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Friday, September 24, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Participates in Rule-Making Process for PBMs » MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr, PharmD, provided comments related to rules governing pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) li...
Friday, September 17, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Amends PREP Act » From American Pharmacists Association email, published Sept. 9: Taking up APhA’s recommendation, and in a win for ph...
Thursday, September 9, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Volunteer for a MPhA Committee » The MPhA Board of Directors has created two special committees to serve during the 2021-2022 cycle. MPhA is looking for vo...
Friday, September 3, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Members Write Cover Article for Minnesota Physician Magazine » From Minnesota Physician website, published Aug. 2021: Sara Massey, PharmD, MOBE; Natalie Roy, PharmD, MHealth Fairv...
Friday, August 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) It's a Win-Win: Join an MPhA Committee » MPhA volunteers will tell you they gain as much from service on a committee as they give to the organization. MPhA needs y...
Friday, August 20, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Submit Your Comments on PBM Licensure & Regulation » The Minnesota Pharmacists Association has been informed that the Minnesota Commerce Department has released proposed...
Friday, August 6, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) PCMA, APhA, ASHP, Others Support Plan to Strengthen Pharmaceutical Supply Chain » From Pharmaceutical Care Management Association website, published July 29: Ten organizations have signed on to a st...
Friday, July 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Alert: Fraud Scams against Pharmacies » From Pharmacists Mutual email, published July 18: Beware of calls from people who claim to be from a legitimate medical su...
Friday, July 23, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) U.S. Surgeon General Issues Advisory on Health Misinformation » From CNN website, published July 16: U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy warns that health misinformation is “a s...
Friday, July 9, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Legislature Passes Omnibus Health & Human Services Bill » From Minnesota House of Representatives website, published June 26 : An $18.8 billion omnibus health and human services bi...
Friday, July 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Special Session Brings Some Wins for Pharmacy » From Minnesota Pharmacy Alliance lobbyist Buck Humphrey, written July 1 : Early Thursday morning, the 2021 Special Session...
Friday, June 25, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota DHS Notifies Providers of Possible State Government Shutdown » From Department of Human Services email, published June 24 : While expressing optimism that the Minnesota Legislature will...
Friday, June 18, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) DIR Reform: Contact Your Congressional Reps Today! » From National Association of Chain Drug Stores email, published June 14 : Join the U.S. pharmacy community in contacting y...
Friday, June 11, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Leadership Summit and House of Delegates Event Recap » Thanks to all who joined us on Thursday, June 10, for our Leadership Summit and House of Delegates event! American Pharmac...
Friday, June 4, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Tight Labor Market Squeezes Pharmacies across U.S. » National Community Pharmacists Association news release, published June 2: The national labor shortage that has smal...
Thursday, May 27, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Please Send Recommendations for NCPA Committee Nominations » MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr will assist in nominating MPhA members for National Community Pharmacists Association (...
Friday, May 21, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Please Respond to National Pharmacy Workplace Survey » The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) have develope...
Friday, May 14, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Awards: Nominations Due by June 25 Do you know someone who's hard work is changing the game in » Do you know someone who's hard work is changing the game in pharmacy? Help elevate our leaders and innovators wit...
Friday, April 30, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacist Interventions Can Improve Medication Safety for Older Adults in Care Homes » From the Pharmaceutical Journal, published April 22: A pioneering study has synthesized evidence of the effectivenes...
Thursday, April 22, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Research Brief: How Pharmacists Contribute Meaningfully in Primary Health Care » From APhA website, published April 16: Patients are likely to come to pharmacists with questions and concerns regard...
Friday, April 16, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) CDC Data Show Drug Overdose Deaths Have Surged during Pandemic » From Daily Beast website, published April 14: At least 87,000 drug overdose deaths were reported from October 2019 t...
Friday, April 9, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Asthma Program: Please Complete the Asthma Self-Management Education Survey » From Minnesota Department of Health email, published April 6: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is gathering info...
Friday, April 2, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Help! Audited Prescription Is Waiting for Pickup » By Trenton Thiede, PharmD, MBA, President at PAAS National, published March 26; reprinted by permission: Over the last f...
Friday, March 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day » The DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is April 24, 2021. This event educates the public about disposing of ol...
Friday, March 19, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) CMS Announces Higher Medicare Reimbursement for COVID-19 Vaccines » From Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website, published March 15 : The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Se...
Friday, March 12, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) NCPA Survey Shows Americans Prefer Local Health Providers over Mass Events to Get Vaccines » NCPA Survey Shows Americans Prefer Local Health Providers over Mass Events to Get COVID-19 Vaccines From National Commun...
Friday, March 5, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Nominations Are Open for MPhA Board of Directors » Nominations Are Open for MPhA Board of Directors The MPhA Leadership Development Committee is looking for members who a...
Friday, February 26, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Genoa, Coborn's Participate in Community Vaccination Events » Genoa Healthcare pharmacists administered COVID-19 vaccine to 400 Anoka County behavioral health care workers and group ho...
Friday, February 19, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MN Pharmacy Cost of Dispensing Survey Published » Minnesota Pharmacy Cost of Dispensing Survey Published From Minnesota Department of Human Services website, accessed Feb...
Friday, February 12, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) TV News Reports Highlight Minnesota Pharmacists' Work » MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr was interviewed on KARE-11 TV News, Fox 9 TV News and KSTP-TV News, reporting on an inc...
Friday, February 5, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MDH Is Searching for Health Care Workers & Employers Not Yet Vaccinated » From Minnesota Department of Health email, published Feb. 3: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is searching f...
Friday, January 29, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) CDC Provides Update on Allergic Reactions after First Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine » CDC Provides Update on Allergic Reactions after First Dose of Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine From Centers for Disease Control...
Friday, January 22, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) MDH Opens COVID-19 Vaccinations to More Minnesotans » From Minnesota Department of Health website, accessed Jan. 19: Minnesota is launching a community COVID-19 vaccine...
Friday, January 15, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Complete MDH Training Now to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine » Complete MDH Training Now to Administer COVID-19 Vaccine MPhA encourages any pharmacist or pharmacy staff interested in...
Friday, January 8, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Volunteers Needed for COVID-19 Immunization Project » Volunteers Needed for COVID-19 Immunization Project From Ramsey County Public Health email, published Dec. 30: Pha...
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