Behind the paper – Stars, stripes and scripts: Innovations and challenges in U.S. pharmacy

Behind the paper - Stars, stripes and Scripts

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This video explores the U.S. pharmacy landscape, highlighting challenges like pricing disparities, the impact of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs), and the consolidation of big pharmacy chains. Roshan Toscanka, a pharmacist and medical student, compares U.S. and U.K. healthcare systems, discussing the evolving role of pharmacists, legislative changes, and innovations such as direct delivery and expanded clinical roles.

Dr Dan Smith

Editor-in-Chief of Medical Care Driving Change at the Royal College of Physicians.

Roshan Toscanka

A former pharmacist with eight years of experience in the U.S., including managing an independent pharmacy, and now a final-year medical student.

Stars, stripes and scripts: Innovations and challenges in US pharmacy

Published

20 January 2025

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In this video, pharmacist and final year medical student, Roshan Tasgaonkar Pharm.D, dives into his recently published Future Healthcare Journal paper, Stars, stripes and scripts: Innovations and challenges in US pharmacy. In conversation with editor-in-chief, Dr Dan Smith, he explores the differences in the US and UK pharmaceutical systems, highlighting the evolving role of pharmacists and addressing the challenges facing the US pharmacy landscape.