

Pharmacy Podcast Network
Pharmacy Podcast Network
Pharmacy Podcast Network (PPN) is the world’s largest network of podcasts dedicated to the pharmacy professional and industry insiders. Our content is about dynamic people in the pharmacy industry making a difference and delivering the best pharmacy care. We have over 40+ podcasts with thousands of interviews. Pharmacists are the cornerstone of healthcare, and the PPN reflects that. From Community, LTC, Specialty Pharmacy to Drug Development, Government policy and DigitalHealth, we cover it all. Partner with us to connect with thousands of daily listeners and find the right pharmacist across various specialties and topics, ensuring your products and services resonate where it matters most. We build strong audio brands through Pharmacists who see patients almost 9x more than primary care.
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Join the home of the O.G. Pharmacy Podcast & discover our newest development: Evidence-based Podcasting, the first CME supplement in podcast form that's truly peer-reviewed. The future of podcasting education for Providers is "Evidence-based Podcasting" (TM) and we're building a peer-review board, reach out to us: Publisher @ Pharmacy Podcast dot com.
PPN is a division of RxPR, LLC. Copyright 2026
Episodes
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Apr 29, 2022 • 34min
Checks & Balances: Medication Management in the OR | The Future of Pharmacy Podcast
Checks & Balances: Medication Management in the OR
The Operating Room is a dynamic setting. The medications used are high risk and need immediate monitoring and oversight. At any moment, a patient’s condition can turn critical. Find out how pharmacy and anesthesia leaders at Atrium Wake Forest Baptist implemented solutions to help them ensure patient safety, drug availability, and compliance.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 38min
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist Leads DSMES in the Primary Care Setting | Beyond the Sig
On today’s episode, we are joined by Dr. Megan Bookser who is an ambulatory care pharmacist in Washington, PA. Dr. Bookser is the Program Manager of Ambulatory Care Pharmacy at PPCP, an independent primary care practice group. She is the Program Coordinator for PPCP’s DSMES service and along with a collaborating dietitian, leads virtual classes every other month. Today we hear about the differences and similarities between starting a DSMES service in the ambulatory care setting verses the community setting.
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Apr 26, 2022 • 40min
Legislative Discussions | Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast
Join Host Jason Callori and special guests Jerrica Mathis, Nathan Constable, and Doug Hoey as the discuss the current legal landscape of the Pharmaceutical Industry including DIR fees and newly introduced legislation centering around provider status for pharmacists. You can subscribe to the Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast on Spotify, Apply Podcasts and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.
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Apr 25, 2022 • 31min
Thug Drugs: Stimulants | PAIN POD
THUG DRUGS! With a name like that, it has to be good! Even better than Smuckers (Age old ad slogan for jelly/jam)! Grab your Cup of Joe and sit back, or better yet, work out, go for a jog, as this episode will pump, you, UP!
From Caffeine to Cocaine with a jolt of Meth, the PAIN GUY on the PAIN POD will discuss legal and illicit stimulants in the realms of pain management, substance use disorder (addiction), and our communities, and globe for that matter.
Get ready for some homework, as you’ll definitely end up watching Breaking Bad, The Wire, and maybe even Scarface for the 222nd time (only pharmacists will get the pun there!).
Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!!
FreeCE Substances of Abuse Specialty Pharmacist (SASP) Certificate
https://www.freece.com/Programs/SeriesCertification/ab66a419-b5e5-458b-9494-0acb6af1be92
Drug/Overdose Trends
https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates
https://www.iqvia.com/insights/the-iqvia-institute/reports/prescription-opioid-trends-in-the-united-states
2005 Combat Meth Act & State Pseudoephedrine Restrictions
https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/meth/cma2005_general_info.pdf
https://odcp.ky.gov/Pages/Cold-Allergy-Medication-Restrictions.aspx
Wasping
https://amp-livescience-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/amp.livescience.com/65954-wasp-spray-overdose-meth.html
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/dangerous-drug-trend-called-wasping-combines-meth/story?id=54068422
Methgators!!!
https://time.com/5627237/tennessee-flush-drugs-meth-gators/
Illicit Substances Resources
Erowid
DEA Reports
Drugs of Abuse
National Drug Threat Assessment
INCB (International Narcotics Control Board)
UNODC (United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime)
European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction
CESAR (Center for Substance Abuse Research)
NIDA (National Institute on Drug Abuse)
Online Blogs
Blue Light
Drug Forum
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Apr 22, 2022 • 50min
Acquisition Road Map: Structuring and Evaluating a Purchase | Live Oak Bank
In this episode Greco DeValencia, VP of Pharmacy lending at Live Oak Bank talks with Ollin and Scotty Sykes of Sykes & Company, P.A. about an essential step of the acquisition process: structuring and evaluating a business purchase.
