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Wednesday, December 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Issues Emergency Order to Allow Out-of-State Pharmacists to Administer Vaccines » From Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s office, published Dec. 23: Gov. Tim Walz issued Executive Order 20-107 on Dec. 23...
Friday, December 11, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) MN DHS Shares Guidance for Pharmacists on COVID Vaccine » From Minnesota Department of Human Services emails and website, accessed Dec. 8: The Minnesota Department of Human Servi...
Friday, November 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) CPT Codes for COVID-19 » From AMA website, published Nov. 10 : The American Medical Association (AMA) has published an update to the Current Proc...
Friday, November 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Partners with Community Pharmacies to Increase Access to Future COVID-19 Vaccines » From U.S. HHS website, published Nov. 12 : To maximize access to COVID-19 vaccines for all Americans, the U.S. Department...
Friday, November 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacies Must Comply with Certain Track-and-Trace Requirements by Nov. 27 » From American Pharmacists Association website, published Nov. 3 : Despite the American Pharmacists Association’s (APhA’s)&...
Friday, October 30, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) 8 MN Pharmacies Get Funds to Enhance Customer Safety » From Minnesota Retailers Association website, Oct. 28 : The Minnesota Retailers Association (MnRA) and Minnesota Pharmacis...
Friday, October 23, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) ACDS Applauds HHS Decision to Use Pharmacy Technicians, Interns to Enhance Access to Vaccines, Tests » From National Association of Chain Drug Stores email, published Oct. 21 : National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS...
Friday, October 16, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) PTCB Partnership Funds Program Proposals Due Oct. 30 » PTCB Partnership Funds Program Proposals Due Oct. 30 Applications are currently being accepted for the Pharmacy Technicia...
Friday, October 9, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Historic Day for Pharmacy » Historic Day for Pharmacy: Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in PBM Case From American Pharmacists Association email, O...
Friday, October 2, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) FDA Issues Benadryl Warning » FDA Issues Benadryl Warning, Investigates Reports of Injuries and Deaths From CNN.com website, published Sept. 25 : Th...
Friday, September 25, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacists: Share this Nonpartisan Voter Resource with Patients » VotER is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization with the goal of providing patients with the opportunity to register to vot...
Friday, September 18, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Releases COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Strategy » From U.S. Health and Human Services website, Sept. 16 : The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Departm...
Friday, September 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Members Publish Study on How Genetics Could Impact COVID-19 Treatments » From University of Minnesota website, accessed Aug. 31: University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy faculty Pam...
Friday, August 28, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pushing Back on Mandatory Mail Order » From National Community Pharmacists Association website, Aug. 21 : In a blog post, National Community Pharmacists Associa...
Monday, August 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Expands Pharmacists’ Role in Childhood Vaccine Access » From Drug Store News, Aug. 19: The American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and t...
Friday, August 21, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Expands Pharmacists’ Role in Childhood Vaccine Access » From Drug Store News, Aug. 19: The American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and t...
Friday, August 21, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Expands Pharmacists’ Role in Childhood Vaccine Access » From Drug Store News, Aug. 19: The American Pharmacists Association, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and t...
Friday, August 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Seize the Moment for Provider Status » Congress is now crafting new emergency legislation to address the COVID-19 pandemic. We must seize this moment and we urge...
Friday, August 7, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) National Immunization Awareness Month » August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM), a time to highlight the importance of vaccination for people of al...
Friday, July 31, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Advocating for COVID-19 Vaccine Provider Status » From Pharmacy Times website, July 24 : Michael Hogue, president of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) spoke with&...
Friday, July 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Video Shows the Power of Provider Status » The Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC) has created videos for state pharmacy associations, including Minnesota. Earlie...
Friday, July 17, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Provide Input to the DHS Blue Ribbon Commission » From American Pharmacists Association website, published July 14 : After a pandemic-related delay at the U.S. Supreme Cou...
Monday, July 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Apply to Be Part of "Flip the Pharmacy" » Are you thinking: I know I need to change my pharmacy practice to survive and thrive in the future, but how do I d...
Friday, June 26, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Cost of Dispensing Survey » The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has begun their Cost of Dispensing Survey to measure the dispensing costs...
Friday, June 19, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Opinion Piece Published in St. Cloud Times » MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr has written an opinion article that was published on June 16 in the St. Cloud Times ....
Friday, June 12, 2020 National Pharmacy Organizations Take a Stand against Racial Injustice » Thirteen National Pharmacy Organizations Take a Stand against Racial Injustice From NASPA Weekly newsletter, June 5 :...
Friday, June 5, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacies Begin to Reopen in Hard-hit Communities » Pharmacies Reopen in Hard-hit Neighborhoods From Star Tribune website, published June 2: After violence that d...
Friday, May 29, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Board of Pharmacy Updates Regarding COVID-19 Testing » From Minnesota Board of Pharmacy website, updated May 22 : The Minnesota Board of Pharmacy (BOP) has updated its FAQ docum...
Friday, May 22, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Don't Let Your Political Speech Sit on the Sidelines this Election! » Please make sure to use your Minnesota Political Contribution Refund (PCR) dollars before the 2020 election. Let the candi...
Tuesday, May 12, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Unanimous Senate Approval for Prescriptive Authority Bill » On May 5, the Minnesota House HHS Policy Committee passed the prescriptive authority bill that will allow pharmacists to p...
Friday, May 1, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) [COVID-19] Signature Log Policies » Signature Log Policy Extended Due to COVID-19 From email correspondence between NASPA and Express Scripts, April 30 :...
Friday, April 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) DHS Allows Payment for MTM via Teleconference » MPhA has been working with the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) since the COVID-19 stay-at-home order was anno...
Friday, April 17, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota's New Emergency Insulin Program Begins July 1 » On April 14, the Minnesota House of Representatives passed a bill that aims to help all people with diabetes to obtain ins...
Friday, April 10, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) HHS Authorizes Licensed Pharmacists to Order/Administer COVID-19 Tests » On April 8, the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued...
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) The Minnesota Pharmacist Journal Is Here! » The Minnesota Pharmacist Journal Is Here!...
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