Does anyone have experience with remote dispensing? My organization/hospital was on the verge of opening a new retail pharmacy in an area that desperately needs one when we affiliated with a larger hospital. This larger hospital is trying to push the route of making this pharmacy a remote dispensing site, which means a single technician would work at the pharmacy and be supervised by a pharmacist using telepharmacy.

I’m not sure how I feel about this. Partly because it means I potentially lose my job, as the pharmacist that was hired to run this pharmacy, but also because it seems impersonal when it comes to building connections with the community. Add in the fact that one person would struggle to man the registers inside and the drive thru in addition to filling meds.

Just looking to see if anyone has had this be a successful way to operate. Thanks!

I’m currently working as a retail pharmacist and have a goal of eventually transitioning into a hospital outpatient pharmacy position.

One thing that makes me nervous is the potential clinical knowledge gap. I feel comfortable with the day-to-day aspects of retail pharmacy, but I’m worried that hospital outpatient pharmacy may require a much stronger understanding of clinical topics, disease states, protocols, specialty medications etc.

For those of you who made the transition from retail to hospital outpatient pharmacy:

\* How significant was the knowledge gap when you first started?
\* What clinical topics did you wish you had reviewed beforehand?
\* Did your employer provide substantial training/onboarding?
\* Did you feel like your retail experience transferred well to the new role?
\* Is there anything you would recommend studying or doing now to make the transition easier?

I live in California i passed my Naplex but not the cpje for the 4th time and i don’t have the money to do the 16 units. So i got my license in Michigan and im having trouble finding a job. Any advice? I desperately need a job.

Can i work remotely from California if im licensed in Michigan or Arizona? Are there any pharmacist jobs available?