Hot Topics in Pharmacy

As we all know, pharmacy is a rapidly growing, multidisciplinary field. However, that versatility also often leads to controversy and ethical dilemmas that are being addressed and debated by health professionals worldwide. As future pharmacists we can expect to someday be a part of these important discussions and it is important to stay up to date on these issues. This page will include relevant articles talking about current problems in the field of pharmacy and will be updated on a regular basis.

Opioid Epidemic

Hello everyone! Here are a few articles from the Wall Street Journal highlighting companies that have been involved in the opioid epidemic. You may need to access the Wall Street Journal through UMN Libraries if you can't access them through here.

PillPack Acquisition

Hello everyone! Here are a couple of articles detailing the unique Pillpack mail order pharmacy and its acquisition by Amazon! Many think this is Amazon's way into the pharmaceutical market, and the patient friendly design of the PillPack pharmacy could be a huge game changer.

Pharmacy desert problem

Hello everyone! Not everyone has easy access to pharmacy services, and that is a big problem that is getting worse. This article talks about that problem and what we can do as future pharmacists to help!