by PPSC | Aug 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Unemployment rates in the US are at their lowest in decades. This is great news for the economy; however, it can result in complications when attempting to fill open positions in your pharmacy. Make no mistake, traditional pharmacy hiring methods are still valuable...
by PPSC | Jul 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
By now it’s no secret that independent and local pharmacies influence performance metrics for insurance plans and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and, conversely, that PBMs rate their partners (those same pharmacies), using metrics that could very well affect their...
by PPSC | Jul 17, 2019 | PPSC News
Out of all the challenges thrown at independent pharmacies today, those most likely to keep you awake at night are financial – especially as you continue to take on retail giants. In fact, these challenges are so pressing, they continue to come up in legislative and...
by PPSC | Jul 9, 2019 | PPSC News
Some researchers say that pharmaceuticals have grown to consume up to 30 percent of each healthcare dollar. With that in mind, your community pharmacy may need to rethink traditional care models to drive improved outcomes and value – or risk becoming obsolete. Current...
by PPSC | Jul 5, 2019 | PPSC News
Does your independent pharmacy have what it takes to ‘make it’ instead of ‘break it?’ Basic marketing principles known as the “marketing mix” tell us that there are four controllable variables in marketing that can help determine success. The highly coveted “four P’s”...
by PPSC | Jun 27, 2019 | PPSC News
Pharmaceutical stakeholders — from manufacturers to providers, to payers and pharmacies like yours, continue to fight the adherence fight. How can stakeholders ensure patients maintain their medication regimens? It starts with ownership. Every stakeholder owns a large...
by PPSC | Jun 21, 2019 | Uncategorized
Are you a follower of Pareto’s Law? If not, it might be time to become one. Pareto’s Law, or more accurately, The Pareto Principle, tells us that 20 percent of our customers represent 80 percent of our sales. Also, that 20 percent of our efforts produces 80 percent of...
by PPSC | May 15, 2019 | PPSC News
The push-pull debate between the U.S. Senate and various stakeholders in the pharmaceutical industry continues at a heated pace. Yet, while policymakers and pharma executives initially agreed on the prospective benefits of removing rebates for certain stakeholders,...
by PPSC | Apr 30, 2019 | PPSC News
With political partisanship at an all-time high, there is at least one point on which both sides of the aisle have agreed: out of control prescription prices need to be reined in. This bipartisan movement in the U.S. appears to be fueled by a growing trend that finds...
by PPSC | Apr 26, 2019 | PPSC News
Groundbreaking Independent Pharmacy Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) is focused on leveling the competitive playing field among PBMs, wholesalers, health plans and manufacturers. (West Sayville, NY) April 26, 2019- Independent pharmacy owners have long been the...
