Pharmacy Benefit Management

The path to my pharmacy career all began bagging groceries at Hy-Vee. I began working as a bagger in my sophomore year of high school thinking it would result in little more than some spending money. Soon thereafter my college decision began to loom and additionally came the task of determining what career path I wanted to take. Throughout my entire education, I have always had a passion for my science courses and have always pictured myself working in a medical setting. With this in mind, I was…

I have selected pharmacy as my career because I have a sincere interest in the field of study, a desire to help people, and a drive to overcome challenges. I have always been very interested in science, especially in chemistry and biology. As I took courses to fulfill degree requirements I found that organic chemistry, microbiology, cell structure, and many other courses fascinated me as well as challenged me. I began to look into careers in which I could continue studying these subjects and use…

completing your upgrade training tasks and CDC’s two months ahead of schedule. Now that you received your 5 level and moved into the Journeyman phase of your career it’s time to explore additional duties, educational needs, and professional growth. As a Pharmacy Journeyman, your roles and responsibilities increase and sometimes that can be overwhelming. However, as your supervisor, it’s my responsibility to…

Introduction CVS Pharmacy currently serves as the second largest pharmacy in the United States, with a strong emphasis on delivering expert care, convenience, and value to customers. Recently, CVS has transformed its business to promote health and wellness by working towards increasing access, lowering costs, and improving the quality of care. In order to better facilitate this transformation, CVS created the MinuteClinic. The MinuteClinic works towards providing CVS customers with high-quality…

Within this communication, the patient plays a key role in the overall management of the therapy plan. • Quality Assessment/Improvement Programs The implementation and practice of pharmaceutical care is supported and improved by measuring, assessing, and improving pharmaceutical care activities utilizing the conceptual framework…

The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to “enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States” (The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 2017). The DEA received it legal authority from the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970, usually termed the Controlled Substance Act (CSA) (The United States Drug Enforcement Administration, 2010). The DEA classifies drugs into groups of “schedules” represented by Roman Numerals…

CVS/Pharmacy is one of the subsidiaries of CVS Health a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Woonsocket Rhode Island (CVS Health.com, 2016). CVS Health was founded in 1963 and today is comprised of CVS/pharmacy, CVS/Caremark, CVS/MinuteClinic, and CVS/specialty each fulfilling a diverse role in supporting patient health. The CVS/Pharmacy distributes healthcare products, child care products, medical supplies and equipment, cosmetics and other such products (CVShealth.com, 2016). CVS/Pharmacy…

Part of the Pharmacy Tech’s role in greening environments is to ask their manager for recycling bins appropriate to their area. This would allow for broken medical materials/emptied plastic or glass to be recycled and used for other daily items. When it comes to pharmaceutical waste, using the appropriate channels of communication for outdated medicine to be properly disposed of in an incinerator. As a Pharmacy Technician and an employee, we may request that our equipment be looked at to see if…

Pharmacy is a practice that is constantly changing in a variety of different ways. The role of a pharmacist in the healthcare field is the main aspect that is changing. Pharmacists are taking more responsibilities such as administering immunizations and counseling patients. These innovations have enabled different health care providers to appreciate pharmacists more than they did before. In order for innovations to take place, pharmacists have to step up and advocate for them. The pharmacists…

wanted to get involved in the medical field in some kind of way. I did not know in what way exactly, but I knew I wanted to improve people’s health quality. It wasn’t until high school that I decide that pharmacy was the way to go. I enjoyed how the patients had easy access to care in a pharmacy compared to a doctor’s office. They could just walk in and ask for help without having to set up an appointment. After making this decision to become a pharmacist, I chose to go to STLCOP. During my…