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Student Pharmacist

Written by student pharmacists for student pharmacists, Student Pharmacist magazine provides the latest on career preparation, leadership, legislative activities and advocacy efforts, patient care projects, APhA–ASP Chapter innovations, life on rotation, tips from new practitioners, and more.

APhA, 12 Other Pharmacy Organizations Call for Tier 1 Priority Status... APhA, 12 Other Pharmacy Organizations Call for Tier 1 Priority Status...

APhA, 12 Other Pharmacy Organizations Call for Tier 1 Priority Status...

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The American Pharmacists Association and 12 other pharmacy organizations today told a special committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM) that pharmacists should be given tier 1 priority status in the allocation and distribution of COVID-19 vaccine(s). “Pharmacies and pharmacists in all practice settings are essential front-line health care providers and have been providing COVID-19 and related patient care since the coronavirus first appeared in the United States,” the group said. “We are proud of the tremendous critical efforts...
APhA to NASEM: Pharmacists Should Be in Top-Tier of Providers of... APhA to NASEM: Pharmacists Should Be in Top-Tier of Providers of...

APhA to NASEM: Pharmacists Should Be in Top-Tier of Providers of...

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All pharmacists should be in the first tier of providers for receiving the COVID-19 vaccine to ensure that pharmacists are able to continue providing critical care to their patients, said Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, in testimony this week to a committee of the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine. The academy’s...

APhA Expresses Disappointment Over Absence of Temporary Provider Status Language in HEALS Act

Statement from Scott J. Knoer, MS, PharmD, FASHP, Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer of the American Pharmacists Association, following the release of the HEALS Act: “APhA is disappointed that the HEALS Act, the Senate’s $1 trillion coronavirus stimulus legislative package announced Monday, does not include language designating pharmacists as providers under...

APhA Urges Congress to Authorize Pharmacists’ COVID Testing and Immunization Services under Medicare in Next Pandemic Bill

In a letter delivered today to the majority and minority leaders of Congress, the American Pharmacists Association requested immediate action to address the growing need to expand COVID-19 testing and immunization services by providing all pharmacists with temporary provider status in Medicare Part B. The letter states, “America’s pharmacists stand ready and able to provide...

American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) Call for Continued WHO Global Support and Cooperation in the Fight Against COVID-19

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) stand with front-line pharmacists around the world who are caring for patients and rely heavily on the support of the World Health Organization (WHO) during the COVID-19 global crisis. Global efforts for patient care support and access to safe and quality medical products, among other support, are...

Pharmacy Technician Certification Board Collaborates with American Pharmacists Association To Develop Immunization Credential Program for Pharmacy Technicians

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB), the nation’s leading certifying organization for pharmacy technicians, is pleased to announce a collaboration with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to provide pharmacy technician credentialing in immunization delivery to those completing the APhA/Washington State University Pharmacy-Based Immunization...

APhA Announces Task Force and Campaign to Address Structural Racism in Pharmacy

The APhA Board of Trustees has taken a critical next step in addressing structural racism in pharmacy by appointing a diverse group of APhA members to provide input and guidance to the APhA Board and staff. The task force will recommend actions driving short- and long-term strategies to eliminate racism, discrimination, injustice, and the marginalization of individuals within the profession...

Citing patient safety value, APhA and NCPA strongly object to Wall Street Journal editorial calling pharmacists “needless middlemen”

On June 15, the CEOs of the American Pharmacists Association and the National Community Pharmacists Association sent the following letter to the editors of the Wall Street Journal, strongly objecting to the Journal’s June 12 editorial, “Letting the Docs Dispense.” The editorial argued that physicians should be allowed to dispense medications without limitation,...

American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and APhA Foundation Join National Organizations to Promote Pharmacists-Patient Care

The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and APhA Foundation, today, joined 20 other organizations comprised of patients, healthcare providers, public health, payers and purchasers, in support of the National Forum for Heart Disease & Stroke Prevention’s Value & Access Initiative by signing a Joint Policy Statement, including recommendations that will expand...
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