2020 |
| Oct. 1, 2020 |
- Prepare for Pharmacy-Based COVID-19 Vaccines in Tennessee[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Aug. 26, 2020 |
- Pharmacies Are Eligible for Tennessee Small Business Relief Program[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Aug. 14, 2020 |
- Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances – Effective January 1, 2021[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 29, 2020 |
- TDH COVID-19 Pandemic Response Vaccination Survey[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 10, 2020 |
- APhA / TPREF “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery” Certificate Training Program[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 16, 2020 |
- Governor Bill Lee Issues Executive Order #14 in Response to COVID-19[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 4, 2020 |
- TPA Supports Pharmacy Efforts on Rutledge v. PCMA Supreme Court Case[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 3, 2020 |
- Pharmacy Disaster Relief Law in Effect for Storm Victims
- NCPA Offers Disaster Relief Grants for Community Pharmacy Owners[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 31, 2020 |
- Calling All Pharmacists and Pharmacy Professionals: Participate in TPA’s Pharmacy Practice Environment Study[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 16, 2020 |
- New Year, New Requirements: PTCB Launches New Certification Requirements and Updated Exam[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 2, 2020 |
- Update: Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances[spacer height=”-20px”]
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2019 |
| Dec. 20, 2020 |
- Important! TennCare Pharmacy Services Will Transition to OptumRx on January 1, 2020[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Oct. 25, 2019 |
- Pharmacist-Provided Hormal Contraceptives: Training Program + Practice-Based Resources for TPA Members[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Sept. 24 ,2019 |
- USP Postpones Official Dates of Revised Chapters <795> and <797> and New General Chapter <825>[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Aug. 27, 2019 |
- Technicians’ Input Needed for Medication Safety Project[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 10, 2019 |
- TennCare Professional Dispensing Fee Survey — Deadline Extended to July 12, 2019[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 27, 2019 |
- TennCare Professional Dispensing Fee Survey: Key Information and Deadline Extensions[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 3, 2019 |
- TPA Priority Legislation: PBM Reform Law[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 7, 2019 |
- PBM Reform, Privilege Tax, and Opioids: Pharmacy Advocacy Wins Big in 2019![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 26, 2019 |
- Action Needed Today: Help Comprehensive PBM Reform Cross the Finish Line![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 19, 2019 |
- Advocacy Update: Comprehensive PBM Reform Will Be Heard in House and Senate Finance Committees Next Week![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 12, 2019 |
- TPA Priority Legislation: Important Changes to TN Together Opioid Law[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 3, 2019 |
- Advocacy Update: Comprehensive PBM Reform Passes Key House and Senate Committees![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 28, 2019 |
- Keep It Up! PBM Reform Hearings on Tuesday, April 2[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 25, 2019 |
- Call to Action: PBM Reform Hearings Tomorrow, March 26[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 18, 2019 |
- TPA’s 2019 Pharmacy-Related Legislative Priorities[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 12, 2019 |
- TennCare’s Deadline for Drug Cost Survey Extended to This Friday, February 15, 2019[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 30, 2019 |
- TPA Staff Meets with Tennessee Attorney General’s Office Regarding PBMs[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 23, 2019 |
- TennCare MTM in Medicaid Workshop: Using the Care Coordination Tool (CCT)[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 9, 2019 |
- Important Member Update: ICD-10 Code and Partial Fill Errors[spacer height=”-20px”]
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2018 |
| Dec. 28, 2018 |
- New Tennessee Laws Effective January 1, 2019[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Dec. 18, 2018 |
- TPA Can Help Members Comply with New State Law[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Dec. 17, 2018 |
- TennCare News: Contracting, Naloxone, and Partial Fills[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Nov. 15, 2018 |
- Tennessee Insurance Department Releases PBM Licensure and Complaint Process[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Sept. 17, 2018 |
- New Pharmacy Law in Effect for Hurricane Florence Evacuees[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Sept. 4, 2018 |
- The Value of Pharmacy: An Open Letter Supporting the Pharmacy Community[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 25, 2018 |
- Bill Banning ‘Gag Clauses’ Approved by Senate HELP Committee[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 20, 2018 |
- TPREF Receives Grant from AmerisourceBergen to Evaluate Readiness for Community Pharmacist-Provided Services Payment Model
- Congratulations, 2018 Grads![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 28, 2018 |
- Attention: TPA Members — In Case You Missed It… Gabapentin Becomes Controlled Substance on July 1, 2018 [spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 12, 2018 |
- TPA Is Seeking Members to Serve on New Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force— Apply by June 22![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 23, 2018 |
- TPA Partners with Count It! Lock It! Drop It! to Offer Grants to Support Pharmacy-Based Drug Disposal Options for Patients![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 2, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: End of Session Summary
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| Apr. 20, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: Important Pharmacy Priority Bills PASSED This Week!
- Professional Privilege Tax Repeal – Failed Due to Lack of Funding
- Other Pharmacy-Related Legislation Being Considered in Tennessee[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 13, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: Important Votes In House and Senate Next Week[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 21, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: PBM Licensing, Privilege Tax, and Other Pharmacy Priorities!
