INSIGHTS AND PERSPECTIVES

Being the ‘go-to’ pharmacy for diabetes care
Guest columnist Jerry Meece argues that community pharmacists are in an ideal position to fill the need that patients have in self-managing their disease by becoming the “go-to” pharmacy for diabetes care in their community.
Easing open enrollment uncertainty for patients
AmerisourceBergen’s Kelly Gasper discusses how pharmacists can play an integral role in helping patients navigate open enrollment and the potential changes it brings.

Acosta forecasts winning categories for 2019

Although retail freezer-case sales have been declining in recent years, the trend now has reversed and is expected to continue this year, per a 2019 forecast by Acosta, a Jacksonville, Fla.-based sales and marketing firm.
Editor’s note: Merging of the minds

DSN's editor-in-chief, Seth Mendelson, looks at how the GSK-Pfizer deal will level the playing field between retailers.
Exploring retail responsibility, consumer trust

David Orgel takes a look at the role supermarkets and other retailers have played in the ongoing political and media blitz.
Patient-facing pharmacies: Technology for enhanced engagement

LexisNexis Risk Solutions' Craig Ford looks at how pharmacists play a key role in care delivery as patients can walk right up to the counter with a question without an appointment.
Editor’s note: Commitment is key

Drug Store News' editor-in-chief, Seth Mendelson, shares his thoughts on how if you want to be in the pharmacy business, it is a case of being all in or all out.
Self-disruption gains force at retail

David Orgel takes a look at the ongoing self-disruption efforts to drive innovation that has been going on within several industries.
2018 policy in review: Pros, cons and promise

ADVI’s Lindsay Bealor Greenleaf takes a look at the regulatory efforts that marked 2018 — and forecasts what 2019 may hold.
Innovation doesn’t wait

Hamacher Resource Group's Dave Wendland wraps up his series on “The ideas I haven’t thought of yet,” with a focus on the topic of retail innovation.

Being the ‘go-to’ pharmacy for diabetes care

Easing open enrollment uncertainty for patients

Acosta forecasts winning categories for 2019

Editor’s note: Merging of the minds

Exploring retail responsibility, consumer trust

Patient-facing pharmacies: Technology for enhanced engagement

Editor’s note: Commitment is key

Self-disruption gains force at retail

2018 policy in review: Pros, cons and promise

Innovation doesn’t wait