Nationwide shortage of pharmacists prompts chains to restrict pharmacy hours

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A nationwide labor shortage is leading to restricted hours at some of the nation's largest pharmacies.

A recent study by the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy finds work-life balance issues and heavy workloads are contributing factors to high stress. pharmacists are often willing to leave, rather than put up with it. Dr. Rashid Mosavin, the dean of TSU's College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, believes the problem is short-lived and cyclical.

He says pharmacists have been a busy, vital part of COVID-care and advancing healthcare technology that increases demand for services. Another difference between Gen Z and older generations: work is stressing them out a lot sooner than you think. Tackling the last pharmacist shortage, 20 years ago, resulted in declining enrollment over the last decade, leaving a hectic workload for those still on the job.

"They deal with a number of headaches, that typically, you should not be dealing with," says Dr. Mosavin. "So all of those factors in a community pharmacy add up to this tremendous level of stress that they have." To that end,

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