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PPA Board Appoints New Member

PPA Board Appoints New Member At a recent meeting, the PPA Board of Directors appointed Amy Woods of Duquesne University School of Pharmacy to its vacant Associates position.

PA Pharmacists Commend Passage of PBM Refo...

PA PHARMACISTS COMMEND PASSAGE OF PBM REFORM BILL TO PROTECT PATIENT ACCESS TO LOCAL PHARMACIESA coalition of Pennsylvania community pharmacists are lauding the passage of House Bill 1993, a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform package…

ROB MAHER NAMED PPCN PRESIDENT & COO

HARRISBURG – The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN) is pleased to announce that Dr. Rob Maher has been selected to serve as its new President and Chief Operating Officer (COO). Dr. Maher brings over 30…

PA Pharmacists Call for Critical #PBMRefor...

More than 200 professional and student pharmacists from across Pennsylvania joined with state legislators today at PA Pharmacy Legislative Day to call on the General Assembly to pass bipartisan legislation that will bring desperately needed…

PPA Workplace Summit: Activating Solutions...

HARRISBURG – On February 1, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) hosted a Workplace Summit at the Hilton Harrisburg with pharmacy employers and key stakeholders from across the Commonwealth. The Summit provided the opportunity for a…

PA Medicaid to Allow Pharmacists to Enroll...

The Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) and the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Care Network (PPCN), the Pennsylvania Society of Health System Pharmacists (PSHP), the Philadelphia Association of Retail Druggists (PARD) and the Pennsylvania Association of Chain Drug Stores…

Pharmacists Thank Governor Shapiro for His...

Pharmacists Thank Governor Shapiro for His Support of Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) Reform Tuesday, February 6, 2024 “On behalf of the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association, I thank Governor Josh Shapiro for calling out the need for…

Pharmacist Enrollment in the Medical Assis...

Beginning March 1, 2024, the Department of Human Services will enroll licensed pharmacists to render services within their scope of practice to MA beneficiaries. Pharmacists will be enrolled as Mid-Level Practitioners with a pharmacist specialty…

Statement from the Pennsylvania Pharmacist...

October 30, 2023 Statement from the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Every pharmacist takes the Oath of a Pharmacist that encompasses the vows of service to the profession of pharmacy and patients. Ensuring the safety of patients…

Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association Adopt...

October 5, 2023 As part of expanding efforts to identify and understand workforce and workplace challenges that may be experienced by its members, the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) Board of Directors adopted the American Pharmacists…

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