AzPA Pharmacy Flash

• Advocate for your pharmacy staff
  Peter Kreckel writes: Ronald Reagan was the most quotable president of my lifetime. The above quote truly resonates with me, especially when dealing with patients. I never use the term “customer” when they are at the prescription counter. They are here for health care, not just for making purchases.
• America's pharmacies can do a lot more vaccinations
  America’s vaccine distribution struggles have finally started to abate, with the average doses administered per day reaching 1.7 million last week. That’s phenomenal news, and it’s driven by many factors, from improved state-level execution to the public’s increasing acceptance of the vaccine itself. But there’s one other change that was likely a big contributor: the […]
• NCPA: Local pharmacies need more vaccine supply to serve communities
  As independent pharmacies begin to receive and administer COVID-19 vaccines, the National Community Pharmacists Association is noting that they need more vaccine supply to accelerate the rate of vaccination. The organization noted that independent pharmacies are particularly vital in hard-to-reach areas.