Behnaz Sarrami, a pharmacist and entrepreneur with a collaborative pharmacy consulting business known as Missouri Pharmacogenomics Consulting, joins us in this episode to discuss how pharmacists can approach physicians to deliver value-added pharmacy services, how to incorporate pharmacogenomics (PGx) into patient care as a collaborative practice pharmacist and the two main lessons she has learned about starting a pharmacogenetics consulting business.

Show Notes: 

Many pharmacists want to explore different ways to operate at the top of their license

Behnaz Sarrami is a pharmacist and entrepreneur with a collaborative pharmacy consulting business known as Missouri Pharmacogenomics Consulting, and she has shared some her own advice and experiences with pharmacy consulting.

0:24 - Behnaz’s background

1:04 - Pharmacists practicing at the top of their licenses

2:04 - The journey to Missouri Pharmacogenomics Consulting

3:45 - The challenges of getting started

8:05 - Two pieces of advice for other pharmacists

10:13 - Why pharmacogenetics?

12:02 - A holistic approach

15:35 - The business model: a simple overview

17:28 - What factors drive success?

20:59 - Hear more from Behnaz