The pharmacist have too much of a workload placed on them. They are forced to counsel every patient that picks up a prescription. The real reason the company forces this is to make the pharmacist a pushy sales person! The pharmacist is required to up sell "expanded vaccinations" (vaccinations other than covid or flu) that generates about $200 per vaccination to the company. Currently the pharmacy has to get 21 expanded vaccinations per week, it is beening increased to 30 per week soon!!! The pharmacist is also required to work "Outcomes MTM." This is an MTM program that generates more revenue for Walmart. The pharmacist has to call the patient and address the clinical tasks generated by the system for that patient.
Walmart is using the pharmacist NPI to generate more revenue for the company and compensating the pharmacist less for added revenue generation.
The State Pharmacy Boards are to blame also, they allowed for to many pharmacy schools to be created!! We now have far to many pharmacists seeking employment. For example when Optum or Humana post pharmacist positions, they get almost 800 pharmacists applications.
The State Pharmacy Boards should have also worked on expanding the role and prescribing privileges of the pharmacist, but have done nothing in this matter.
Older pharmacists with higher pay have been forced out of companies like Wal-Mart, CVS, Walgreen’s so he company can hire a new graduate for 30% less pay.