WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Pharmacists Association released the following statement after Congress’s response to the hundreds of APhA members’ pleas to include major federal PBM reforms in the end-of-year spending package set to pass Congress this week.

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) began announcing the selection of the 2025 APhA Awards and Honors Program recipients. The APhA Awards and Honors Program is the most comprehensive recognition program in the profession of pharmacy. All honorees in the profession-wide, practitioner, research, and student pharmacist categories will be announced over the next few weeks and can be found on APhA’s awards website. Recipients will be officially recognized during the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition in Nashville, TN, March 21–24, 2025.  

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) announces a significant leadership transition within its autonomous division of the Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS). William Ellis, MS, RPh, ICE-CCP—after an impactful 14-year tenure as Executive Director of BPS—is retiring, effective January 10, 2025.