January 15, 2019
You may have seen the topic of mail-order pharmacy in the media recently. For some consumers the convenience is important, and the services these folks receive meets their needs. We know there are many ways to get meds, with an unlimited array of differences in patient needs. If we’ve learned…
December 18, 2018
If you haven’t yet, check out “Reforming America’s Healthcare System Through Choice and Competition,” a new report from the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services (HHS), Treasury, and Labor. The report highlights action states and the federal government could take to develop a better…
December 4, 2018
The fires that have devastated California have been contained, but the crisis is far from over.  When you’re trying to escape with your life, grabbing your medications is hardly top of mind. The people affected by the fire need their medications, and there are secondary effects, like poor air…
November 20, 2018
Dear APhA Family, As we prepare to spend the Thanksgiving holiday with family and friends, we are saddened by the tragic news of yesterday's senseless shootings at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, where three victims were killed. One of our own, Dr. Dayna Less, PharmD, a 25-year-old PGY1 pharmacy…
November 13, 2018
What are the obstacles to pharmacists providing patient care? I’m guessing you don’t have enough hours in your busy day to list them. One recurring theme is that pharmacists don’t have access to needed clinical information or the ability to exchange information using health information technology…
October 26, 2018
BOO! Tomorrow is the last day of #APhM2018 and Halloween. Thanks to all who visited pharmacistsmonth.com, posted on social media, spoke with patients, wrote and called elected officials, hosted events in your communities, and generally spread the word on campus this month that pharmacists are “Easy…
October 23, 2018
This is the penultimate week of #APhM2018, and a time in which Washington and policy makers are hoping to make a difference in the opioid crisis facing our nation. The theme of #APhM2018 is that pharmacists are easy to reach and ready to help. We all know that there’s a lot more pharmacists could…
October 15, 2018
It’s already the third week of #APhM2018. Thousands of you have been using the downloadable resources on pharmacistsmonth.com in your practice settings and using social media to share our campaign. As our theme for October states, pharmacists are “Easy to Reach and Ready to Help.” Let’s keep it up…
October 9, 2018
Happy second week of American Pharmacists Month 2018! I hope by now you’ve gotten a chance to visit pharmacistsmonth.com to explore all the decorative, media, and patient outreach materials we’ve put together for you. If not, get on that! Establishing pharmacists as valuable members of the…
October 2, 2018
Welcome to American Pharmacists Month 2018! On Tuesday, we enjoyed celebrating World Pharmacists Day. The event got tremendous attention on social media, so we send a shout out to all of you who took to Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram to spread the word. It was the perfect prelude to #APhM2018.…