Associations News

Every job has some level of stress. Pharmacy is no different. Joy Baldridge, CPC, CSC, a self-management expert, shares physical and mental exercises that pharmacists can use to reduce stress.

The American Pharmacists Association is asking pharmacists to share their best tips for the promotion of patient care services by pharmacists at the upcoming APhA 2014 Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Pharmacists tied for second place in a recent poll asking Americans to rate the honesty and ethical standards of people in various professions.

APhA recognizes pharmacist-educator who contributed to the profession and beyond.

Presented during the Midyear Clinical 2013 Meeting, the report, based on a survey of of 164 industry experts, outlines key trends developing in hospital pharmacy.

BJC Healthcare this week received the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists’ 2013 Excellence in Medication Use Safety award.

Do you have the qualities to become an exceptional pharmacy leader? Captain Mark E. Brouker, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, who recently retired from the U.S. Navy's Medical Service Corps after 30 years of service, outlined 3 top leadership qualities during his keynote speech at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Midyear Clinical Meeting in Orlando.

Cardinal Health has introduced a new service that enables hospital outpatient pharmacies to have prescriptions filled at offsite locations.

Teamwork between pharmacists and doctors benefits patients, and collaborative practice agreements will help make that teamwork possible.

The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists will be honoring its recipients of the 2013 ASHP Best Practices Award in Health-System Pharmacy during a reception at the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition.

During its annual foundation dinner in New York City this week, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) Foundation raised more than $1.8 million to support research, education, and medication adherence initiatives.

Medication adherence can be greatly improved when pharmacists meet with patients and synchronize their meds.

Last week, President Obama signed the Drug Quality and Security Act into law, providing FDA with the authority and responsibility to regulate “outsourcing facilities,” compounders that make large volumes of compounded drugs without individual prescriptions. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) supported and helped with the drafting of the legislation.

Congressional action to tighten regulations for compounding pharmacies will not prevent another tragedy such as last year’s fungal meningitis outbreak, according to the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy.

In the wake of last year's fungal meningitis tragedy, the Specialty Sterile Pharmaceutical Society brings a new voice to an industry under fire.

Grass-roots successes achieved at the state and local levels support federal initiatives pursued by the national pharmacy organization.

Use of both AACE and ADA/EASD guidelines can benefit physicians, pharmacists, and other healthcare practitioners.

The National Association of Chain Drug Stores and the National Community Pharmacists Association have endorsed legislation that would restore the ability of consumers to purchase OTC medications using pre-tax dollars from flexible spending accounts and health savings accounts without obtaining a doctor’s endorsement.

In a letter sent late last week to the bill’s sponsor, more than 480 pharmacies endorsed the Medicare Efficient Drug Dispensing Act (S.B. 1493)

The Pharmaceutical Care Management Association is urging Congress to consider a series of policies it believes would save $100 billion in federal prescription drug spending and improve safety in Medicare and Medicaid.

Regardless of their income, employment status, and access to resources, patients want to support their health, and pharmacists can help them do it.

Pennsylvania, which has one of the highest rates of overdoses in the country, is moving closer to an Rx database that would list all prescriptions of potentially habit-forming medications.

"Because of poor medication adherence, the rampant prescription drug abuse problem, and the worsening primary care shortage, pharmacists are ideally situated,” says B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA, CEO of the National Community Pharmacists Association.

With the ever-changing healthcare landscape, independent pharmacists are more vitally needed and relevant than ever, according to National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) CEO B. Douglas Hoey, RPh, MBA.

Partly based on its support of medication adherence efforts, Merck & Co. Inc. received the National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) 2013 Corporation Recognition Award.

Ed Horton, RPh, owner of Tanglewood Pharmacy and Medical Supplies in Stephenville, Texas, has been named the 2013 National Community Pharmacists Association’s (NCPA) Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year.

Community pharmacists are well positioned to take advantage of new models of patient care delivery under the Affordable Care Act (ACT) as individuals enroll in the new Healthcare Insurance Marketplace and under Medicaid expansion, according to Carol Kelly, NACDS senior vice president of government affairs and public policy, on the NACDS website.

In hopes of establishing national standards for pharmacists, the National Association of Specialty Pharmacy (NASP) has created a taskforce to investigate the pharmacological management of medical marijuana.

California Governor Jerry Brown has signed provider-status legislation authorizing pharmacists throughout the Golden State to give a full range of immunizations, as well as dispensing birth control pills and certain medications for international travel.

The National Community Pharmacists Association has created a webpage to educate independent pharmacy owners about Obamacare insurance options for its employees and to help staff members answer patient questions about health insurance exchanges.