Advocacy

APhA names winners of 2018 Immunization Champions Awards
The awards recognize pharmacists and organizations that have made notable contributions to improving their communities’ vaccination rates.
NCPA survey: Independents feel hampered by DIR fees
Seventy-eight percent of respondents to a National Community Pharmacists Association survey said that DIR fees hinder their ability to plan for their businesses’ future, with three-quarters saying the fees make their cashflow unpredictable.

McKesson Pharmacy Systems gets Creative for eCare Plans

Pharmacist eCare Plans include a vital shared document containing a patient’s current treatment regimen, medication support needs drug therapy issues and other pertinent details.
Industry awaits opioid crisis policy response

The retail pharmacy world currently awaits legislative action that can help retain access to chronic pain treatments for patients that need it, while curbing the potential for abuse by those that do not.
Turning the tide: Retail pharmacy grapples with the opioid epidemic

In this special report, DSN takes a look at the collaborative solutions the industry is undertaking to keep patients safe as deaths from opioid abuse and misuse continue to rise.
Kroger plugs into North Carolina Pharmacist eCare Plan

Kroger's North Carolina pharmacies can now transmit patient active medication lists, drug therapy problems, gaps in care, interventions and patient-centered goals.
Menasha shares seventh annual report on social responsibility

Menasha the parent company of Oconomowoc, Wis.-based ORBIS, has shared their seventh annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report or CSRR. ORBIS' products which are used by major global food, beverage, consumer products, health care, pharmaceutical, industrial and automotive companies.
ChopSaver donates lip balm to California firefighters

Lip care products from ChopSaver, created by trumpeter Dan Gosling, are on their way to firefighters in Southern California. The Indianapolis-based company announced that over 7,000 tubes will be shipped straight to the first responders battling the ongoing fires in that region.
AmerisourceBergen Foundation launches support program combating opioid abuse

The AmerisourceBergen Foundation has announced the launch of a municipal support program aimed towards the safe disposal of opioids. The Valley Forge, Pa.-based company aims to do this by providing communities nationwide with resources to deactivate expired or unused medications.
HRG starts GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Puerto Rico relief

APhA names winners of 2018 Immunization Champions Awards

NCPA survey: Independents feel hampered by DIR fees

McKesson Pharmacy Systems gets Creative for eCare Plans

Industry awaits opioid crisis policy response

Turning the tide: Retail pharmacy grapples with the opioid epidemic

Kroger plugs into North Carolina Pharmacist eCare Plan

Menasha shares seventh annual report on social responsibility

ChopSaver donates lip balm to California firefighters

AmerisourceBergen Foundation launches support program combating opioid abuse

HRG starts GoFundMe campaign to raise funds for Puerto Rico relief