Development of a Productivity Model at a Pharmacy Consolidated Service Center.

Background: Health systems have implemented pharmacy consolidated service centers to address increased patient volume, elevated drug costs, and decreased reimbursements. Assessing pharmacy productivity remains a challenge as metrics have historically been determined by calculations of variables that do not capture the actual work. Several investigators have demonstrated improved labor outcomes in health-system pharmacy with the use of novel productivity models.

Public perception of pharmacists: Film and television portrayals from 1970 to 2013.

Objectives: To determine the percentage of pharmacists portrayed in a positive, negative, or neutral light in films and television shows available in the United States from January 1970 to July 2013. Secondary objectives were to evaluate pharmacist characters as heroes, villains, or victims; assess pharmacist characters' demographics; and determine the presence of pharmacist characters in medical-themed television shows.

Design: Retrospective, observational, descriptive study.