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Medications That Changed the World
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill celebrate Pharmacy Month by talking about the medications that changed the world. The crew shares their top picks—penicillin, smallpox...
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Space Pharmacists and Salmonella Shots
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill talk about what happens when personal data meets mental health apps. They share which wearables they actually use, how accurate the data...
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Just Keep Smiling - Special Guest Joelle Ayoub
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill sit down with their longtime friend and colleague Joelle Ayoub, now an associate professor at Western University of Health Sciences. Joelle...
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Auxiliary Labels
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill talk about the pushback patients give on medical devices. From compression stockings to CPAP machines, canes, and blood sugar checks, the...
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The Ethics of Pills and Prices
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill break down the FDA’s new GLP-1 “green list” for compounding. You’ll hear why it raises quality standards and why patients will pay...
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Just One More Question
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill cover everything from Canadian pharmacy quirks to the future of Walgreens. Sam shares his trip up north and a surprising liquor store sign,...
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Handwriting Hell, Kombucha Cures & Sudafed Fights
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill dig into the ripple effects of GLP-1s—not just for patients, but for the economy, grocery stores, and even airlines. From there, the...
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Peer-Reviewed Conversations - Special Guest Todd Eury
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Llona, and Xavier Hill welcome Todd Eury, founder of the Pharmacy Podcast Network and one of the earliest voices in pharmacy podcasting. Todd shares the...
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Safety, Shortcuts, and the Breakfast Gifts
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Lona, and Xavier Hill dig into the gray areas where pharmacy practice meets real-world challenges. The Weekly Weigh-In calls out workplace “shortcuts”...
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Grades, Houses, and Hydrocortisone - Special Guest Hila
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Lona, and Xavier Hill sit down with Hila, a fourth-year pharmacy student from the University of Toronto, for a candid look at training on the other side...
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Letters, Algorithms, and Comfortable Shoes
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie, Sam, and Xavier rate what really makes a shift feel like “the best day ever”—from cloud-like work shoes and silent phones to the surprise of being sent home on a...
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The Lisinopril Bandit
This week on the Rated Rx Podcast, pharmacists Robbie Abasi, Sam Lona, and Xavier Hill trade their white coats for story-telling mode. They open with a “Plan B Blind Draft,” ranking the most head-scratching things...
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