite demanding but I have found that actually
working in the classroom with the students is enjoyable and very rewarding.”
Read more on the Pharmacy Profile page...
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