• When the smarty pants needs to be a fool

    When the smarty pants needs to be a fool

    What? Did he really say that? Have you ever caught yourself saying that after someone says something so shockingly stupid? People regularly mention surprising conversations that they have had through the week. Sometimes I find myself shaking my head or even placing my head in my hands and thinking, “why do people tell me things

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  • To own or not to own a pharmacy

    To own or not to own a pharmacy

    Some people may envy your decision to start your own pharmacy and they will ask you how you came to that choice. It’s really difficult to leave a regular pay cheque and the security as an employee. However, something continues to lurk in your mind to move forward on your thoughts. Anyone contemplating self-employment should

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  • Pharmacists, stop devaluing your profession.

    Pharmacists, stop devaluing your profession.

    Transformation of pharmacy is at the vanguard of professional conversations and health systems. Pharmacists continue to produce better outcomes in chronic disease management, which improves life expectancy, which increases demand for services and reduce hospital visits, at a discount. As the baby boomers age into retirement we will be faced with many more demands on

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  • 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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