Independent Insights, a Health Mart Podcast
Independent Insights, a Health Mart Podcast brings together independent pharmacy owners and other community pharmacy experts to inspire all pharmacy team members to not just survive, but thrive in building practices that cater to the needs of local communities. Plug in to hear ways to innovate patient care services and strengthen the overall health of your pharmacy business.
Plus, sharpen your clinical skills with GameChangers Clinical Conversations - a weekly pharmacotherapy podcast featuring the latest game-changing advances in patient care. New episodes arrive every Monday and are available for CE credit. Check the show notes for instructions on how to redeem your credit.
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Episodes
159 episodes
Changes in Testosterone Therapy
Testosterone therapy remains a frequently discussed and often controversial topic in patient care. This course reviews current perspectives on testosterone therapy, including potential benefits, safety considerations, monitoring recommendations...
Episode 29: Building For What's Next: The Long-Term Care Opportunity
In this episode of Independent Insights, Britney Woods sits down with Dr. Amir Khan, owner of Hammer Lane Pharmacy, to explore the opportunities and realities of expanding into long-term care pharmacy services. Drawing from his experience growi...
Keeping Up With New Drug Approvals
New medication approvals continue to expand treatment options across a wide range of disease states, making it essential for pharmacists to stay current with emerging therapies. This course reviews select medications approved within the past ye...
The Top Five FAQs About Fertility and Reproductive Health
Questions about fertility and reproductive health are increasingly common in pharmacy practice, requiring pharmacists to provide accurate, evidence-based information across a range of patient concerns. This course uses a "Top Five FAQs" format ...
Practical Updates in GLP-1 Therapy
GLP-1 receptor agonists remain an important and rapidly changing area of pharmacy practice, with new therapies, expanding indications, and evolving safety considerations shaping patient care. This course reviews recent developments in GLP-1 the...
Using the KIDs List to Improve Pediatric Medication Safety
Children are at increased risk for medication-related harm because of developmental differences, frequent off-label medication use, and unique adverse effect profiles. The Pediatric Pharmacy Association’s updated KIDs List identifies medication...
Managing Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome in Patient Care
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) syndrome recognizes the interconnected relationship among cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, obesity, diabetes, and other metabolic risk factors that contribute to long-term health outcomes. The first-...
Episode 28: Ahead of the Season: Preparing Your Pharmacy for Year-Round Vaccination Services
Independent pharmacies play a vital role in expanding access to immunizations—during respiratory illness season and throughout the year. In this episode, host Britney Woods talks with Dr. Jessica Hung, clinical pharmacist and owner of Semmes Ph...
Why is PCOS Getting a Name Change?
The condition long known as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) to better reflect its complex endocrine, metabolic, reproductive, and mental health effects. The name change highlight...
Integrating Evidence-Based Functional Medicine Concepts into Pharmacy Care
Interest in functional medicine and direct-to-consumer diagnostic testing continues to grow, shaping how many patients think about prevention, wellness, and chronic disease management. This course explores key concepts in functional medicine an...
Practical Tips for Managing Common Skin Conditions
Skin conditions are among the most common reasons patients seek advice from healthcare professionals, creating frequent opportunities for pharmacist intervention and support. This course reviews common dermatologic conditions encountered in pha...
Helping Families Navigate Pediatric IBS-C Treatment
Pediatric irritable bowel syndrome with constipation (IBS-C) can significantly affect quality of life and presents unique treatment and counseling challenges for patients and families. This course reviews evolving management strategies for pedi...
Episode 27: Provider Ready and Future Focused: How Medical Billing is Shaping the Future of Independent Pharmacy
Medical billing is becoming an important opportunity for independent pharmacies looking to expand patient care services beyond dispensing and better capture the value of pharmacist-provided care. In this episode of Independent Insig...
Sunscreen Updates and Skin Cancer Prevention Strategies
Skin cancer remains one of the most common cancers in the United States, making effective sun protection an important component of preventive care. This course reviews sunscreen best practices, common patient questions, and recent updates affec...
Glaucoma Management Updates for Pharmacists
Primary open-angle glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that can lead to irreversible vision loss without timely treatment and ongoing monitoring. This course reviews practical approaches to glaucoma management, including treatment goals, comm...
Supporting Patients Before International Travel
International travel exposes patients to a range of infectious disease risks, making pre-travel planning and vaccination an important part of patient care. This course reviews recent travel health updates, including vaccine recommendations, eme...
Deprescribing Principles for Pharmacists
Deprescribing is an important component of patient care as medication regimens are reassessed to ensure ongoing appropriateness, safety, and alignment with patient goals. This course reviews key deprescribing principles, including when it may b...
Rethinking the Use of Beta-Blockers After a Myocardial Infarction
Beta-blockers have long been considered a foundational therapy following myocardial infarction, yet emerging data are challenging their routine use in all patients. This course discusses recent evidence on outcomes associated with beta-blocker ...
Episode 26: More Than Meds: How Community Health Workers Expand the Reach of Independent Pharmacy
Social determinants of health impact more patients than we often realize—and many of those barriers show up in the pharmacy every day.In this episode of Independent Insights, host Britney Woods, Sr. Manager of Community Pharmacy...
New Developments in STI Prevention and Treatment
Sexually transmitted infection (STI) management continues to evolve, with new treatment options, prevention strategies, and practice considerations that are important for pharmacists to understand. This course reviews recent updates in STI care...
Why Is Everyone Talking About Peptides?
Interest in peptide therapies has grown rapidly, with increasing patient questions driven by social media, wellness trends, and evolving access through compounding and online sources. This course reviews what peptides are, the current state of ...
Considerations for Antibiotic Use in Dental Care
Antibiotics are frequently prescribed in dental care, yet evidence suggests they are often unnecessary and can expose patients to significant risks, including Clostridioides difficile infection. This course reviews appropriate antibiotic use in...
Reassessing Tramadol Use in Chronic Pain
Chronic pain is a prevalent and complex condition where evidence continues to evolve around commonly prescribed therapies. This course discusses the latest systematic review comparing tramadol with placebo in adults with chronic pain, highlight...
Episode 25: The Insider’s Guide to McKesson ideaShare 2026
Join host Dr. Britney Woods, PharmD, Senior Manager on the McKesson Health Mart team, for a special Know Before You Go episode created to help independent pharmacy owners get real value from McKesson ideaShare 2026 - before they even arrive. Fe...
Safe and Informed Use of Melatonin in Pediatric Patients
Melatonin—widely available over the counter and often perceived as“natural and safe”—has become increasingly used by caregivers toaddress sleep disturbances in children and adolescents, yet its properrole and safety profile in pedia...
