Pharmacy Podcast Network

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part three of our six part series! We'd like to thank Pergion Pharmacy 360 for sponsoring this episode! Chris Antypas PharmD - Perigon Pharmacy 360 Chris Corsi - CassianRx Christen Roy - Inovalon Robert Ojeda - K&B Pharmacy Associates

Today’s guest and I fundamentally agree on the basic premise of the body’s innate wisdom and capacity to heal, especially when we view it in a broader ecological context. According to him, infertility doesn't mean the body is broken; it's actually making intelligent, adaptive, and protective decisions made by the 4 foundational systems of the body that created life in the first place based on environmental conditions, resources, safety, and energy.  Nick Dorsey, FDN-P, is a systems-based fertility and health educator, biochemist, and former chemistry educator who helps couples understand why fertility shuts down even when labs...

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part two of our six part series! We'd like to thank Nested Knowledge for sponsoring this episode!   On this episode we interview: Keith Kallmes - Nested Knowledge Hannah Baxter and Andrew Rouff, MMIT - The Dedham Group Heather Bonome - URAC Je...

This week, This Week in Pharmacy examines several stories shaping the business, clinical, and legal future of pharmacy practice. In TWIRx News from Pharmacy Times from Megan Maroney, PharmD, BCPP, FAAPP, focused on antidepressant use, withdrawal concerns, deprescribing, and shared decision-making. The key takeaway: patients should never stop antidepressants abruptly. Pharmacists can play a vital role in reducing stigma, educating patients, and supporting safe conversations about tapering, side effects, and long-term treatment. In health technology news, FDB research presented at the 2026 AMIA Amplify Informatics Conference found that patient-specific, risk-based medication guidance reduced pharmacy alert volume by 70% in a hi...

This is the Pharmacy Podcast Network's ASEMBIA 2026 rewind! We're dedicated to bringing you inside coverage of the pharmacy nation's biggest events with on the street style interviews with keynote speakers, attendees, exhibitors, and recurring guests who make each year special.  This is part one of our six part series! We'd like to thank Clearway Health for sponsoring this episode!   On this episode we interview:   Allison Arant - Clearway Health Jennifer Noonan - Accessia Health  Aleata Postell - CenterWell Derek Denise...

In this episode of Executive Dose, Marc Essensa, CEO at IPC, joins the conversation to discuss what leadership looks like inside community pharmacy during one of the most pressured moments in the profession. The episode explores how vision, strategy, ethics, and creative thinking can help independent pharmacies not only survive, but compete and grow.  Marc and Stephen examine the realities facing pharmacy owners today, including reimbursement pressure, shrinking margins, labor challenges, operational overload, and the emotional toll of pharmacy closures. The discussion moves beyond day-to-day survival and focuses on what separates leaders who react from those who lead wi...

A strong marketing strategy depends on the variety and relevance of your content. In this episode, we dive into what a diverse content strategy is, why it matters, and how it can elevate your marketing efforts. We’ll highlight the key benefits of producing varied content, common pitfalls to avoid, and practical tips for integrating different content types across your channels. Tune in to learn how to engage your audience more effectively, strengthen your online presence, and make your marketing work harder for you.

  Today’s guest on the podcast shares how to proactively preserve both one’s health span and “beauty span”: the visible vitality, confidence, and connection to self over time. We got into some juicy and controversial topics around aging and the beauty industry, as well sustainability. My guest asserts that aging is not a passive process, it is something we can actively manage. Her mission is to help people understand that beauty, energy, and longevity are interconnected. When you support the body at a cellular and hormonal level, you don’t just look better, you function better. Dr...

Sponsored by Rx4Route This Week in Pharmacy returns with a timely two-part episode focused on pharmacy operations, medication access, and the growing responsibility of healthcare communicators in the age of AI. In our first segment, we welcome Joseph Dymowski, PharmD, CEO of Centennial Pharmacy Services, and Doniyor Sattarov, Vice President of Operations at Rx4Route, for a conversation about expanding long-term care pharmacy at home. As more patients age in place, pharmacies must rethink delivery, logistics, documentation, and patient communication as essential parts of care. Delivery is no longer just a convenience...

This episode we look at a bunch of statements from the FDA and from HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. And of course there are peptides to talk about these days. Does anyone really know what’s going on with those? Our deep dive is a special one: Our guest is Al Carter, the CEO of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, and he gives us a totally different perspective on the regulatory landscape at the level that affects pharmacists every day. Links from the podcast: The latest FDA statement on DTE: https://fllw.me...

On this episode of the Cardinal Health™ Counter Talk™ Podcast, host Jason Callori explores the benefits of co-branding your pharmacy with the Medicine Shoppe International, Inc. (MSI) franchise. The episode features Tony Ibrahim, a multi-store owner with the Medicine Shoppe® Pharmacy network, and Lance Mindt, a MSI Franchise Business Consultant.   Tony and Lance discuss how pharmacies can benefit from co-branding their stores while maintaining their local brand identity through the co-branding model. Learn how independent pharmacies can preserve their local identity, streamline operations and foster growth while gaining the support and expertise of a national franch...

