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Friday, April 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Info on CARES Act and Disaster Loans » A Trusted Source for Info on CARES Act and Disaster Loans From Pace Alliance email, March 30: First Financial Bank (...
Friday, March 27, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) In Memoriam: Dr. Donald Uden » Don Uden, PharmD, FCCP, a MPhA member who was a Distinguished University Teaching Professor at the University of Minnesota...
Friday, March 20, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) UMN College of Pharmacy Ranks Highly in National Rating » U.S. News & World Report has named the University of Minnesota College of Pharmacy (COP) as the third best in the nati...
Friday, March 13, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Bills Move Forward in Minnesota Senate » On March 12, the Minnesota Senate Health and Human Services Finance and Policy Committee, chaired by Sen. Michelle Benson,...
Friday, March 6, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Groups File Amicus Brief » From National Community Pharmacists Association, March 2: The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA), the Arka...
Friday, February 28, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Supreme Court Will Hear PBM Case in April » From APhA website and NASPA website, accessed Feb. 24: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA), the Nation...
Friday, February 21, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Call to Action: Drug Importation » Add Your Comments by March 9! From APhA website, accessed Fe...
Friday, February 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Offers Testimony on Proposed Insulin Legislation » The Minnesota legislative session got off to a running start on Feb. 11. The focus has been on insulin affordability. Ther...
Friday, February 7, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Trump administration declares coronavirus emergency, orders first quarantine in 50 years » The Trump administration has declared coronavirus outbreak to be a public health emergency as of Jan. 31 enacting quaranti...
Monday, February 3, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Reports First Pediatric Flu Death of Season » From Minnesota Department of Health, Jan. 23: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has reported the first pedia...
Friday, January 24, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) All Welcome at Student & New Practitioner Committee Networking Event » The Minnesota Pharmacists Association invites you to attend our Student & New Practitioner Committee networking event...
Friday, January 17, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) US Supreme Court Will Hear PBM Case » From American Pharmacists Association website, Jan. 10: The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauds the U.S...
Friday, January 10, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Public Health Care Programs’ Opioid Prescribing Practices Are Safer » As Minnesota health care providers begin to receive updated opioid prescribing reports in the coming days, data from the D...
Friday, December 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Provides Testimony at Insulin Workgroup » On Dec. 18, MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr and MPhA Public Affairs Committee co-chair Jeff Lindoo testified before the...
Friday, December 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Coalition Applauds Reforms in Bipartisan Drug Pricing Package » From NCPA website, Dec. 10 : A coalition of national pharmacy groups has applauded the latest version of the bipartisan Pr...
Friday, December 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) FDA Provides Guidance on CBD Products » From FDA email, Nov. 25 : You may have noticed that cannabidiol (CBD) seems to be available almost everywhere, and markete...
Friday, November 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Scam Alert: Health Professionals Targeted » From Minnesota Medical Association newsletter, Nov. 21 : Minnesota physicians and other health professionals are being tar...
Friday, November 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Learning Health Care Network Aims to Connect Greater Minnesota » From University of Minnesota Office of Academic Clinical Affairs website, accessed Nov. 12 : The health disparity between...
Friday, November 8, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA Leaders Comment on HealthPartners Pharmacy Closures » MPhA Executive Director Sarah Derr and Past President Randy Seifert commented on the planned closure of 30 HealthPartners...
Friday, November 1, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Another Huge Study Shows No Link between Vaccines and Autism » From Business Insider website, accessed Oct. 29, 2019: A massive new study from Denmark found no association between be...
Friday, October 25, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Local Pharmacies Pushed to the Brink by PBMs » From a National Community Pharmacists Association news release, Oct. 16: A substantial majority of independent pharmacies...
Thursday, October 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Register Today! MPhA Virtual Coffee Break: MDH Flu and Adult Immunization Updates » Join MPhA for a Virtual Coffee Break! MDH Flu and Adult Immunization Updates Online Webinar Get the latest in...
Friday, October 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Are You Caring for Your Well-being? » The American Pharmacists Association is offering all pharmacists (members or not) the ability to track your personal well-...
Friday, October 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Lowell Anderson Receives 2019 Alumni Service Award » As a longtime mentor and leader in pharmacy and at the University of Minnesota, Lowell Anderson began his history of servi...
Friday, October 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacists Needed for Drug Utilization Review Board » Two Pharmacist member seats are open for the Minnesota Drug Utilization Review Board . The Board meets quarterly for...
Friday, September 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) USP Postpones Official Dates for Some Chapters » From National Community Pharmacists Association website, Sept. 23: After the National Community Pharmacists Assocation (N...
Friday, September 20, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) October is American Pharmacists Month » From American Pharmacists Month website: We're less than a month away from American Pharmacists Month! APhA has released...
Friday, September 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Pharmacy Practice-based Research Network » The Minnesota Pharmacy Practice-based Research Network (PBRN) Guidance and Oversight Board met on Aug. 29. This year, the...
Friday, September 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Minnesota Team Chosen for First Flip the Pharmacy Cohort » The Community Pharmacy Foundation (CPF) has announced that 20 Practice Transformation Teams have been chosen to participat...
Friday, August 30, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New EPA Rule on Drug Disposal Now in Effect » From American Pharmacists Association, August 20: The first deadline of a new rule from the Environmental Protection Agen...
Friday, August 23, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Participate in National Immunization Awareness Month » August is National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM). This annual observance highlights the efforts of pharmacists to pr...
Friday, August 16, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NABP Sounds Alarm on Drug Importation Plan » From Consumer Reports, August 7: To help Americans save money on prescriptions, the Trump Administration has announced a...
Friday, August 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MDH Declares Hepatitis A Outbreak » From Minnesota Department of Health: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) has declared an outbreak of hepatitis A in...
Monday, August 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Register Today for the 2019 Annual Learning Networking Event » Join Us and Your Peers for the 2019 Annual Learning Networking Event and Celebrate the Past, Envision the Future Regis...
Friday, August 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) MPhA News Small Doses August 2, 2019 News from MPhA Mission Moment: Trumm Drug Featured in PioneerR » From Minnesota Department of Health, July 29: The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) is among six health departmen...
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