Re: State of the University address
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HerdBot
Thats suprising although we could have made some progress by allowing pharmacies to be expanded. Apparently ND doesnt allow pharmacies is big box retailers. Its suprising because people need prescription drugs. All we do is export talent since we artificially keep the number of pharmacies low
We do allow them, but the pharmacy part has to be owned by a pharmacist, not by the big box retailer (at least I think that's right). The dean of HP has been fairly prominent in the past at advocating to keep things that way, so I'm not sure that's a big part of the problem. As TSF said, pharmacy enrollment is down nationally. I would guess that the move away from smaller, local pharmacies where you have a relationship with your clientele and toward the prescription filling machines that CVS and Walmart are might have something to do with it, despite the high level of pay for those positions...but that's not my area, so I'm just speculating....
Re: State of the University address
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Originally Posted by
HerdBot
Thats suprising although we could have made some progress by allowing pharmacies to be expanded. Apparently ND doesnt allow pharmacies is big box retailers. Its suprising because people need prescription drugs. All we do is export talent since we artificially keep the number of pharmacies low
I doubt this is accurate. By preventing the big box firms, you probably have more pharmacies that are lower volume operations. That is a much better situation for the patient. Walgreens, CVS, and the like have done serious damage to the profession. I could write 5 pages on this, but I'll leave it at that.
Re: State of the University address
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GCWaters
The new budget model will be completely based on student credit hours generated, so it will be imperative for them to get those numbers back up if they want to sustain their faculty numbers at the level they're currently at.
So NDSU departments with high service-course loads that are also very research/grant active (chemistry, biology, physics, ...) would seem to be well positioned
Is that accurate?
Re: State of the University address
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THEsocalledfan
I doubt this is accurate. By preventing the big box firms, you probably have more pharmacies that are lower volume operations. That is a much better situation for the patient. Walgreens, CVS, and the like have done serious damage to the profession. I could write 5 pages on this, but I'll leave it at that.
I agree completely. I use a small, local pharmacy and avoid the big box stores. Better service, plus I think neighborhood pharmacies and neighborhood hardware stores just generally improve the quality of life....
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WhoRepsTheLurker
So NDSU departments with high service-course loads that are also very research/grant active (chemistry, biology, physics, ...) would seem to be well positioned
Is that accurate?
Departments that serve large numbers of students, either as majors or through gen ed courses, are going to be very well positioned, with or without the big research grants. The research grants will sweeten the pot for those departments, and they can also save low SCH departments if the grants are big enough. Does that make sense?
Re: State of the University address
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HerdBot
Thats suprising although we could have made some progress by allowing pharmacies to be expanded. Apparently ND doesnt allow pharmacies is big box retailers. Its surprising because people need prescription drugs. All we do is export talent since we artificially keep the number of pharmacies low
It is quite funny how you throw such an uneducated opinion out there. Makes me wonder how uneducated your other opinions are...
Re: State of the University address
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GCWaters
I agree completely. I use a small, local pharmacy and avoid the big box stores. Better service, plus I think neighborhood pharmacies and neighborhood hardware stores just generally improve the quality of life....
Northport Shopping center ftw…
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TransAmBison
It is quite funny how you throw such an uneducated opinion out there. Makes me wonder how uneducated your other opinions are...
Dayum, Tab bringin the FIRE today…!
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heffray
Northport Shopping center ftw…
Absolutely!
Re: State of the University address
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THEsocalledfan
I doubt this is accurate. By preventing the big box firms, you probably have more pharmacies that are lower volume operations. That is a much better situation for the patient. Walgreens, CVS, and the like have done serious damage to the profession. I could write 5 pages on this, but I'll leave it at that.
I’ve been getting solicitation from Amazon for at least a couple of months now for their PillPack or whatever they call it. How do you expect them to effect the profession?
