Retail Health Clinics

Module 12 End of Chapter Case Study (3).  Prepare a written answer to this situation and support your answer with sound reasoning.  Your answer should include at a minimum cover,  how you will consider this proposal, what the advantages and disadvantages are to both the pharmacy chain and the retail medical clinics, who are the stakeholders, what is your decision and what are the pros and cons of the of the decision.  Your answer should be in a word document of no more than two to three pages in length.

Retail Health Clinics

You are the owner of a chain of pharmacies throughout the Midwest.  You have been approached by a retail health clinic that would like to operate within your stores.  Retail clinics are small health centers located inside large retailers or in independent storefronts.  They are typically staffed by nurse practitioners and offer a limited scope of services.  What are some of the advantages and disadvantages this potential alliance?  What would your decision be regarding this request and why?