Greco De Valencia
VP - Pharmacy
Direct: 910-375-5921
Mobile: 916-710-6669
Email: greco.devalencia@liveoak.bank
Website: www.liveoakbank.com/pharmacy
Ollin B. Sykes, CPA.CITP, CMA
Direct: 252-632-0012
Email: ollin@sykes-cpa.com
Twitter: @OllinSykes
Website: https://www.sykes-cpa.com/
Scotty Sykes, CPA, CFP®
Direct: 252-632-0026
Email: scott@sykes-cpa.com
Twitter: @ScottySykesCPA
Website: https://www.sykes-cpa.com/
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Apr 21, 2022 • 42min
Understanding Patient Care Coordination Across the Healthcare SpectrumPodcast | NASP
Topic: Understanding Patient Care Coordination Across the Healthcare Spectrum
Podcast Participants: Mike Baldzicki (AscellaHealth), Kollet Koulianos (VP, NHF) and Dr. Ken Mankoski (Neurologist – MS)
Optime Care | National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) and The Pharmacy Podcast Network have come together to develop and host a collaborative Podcast Series.
The following steps are needed to start the development of the series:
Podcast Series: This will be a series of 4 Podcast, with the last one being LIVE out at the NASP 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo - Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando Florida September 19-22, 2022
Podcast Series will be focused on the Patient Journey Mapping Experience Across the Specialty Pharmacy & Healthcare Spectrum, addressing internal & external factors that impact specialty pharmacy channel and services to the patient, involving key stakeholders: Physician, Specialty Pharmacy, Employer, and Insurer, as well as the prescription (Product) process work-stream from manufacture to member coordination of infusion administration – this will include areas of focus based on product criteria, price, site of care, clinical management, health plan design, complexity of administration, specialty handling, and overall patient compliance & engagement..
Podcast Series dates are tentatively targeted for: April 21st 2022, May 26th 2022, June 23rd 2022 and at LIVE NASP event on September 21st 2022
There will be a marketing collaborative and PR campaign developed to promote each podcast across organizational memberships
Each Podcast Series will be recorded and information gathered to develop and deliver an inclusive
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Apr 20, 2022 • 20min
Journey to Pharmacy Residency | Pharmacy Podcast Nation
A true story and practical guide designed to help you with the pharmacy residency application process and better prepare you for each step along the way. In this book, you'll be able to find valuable information such as...
- Recommended skills to build during your pharmacy career
- Things to consider when applying to pharmacy residency programs
- Simple steps to help you write and organize a strong curriculum vitae
- Practical tips to be prepared for Midyear Clinical Meeting
- Step-by-step guide to application and interview preparation
- Sample letter of intent, interview questions, and more.
Author & Guest: Dr. Diana Kirste, PharmD
https://www.linkedin.com/in/diana-kirste-a1516819b/
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Apr 19, 2022 • 30min
Management of Patients with Diabetes in an Interprofessional Clinic | Beyond the Sig
Please join us as we dive into a conversation with two ambulatory care pharmacists and a dietitian to explore their DSMES and diabetes education at the Zufall Health Clinic in New Jersey. Listen in as they share their interprofessional practice and structure of their curriculum to help various patient populations overcome barriers to diabetes care.
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Apr 18, 2022 • 44min
The Politics of Pharmacy | The PUTTcast
How does pharmacy translate into politics? Listen in as our hosts Monique Whitney and PUTT board member Oliver Lackey chat with Oklahoma's Chris Schiller - the newest pharmacist vying for a Congressional seat.
Learn about "pharmacy politics", and the reasons why getting involved and educating our legislators on the real issues in healthcare are so critically important.
In this Episode:
Monique Whitney, PUTT Executive Director
Oliver Lackey, PharmD, PUTT board member, Oklahoma
Chris Schiller, PharmD www.schillerforcongress.com
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Apr 15, 2022 • 42min
National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day Featuring The Right Drug Dose Act | PGX For Pharmacists
In recognition of National Adverse Drug Event Awareness Day, March 24, 2022, Dr. Becky Winslow, CEO of inGENEious RX Precision Medicine Consultants, and Dr. Behnaz Sarrami, PGx Medical Science Liaison of Missouri Pharmacogenomics Consulting, teamed up to cohost a special live episode of the PGx for Pharmacists Podcast.
In this episode, Dr. Winslow and Dr. Sarrami interview Ms. Kristine Ashcraft, STRIPE Steering Committee member; former CEO and founder of YouScript; director of medical affairs at Invitae; a BIS Research recognized top 25 leading voice in precision medicine; and author of multiple publications on both the clinical and economic benefits of PGx testing, and Ms. Rachel Brummert, Special Government Employee (SGE) at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration; contributor at Drugwatch and Medshadow Foundation; and nationally recognized patient safety advocate who has turned the pain she suffered from an adverse drug event into her purpose.
Topics discussed in this episode include:
The financial and clinical costs resulting from adverse drug events' (ADEs) morbidity and mortality.
Pharmacogenomic testing as a tool to mitigate ADEs.
The Right Drug Dose Now Act which was recently introduced by Representatives Swalwell and Emmer and whose intent is to update the Department of Health and Human Services’ National Action Plan for Adverse Drug Event Prevention to include funding for pharmacogenomics testing advocacy.
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