By Guy T. Seavey, Kale Lemelin, and Emma Murter

Discussing how debilitating preventable diseases can be is sometimes an uncomfortable conversation to have with people. Plus, who likes being stuck by a needle? At the University of Montana Skaggs School of Pharmacy, our Operation Immunization team has the challenge and privilege of educating the local community on the benefits of vaccinating and staying up to date with their vaccination schedule.

By Eduardo J. Vega Jiménez

Every day, we can see the magic in the unexpected and the light in the darkness, but that depends on what perspective you choose. These words contain an essential part of th...

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By Sara Massey, PharmD

The 2016–17 APhA–ASP theme “Together We Can” was enthusiastically embraced by the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC) School of Pharmacy's APhA–ASP Chapter, as...

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By Ann Ray

Did you know that, according to CDC, approximately 46 people die every day from overdoses involving prescription opioids? Or that between 1999 and 2016, more than 200,000 people have die...

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By Vu Ha, PharmD

In the practice of pharmacy, you truly never know what to expect on a daily basis. There are always obstacles that challenge your mental and emotional capabilities. Pharmacists and s...

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"Tzeva Adom, Tzeva Adom” blares over the loud speakers across the whole city. Men, women, and children have 15 seconds to run to the nearest bomb shelter before a bomb hits. The ones that cannot make...

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This past December, I was not entirely sure what to expect during my medical mission trip to bustling Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, but knew I was filled with the desire to help and care for the children w...

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In February, the University of Wisconsin (UW)–Madison School of Pharmacy held its first ever Community Service Challenge (CSC), a competition between teams of 2 to 4 people to log the most community...

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All APhA–ASP Chapters share a common goal: to provide care to patients and the community while advocating for the profession. Student pharmacists do this every day in some type of way, either indivi...

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School-aged children are some busy little humans. They have their plates full with learning, making friends, growing up, and … managing asthma? According to CDC, for close to 9% of children in the Un...

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