(WASHINGTON, DC) Ilisa Bernstein, PharmD, JD, FAPhA, interim executive vice president and CEO of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) released the following statement regarding HHS Secretary Becerra signing a Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act declaration that grants pharmacists the authority to administer monkeypox vaccines.  

WASHINGTON, DC—The American Medical Association (AMA), American Pharmacists Association (APhA), American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), and National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) are concerned about state laws that limit patients’ access to medically necessary medications and impede physicians and pharmacists from using their professional judgment.

CARSON CITY, NV, and WASHINGTON, DC—The Nevada Pharmacy Alliance (NPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) are proud to announce that Nevada pharmacists can now bill the state’s Medicaid program for certain health care services.