Welcome back to PPN – The Precision Medicine Pharmacist. In part one of our series, Precision Psychiatry in Practice – A Pharmacist–Physician Collaboration, we explored how a collaborative approach can begin to reshape psychiatric care — building trust, aligning perspectives, and creating space for more personalized treatment. Today, we move deeper into what that looks like in real-world, integrative medicine psychiatry. I’m excited to welcome back Dr. Saba Arshad, joined by Dr. Afshan Khan, as we explore how their partnership brings together different clinical perspectives to care for the whole patient — not just symptoms, but the broa...

AI in healthcare is no longer a futuristic concept. It’s already answering the phones at your local CVS. We’re pulling back the curtain on how AI is currently being used in pharmacy practice, from encrypted "VA GPT" systems for note-writing to controversial new phone bots that some patients claim are a "stain on society". We dive into the big news of the CVS and Google Cloud partnership to launch Health100, a platform designed to integrate your refills, copays, and even wearable health data into a single AI-driven hub. While the promise of centralized care sounds like...

TWIRx News: Congratulations to Logan Eury and his new wife Emily, who were married today, May 1, 2026! This C.O. Bigelow Collab Introduces the 188-Year-Old Pharmacy to a New Generation Abbode is taking over the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-approved shop for a month-long pop-up. https://fashionista.com/2026/05/co-bigelow-abbode-pop-up-carolyn-bessette-impact Renewed interest in C.O. Bigelow shows how nostalgia, Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalist style, and “quiet luxury” storytelling can drive brand attention, foot traffic, and retail sales. Q&A: Mayo Clinic leaders share strategies for managing high-cost drugs without breaking the bank | Asembia AXS26 Summit...

Congratulations to Logan Eury and his new wife Emily, got married today, May 1, 2026!  This C.O. Bigelow Collab Introduces the 188-Year-Old Pharmacy to a New Generation Abbode is taking over the Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy-approved shop for a month-long pop-up. https://fashionista.com/2026/05/co-bigelow-abbode-pop-up-carolyn-bessette-impact  The article highlights how a pop-up and renewed interest in C.O. Bigelow has been fueled by the cultural resurgence of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy’s minimalist style, amplified by media and social buzz. This renewed attention has driven significant foot traffic and sales, showing how storytelling, nostalgia, and “quiet luxury” aesthetics can translate into real ret...

Tennessee lawmakers have passed a major pharmacy reform bill aimed at pharmacy benefit managers, or PBMs, by barring companies from owning both a PBM and a pharmacy. The legislation is widely seen as targeting CVS Health, which owns Caremark and operates pharmacies across the state. Supporters say the bill is designed to curb vertical integration, restore fair competition, and protect independent pharmacies from reimbursement practices they view as harmful to patient access and community pharmacy survival. CVS has pushed back hard, warning that the new law could force it to shut down its 134 Tennessee pharmacy locations...

Clinical Pearls, Pain Pod edition: Pain Pearls Part 2 (of many) with Dr. Sing Ping Chow, PharmD as we discuss methadone, buprenorphine, gabapentin, pain pharmacists, AI, and beyond! A cornucopia of pain conundrums and potential solutions and/or tools to help mitigate. All here, nicely packaged, randomly, in one episode of the Pain Pod! One of many more to come, in a miniseries titled: “Pain Pearls”, only here on the Pain Pod! Come one, come all, to the Pain Pod!!! P.S. Want to contribute or hear about a pain pearl of your own? Message Pain...

What does it actually mean to be healthy if your labs come back "normal" but you still feel terrible? For too many high-achieving professionals, that question goes unanswered for years. Today's guest knows that experience firsthand and has built her entire practice around closing that gap. Ekat is a Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (NTP), Restorative Wellness Practitioner (RWP), and Board-Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach. After 16+ years on Wall Street, she experienced firsthand what chronic stress, long hours, and burnout can do to a body, and what conventional medicine often misses when it does.  Through h...

Guests: Gil Bashe Chair Global Health and Purpose at FINN Partners Maya Hajizada Chief Revenue Officer at Rx2Go C. Daniel Mullins Professor at University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Mina G Yacoub PharmD BCPS Founder & CEO at Qik Productions

This is the Pharmacy Profit Summit Live Recap Show! Welcome to Part One. Pharmacy owners from across the US have come together to learn ways to improve their pharmacy's profit and bring better value to their patient's. The Pharmacy Podcast Network brings you this exclusive "man on the street" coverage of the show with interviews hosted by Todd Eury talking to the attendees, speakers, and vendors. In this episode, we hear interviews with: Pete Nagel - CurifyLabs Christopher Flores - Payment Processing Doug Soupon - RxOneShop Fiona...