Rotation - IPPE2 Community Rotation Reflection

IPPE2 Community Rotation Reflection

For the last three weeks I have been working full-time at NuCara Pharmacy in a small town in Iowa.  NuCara is an independent chain of 23 stores in the Midwest and one store in Texas.  Having worked at Hy-Vee Pharmacy previously, NuCara gave me the opportunity to see a small town pharmacy in action. I especially liked this rotation because it gave me the opportunity to work at different stores. I mainly spent my time at the Nevada store and I also spent a day at the Story City, IA location, a telepharmacy in Zearing, IA, a compounding pharmacy in Ames, IA, a new acquisition in Paynesville, MN, and did a site visit in Carroll, IA. Most of my time at NuCara involved dispensing, though I also did some counseling, wrote a blog post for NuCara’s blog (link below), participated in journal club, and attended a meeting at OutcomesMTM office.  It was interesting to fly to Paynesville on the company plane to see the new pharmacy that NuCara was acquiring and while I was there I also helped with inventory.  When I was visiting the Carroll pharmacy with the vice-president of operations for a site visit, I had the opportunity to see more of the business matters as the financial aspects of the pharmacy were discussed. At the compounding pharmacy I saw the pharmacist making progesterone troches and also saw a pharmacy drive-thru in use. Overall it turned out to be a wonderful experience and I had the opportunity to work with great pharmacists and technicians!

http://yournucara.wordpress.com/2013/06/12/being-healthy-this-summer/