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Sep 30 2025

The Secret For Freeing Up Tens of $1,000’s In Your Pharmacy Cash Flow: Inventory Turns

By Dr. Lisa Faast | September 30, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Boost Pharmacy Cash Flow With The Hidden Cash Sitting on Your Shelves If you’re like most independent pharmacy owners, you’ve felt the pressure of pharmacy cash flow problems. Wholesaler bills are due in days, PBM reimbursements don’t arrive for weeks, and somehow you’re left wondering why your bank balance never matches the effort you’re putting […]

Aug 28 2025

Cash-Based Services Every Independent Pharmacy Should Offer in 2025

By Dr. Lisa Faast | August 28, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Why Cash-Based Services Are Non-Negotiable in 2025 If you’re still relying on PBM reimbursements as your main source of revenue, you’re playing a losing game. Reimbursements are shrinking, DIR fees make brands on Medicare losers, and the “fill more to make more” model is dead. Adding cash-based services will create much-needed stability in your independent […]

Aug 11 2025

The Pharmacy Profit Matrix

By Dr. Lisa Faast | August 11, 2025 | KPI Optimization

The Pharmacy Profit Matrix: Your Roadmap to More Money, More Freedom, and a Pharmacy You Actually Love Running Running an independent pharmacy today feels like trying to juggle flaming torches while someone keeps tossing you more. The old way of business doesn’t work anymore (if you want profit and a life). That is why I […]

Aug 7 2025

Pharmacy vs Amazon Supplements: A Community-Driven Campaign for Patient Safety and Value

By Dr. Lisa Faast | August 7, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Tell your patients why they should get supplements from YOU and not from Amazon. Amazon can be great (thank you, grocery delivery), and it can be the Wild Wild West for supplements. Let’s set the record straight. When it comes to health, convenience shouldn’t mean compromise. And yet, millions of consumers are unknowingly buying low-quality […]

Jul 29 2025

Pharmacy Front-End Gold: How to Boost Sales

By Dr. Lisa Faast | July 29, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Boosting pharmacy front-end sales is as simple as consistency and training your team. You don’t need a fancy marketing funnel or high-pressure tactics to increase your average transaction size. What you need is a trained front-end team that knows how to have meaningful, helpful conversations with patients at checkout. Before you know it, your pharmacy […]

Jul 16 2025

OBBB Top 25 Tax Savings Changes For Pharmacy Owners

By Dr. Lisa Faast | July 16, 2025 | KPI Optimization

The OBBB (One Big Beautiful Bill) is law now. Check out these tax savings for pharmacy owners and employees. ⚠️ Tiny Legal Disclaimer:This tax savings blog is for informational purposes only. I am not a CPA, tax attorney, or your personal IRS whisperer. These aren’t tax instructions, just friendly insights. Please consult your favorite tax […]

Jul 10 2025

10 Cash Flow Management Tips for Independent Pharmacies

By Dr. Lisa Faast | July 10, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Cash flow can be controlled. Here are 10 tips to help every independent pharmacy owner. If there’s one thing that can keep independent pharmacy owners up at night, it’s cash flow. While profitability gets all the glory, cash flow is the unsung hero (or villain) of your business. Without steady cash flow, even the most […]

May 12 2025

Trump Executive Order on Drug Pricing: What It Really Means for Your Pharmacy

By Dr. Lisa Faast | May 12, 2025 | KPI Optimization

Let’s be honest—most presidential press conferences don’t get pharmacy owners’ hearts racing. But this one? This one… announcing the Trump Executive Order on prescription drug pricing, dropped some jaws. President Trump’s latest executive order on prescription drug pricing may have just cracked the door open for the biggest shakeup we’ve seen in decades. From cutting […]

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Apr 18 2025

Sports Pharmacy: What Pharmacy Owners Can Learn from Legends Like Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, and Michael Jordan

By Dr. Lisa Faast | April 18, 2025 | KPI Optimization

To be great, it is best to learn from greats. Doesn’t matter if they are a pharmacy owner or a gold medalist. Greatness often has a pattern, and here are some lessons pharmacy owners can learn from some sports legends. Let’s get you thinking with a sports pharmacy mindset! Let me ask you a question: […]

Apr 9 2025

Pharmacy Profit: Seasonal Promotions For The Win

By Dr. Lisa Faast | April 9, 2025 | KPI Optimization

To maximize pharmacy profit, keep the products your patients are looking for front and center. Seasons change, and so do your customers’ needs. From allergy relief in the spring to immunity boosters in the winter, each season brings unique opportunities to attract patients and increase pharmacy profit. The key to success? Well-planned, well-executed seasonal promotions. […]