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title: MedEssist Blog | Pharmacy Insights & Updates
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# MedEssist Insights & Updates
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## [From Sore Throat to Swift Care: How Pharmacists Are Leading the Charge in Strep Testing and Treatment](https://blog.medessist.com/post/from-sore-throat-to-swift-care-how-pharmacists-are-leading-the-charge-in-strep-testing-and-treatment)
It’s a familiar scene: a parent rushes in with a feverish child, or an adult arrives exhausted, clutching a sore throat. They’ve been unwell for days and quick care feels out of reach. Now imagine...
MedEssist Team
Nov 18, 2025
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### [Businesses Everywhere Are Choosing Uber for Deliveries, Should your Pharmacy too?](https://blog.medessist.com/post/businesses-everywhere-are-choosing-uber-for-deliveries-should-your-pharmacy-too)
With the rise of on-demand services, many businesses, from fast food restaurants to retail shops, are choosing delivery...
MedEssist Team
Oct 4, 2024
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### [The Pros and Cons of IVR Phone Systems in Pharmacies](https://blog.medessist.com/post/the-pros-and-cons-of-ivr-phone-systems-in-pharmacies)
The pharmacy is a busy place. On average, the pharmacist’s workflow is interrupted at least once every 19 minutes1, and...
MedEssist Team
Aug 21, 2024
[](https://blog.medessist.com/post/an-introduction-to-hipaa-and-pipeda-for-community-pharmacies)
### [An Introduction to HIPAA and PIPEDA for Community Pharmacies](https://blog.medessist.com/post/an-introduction-to-hipaa-and-pipeda-for-community-pharmacies)
As pharmacists, we handle sensitive information about our patients on a daily basis in order to provide them with the...
MedEssist Team
Aug 7, 2024
[](https://blog.medessist.com/post/google-your-pharmacys-digital-prescription-for-virtual-success)
### [Google - Your Pharmacy’s Digital Prescription for Virtual Success](https://blog.medessist.com/post/google-your-pharmacys-digital-prescription-for-virtual-success)
While traditional methods, such as signage and word of mouth, remain relevant, they are often not enough to promote...
MedEssist Team
May 31, 2024
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### [What to know about Florida’s plan to import prescription drugs for Canadian Pharmacists](https://blog.medessist.com/post/what-to-know-about-floridas-plan-to-import-prescription-drugs-for-canadian-pharmacists)
You may have heard that the US FDA recently approved Florida to start importing prescription drugs from Canada. So you...
MedEssist Team
Mar 14, 2024
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### [Pharmacy Appreciation Month: What’s it like being a Pharmacy Student at MedEssist](https://blog.medessist.com/post/pharmacy-appreciation-month-whats-it-like-being-a-pharmacy-student-at-medessist)
As Pharmacy Appreciation Month dawns upon us, it is a fitting time for the pharmacy students here at MedEssist to...
MedEssist Team
Feb 29, 2024
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### [Is AI ready for use in the pharmacy? How a recent study challenged ChatGPT with real drug-information questions](https://blog.medessist.com/post/is-ai-ready-for-use-in-the-pharmacy-how-a-recent-study-challenged-chatgpt-with-real-drug-information-questions)
Recently, ChatGPT has emerged as a phenomenon with the potential to change many industries. It is a tool seemingly...
MedEssist Team
Jan 17, 2024
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### [How Much of a Difference Does Pharmacy Strep Throat Testing Make?](https://blog.medessist.com/post/how-much-of-a-difference-does-pharmacy-strep-throat-testing-make)
Sore throats are one of the most common complaints that patients have and many are prescribed antibiotics for suspected...
MedEssist Team
Dec 3, 2023
[](https://blog.medessist.com/post/the-power-of-deprescribing)
### [Elevate your Pharmacy Practice: The Power of Deprescribing](https://blog.medessist.com/post/the-power-of-deprescribing)
Are you searching for a way to distinguish your pharmacy practice and offer your patients something truly exceptional?...
MedEssist Team
Nov 2, 2023
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