Jul 21, 2022
When people think about the issues related to pharmacy they
inevitably think of the opioid epidemic, as portrayed in the
Netflix documentary The Pharmacist and the Hulu series
Dopesick.
But sadly, the problems in pharmacy extend much further and have
existed far longer.
Corporate chains like CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens have taken over
community pharmacy, elbowing out patient-focused independent
pharmacies, and forcing a retail sales environment. The chains
ratcheted up production for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to
a fast-food pace along with adding metrics for upsells and serving
times.