The current economic environment is highly volatile and uncertain.

On this month’s Good Neighbor Pharmacy Connect, industry broker and buy/sell czar, Scott Welle, shares that the value of your store is measured in more ways than just financial calculations and EBITA projections. Buying or selling a pharmacy can be a harrowing experience, and even in a bull market, the difference between failure and success often lies outside of the sales contract. Join your host, Justin Baker, as he unveils some insider trade secrets and tips and explores what they DON’T tell you during the negotiation!

We are fortunate to be living in a time where mental health is at the forefront of healthcare conversations. Today’s countertop chat takes a look at mental health as an exciting through a wider lens. Our guest, Lara Zakaria, PharmD., founder of Foodie Farmacist, dives deep into why your customers prefer to confide in their independent pharmacist when it comes to issues surrounding mental health, and shares practical advice on introducing why it is important to create a space conducive to patients speaking about mental health.

Dr. Zakaria is motivational, empowering, and discusses the importance of reframing mental health as “brain health” or “brain science” in order to make it approachable to each patient. In this conversation, Dr Zakaria helps to identify “low hanging fruit” opportunities in your existing patients, and gives entry point options requiring no advanced training and minimal time and resource investments.     

We don’t cover ALL 1,073, but guest Gold Eneyo, PharmD., Director of Clinical Services for AmerisourceBergen shares quite a few, and builds a compelling case for immunizations as “the gateway to patient care.” In our most lively and passionate episode to date, Gold and Justin share their vision of the future of our industry, and how the timing couldn’t be more in our favor.

88.9% of Americans live within 5 miles of an independent pharmacy and almost a third of Americans view their independent as the front line in healthcare. Your current patients want to purchase more medical services from you, have trust in your abilities, and are willing to pay for them, rather than split their business with other providers. Prospective patients are looking for the same.

Don’t miss this exciting episode as Gold and Justin walk through opportunities in workflow maximization, technician opportunities and leverage, billing tips, messaging and network building, and next steps for you to practice at the top of your license!