Essentials of Pharmacy Management

Tootelian, Dennis H; Wertheimer, Albert I; Mikhailitchenko, Andrey

Second edition

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Dennis H. Tootelian - Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration, California State University; Albert I. Wertheimer - Professor of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmacy Practice, Temple University School of Pharmacy; and Andrey Mikhailitchenko - Assistant Professor of Marketing, College of Business Administration, California State University.

ISBN 978 0 85711 018 3

Published Sep 2012

Paperback 246 x 189mm (464pp)

DESCRIPTION:

Essentials of Pharmacy Management is an accessible introduction to management in an increasingly business-oriented environment. It provides a jump-start to leadership roles and career advancement.
This textbook provides pharmacy students with an understanding of business processes used, and how those processes impact their practice of pharmacy in providing patient care. The material provides those who aspire to become managers in healthcare organizations with a foundation of how to manage in an environment that is focused on "the business of healthcare." For pharmacists who prefer not to move into management positions, the book explains how and why business decisions are made relative to practice.
Written in an easy-to-use and understandable form, the text is direct and to the point, focussing on the basics of good business practice. Special features include cases that allow students to apply what they have learned in the chapters to business situations within the context of various practice settings. Essentials of Pharmacy Management provides all the valuable management information required in one reference; useful today and in the years ahead.
Essentials of Pharmacy Management is also available as an ebook.
CONTENTS:

Section 1: Pharmacy Practice in Perspective
1. The Evolving Nature of Pharmacy Practice
2. The Role of Business in Pharmacy Practice
3. Going Into "Business” in Independent, Chain, and Hospital Pharmacy Settings
Section 2: Planning and Risk Management
4. Developing Business Plans and Policies
5. Risk and Insurance Management
Section 3: Accounting and Financial Management
6. Accounting and Financial Records
7. Use of Accounting and Financial Records
Section 4: Marketing Strategies
8. Prescription Product and Service Strategies
9. Pharmacy Location, Layout and Merchandising
10. Pricing Procedures and Credit Policies
11. Promotion and Personal Selling
Section 5: Organising and Staffing the Pharmacy
12. Organising and Staffing the Pharmacy
13. Employee Orientation, Training and Compensating
14. Personnel Relations
Section 6: Pharmacy Operations Management
15. Purchasing and Inventory Control
16. Operations Management
17. Measuring the Success of the Pharmacy
Answers to Self-test Questions

REVIEWS:

Doody's Notes, May 2013
"This introductory level book provides a foundation for pharmacy management...
...Pharmacy is more than clinical management of patients, it is a business, and this book details the basic aspects of running a pharmacy operation...
...Topics such as pricing, pharmacy layout, risk management, and personnel management are covered. Charts and case studies help illustrate the topics."
Barbara L. Giacomelli, PharmD, MBA, Doody's Notes, May 2013
October 2012
"...it did highlight several areas that I hadn't first thought about, such as appraising readiness to become an entrepreneur...
...this book seems to cover most bases, as well as including self-test questions at the end of each chapter with answers at the end of the book, and cases to look through. Overall, if you are considering owning your own pharmacy, or managing one, in the future, then this book is a good starting point."
Charlotte Goodwin, British Pharmaceutical Students Association, October 2012