• You are the key to your own ideas for success

    You are the key to your own ideas for success

    I’ve got an idea to make a net profit of 75k in 12 months It’s got nothing to do with filling out forms or making to-do lists that will never get done or make patients magically appear in your pharmacy. When was the last time you actually planned a phone call? When was the last

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  • How the pharmacist can close the primary care gap

    How the pharmacist can close the primary care gap

    Expanded role for pharmacist can close the primary care gap. Ok, so we all have been hearing about this for sometime now. Last week the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National PharmaCare program met with the Neighbourhood Pharmacy Association of Canada. This was to discuss a national PharmaCare plan triggered by high drug prices, medication adherence

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  • Zombie Pharmacy Alert!

    Zombie Pharmacy Alert!

    Don’t become the living dead! This week, I learned that some pharmacy businesses are so close to becoming a zombie-ish business. Wake up! Why are small pharmacy owners so reluctant to the change they need to make to protect their business and the family that depends on that income to survive? Be warned, the owner

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  • 11 habits that will make your pharmacy a success!

    11 habits that will make your pharmacy a success!

    1. Invest time, energy and effort in people: You are in the people business but just happen to sell medication. 2. Make clear goals on Rx count: Know exactly what your Rx count will be in 12, 18 and 24 months 3. Identify opportunities: Introduce your services to the community health partners 4. Get out

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