Are Healing Potions Draining the Healers?

The year 2020 showed us how healthcare all over the world crimples under the invasion of Covid-19 virus. Even the pandemic has ended it is true to say that today’s pharmacists are overworked and under-resourced between higher demand for health care services and an economy-wide staffing shortage. Hence the pharmacists often need help from Turnkey contractors and project consultants, for business planning, technical help, ensuring proper supply chain and all other activities. The pharmacy project manager is responsible for overall success of assigned projects.

American Pharmacists Association (APhA) conducted a study in early 2020 which noted burnout in 75 percent of participating pharmacists. This was before pandemic. Pharmacist burnout is detrimental on many different levels. Good talent is driven away, open positions are tougher to fill, the quality of patient care goes down, and potential mistakes are made. Mistake can cause pharmacy money, or worse, compromise a patient’s health and safety. Advancements in automation technology could solve the problem to an extent. Automation can free pharmacy teams from many routines and tasks and could help to focus more on patient care and counsel. N LP, m achine l earning, a nd a utomation a re g oing to be the fastest-growing pharma marketing trends as companies look to capitalize on consumer interest in...