Alternatives to traditional medicine now take in $40 billion a year. TV talk show hosts present riveting testimonials of clinical benefits from any of a number of “therapies.” What are you doing wrong?
Recently, the FDA has held hearings on a proposed BTC (Behind the Counter) class of drugs. This class will be kept behind the pharmacy counter and be sold only at the discretion of a pharmacist.
One of the best college basketball players in the United States dropped dead on the basketball court during a game. His name was Hank Gathers and he was a big, strong center for the team from a small Catholic school in California.
More than four decades ago, I took my first job as a Registered Pharmacist. I worked a 48-hour week and was paid $7,000 a year. In the 21st Century, brand new baby Registered Pharmacists earn a starting wage of more than $100,000 annually.
Posted By Jim Plagakis At 08:28 AM - (CST)
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Jim Plagakis, RPh
Jim Plagakis, RPh, secured a Bachelor of Science degree in pharmacy in June of 1964. Starting in the mid-1960s, he has practiced pharmacy in Ohio, the San Francisco Bay Area, San Diego, Whidbey Island north of Seattle, and a small New England village in Vermont. Jim and his wife Victoria now live in Galveston, TX, on the Gulf of Mexico. He still works two days a week in an independent pharmacy and doesn’t want to actually retire.
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This column - written by a pharma expert - talks about the challenges surrounding this constantly changing industry.