- 2nd Webinar Opportunity—Tennessee MTM in Medicaid Pilot Program:
How to Obtain a TennCare Medicaid Provider ID Number[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 9, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: PBM Licensing, Privilege Tax, and Other Pharmacy Priorities![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 8, 2018 |
- Important Opioid Update! Governor Haslam’s Opioid Reform Bill[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 6, 2018 |
- TN Together: Community Solutions to End the Opioid Epidemic — Three Grand Regional Summits[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 5, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: PBM Licensing, Opioid Reform, and Other Pharmacy Priorities![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 2, 2018 |
- Tennessee MTM in Medicaid Pilot Program: The Nuts and Bolts of Getting Started[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 23, 2018 |
- MTM in Medicaid Pilot Program Infogram[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 23, 2018 |
- Advocacy Alert: Contact Your Legislators Today![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 14, 2018 |
- CE Opportunities: Two New Webinars Next Week!
—Free CE Credit for TPA Members—
$30 for Non-members[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 13, 2018 |
- The PBM Industry Needs Oversight… And They Just Might Get It[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 8, 2018 |
- TPA Collaborates with NCPA: Enhanced Services Boot Camp
Sunday, February 25, 2018 – Nashville, TN[spacer height=”-20px”]
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2017 |
| Dec. 19, 2017 |
- IMPORTANT — TennCare Changes to the Coverage of Opioids, Effective January 16, 2018[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 26, 2017 |
- 3 Upcoming Meetings — Something for Everyone![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 16, 2017 |
- TPA Summer Meeting 2017 – July 7-9 | Kingsport, TN
Registration Deals end Monday, June 19![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 1, 2017 |
- Legislative Contacts Needed Today![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 8, 2017 |
- Executive Update – Pharmacist-Provided Care: It’s All About Our Patients![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 27, 2017 |
- DEA Alert: Fax-Based Phishing Scam Targets Pharmacies[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 21, 2017 |
- Advocacy Alert – Act Now![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 20, 2017 |
- TennCare Changes
- Tennessee Handbook on Pharmacy and Drug Law[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 13, 2017 |
- TennCare Payment Changes[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 8, 2017 |
- Make Your Voice Heard: 2017 NCPA Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In, April 26-24 | WASHINGTON, DC[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 6, 2017 |
- Webinar Opportunity: Introduction to the Nuts And Bolts of Collaborative Practice, March 9, 2017[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 3, 2017 |
- Legislative Update: Contact Your Legislators Today!
- “Why Am I Not Getting Email from TPA?”[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 15, 2017 |
- TennCare Pharmacy Reimbursement Stakeholder Meeting[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 27, 2017 |
- Register Today for the 2017 Community Pharmacy Workshop[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 24, 2017 |
- Pharmacy Provider Status Legislation Re-Introduced in U.S. House and Senate![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 23, 2017 |
- FDA Issues Final Guidance on Compounding
- Free CE Webinar: Volunteer to Save a Life[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 19, 2017 |
- TPA Receives CPF Grant to Study Integration of Community Pharmacists in Primary Care
- We Want to Hear from You![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 18, 2017 |
- Center for Medicaid and CHIP* Services Releases Guidance on Increasing Pharmacists’ Role[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 13, 2017 |
- TennCare Extends Deadline for Professional Dispensing Fee (PDF) Survey[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 4, 2017 |
- TPA Is Gearing Up for Another Productive Year![spacer height=”-20px”]
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2016 |
| Dec. 23, 2016 |
- Important Information: TennCare Pharmacy Stakeholder Meeting Follow-Up[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Dec. 19, 2016 |
- Reminder: Tennessee Pharmacy Professionals Are Invited to TennCare Stakeholders Meeting TOMORROW
- For TPA Members…[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Dec. 14, 2016 |
- Tennessee Pharmacy Professionals Invited to TennCare Stakeholders Meeting[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Dec. 1, 2016 |
- Governor Haslam Suspends Certain Dispensing Laws/Rules to Help Victims of Recent Natural Disasters[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Nov. 9, 2016 |
- OSHA Update: Live Training Webinars[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Sept. 14, 2016 |
- OSHA Update: Live Training Webinars[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Aug. 18, 2016 |
- Attention: Independent Pharmacy Owners Attending the NCPA Annual Convention, October 15-19, in New Orleans, LA[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 26, 2016 |
- Preparing for “Tomorrow” with the TPREF Emerging Leaders Program[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| July 25, 2016 |
- APhA/TPREF “Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery” Certificate Training Program[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 20, 2016 |
- Humana Rx Quality Network Information[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| June 8, 2016 |
- Provider Notice: Major PDL Changes Effective July 1 and July 20[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 12, 2016 |
- Registration is Now Open! TPA 129th Summer Meeting[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 27, 2016 |
- 2016 Legislative Session Ends: Big Wins for Patient Care and Pharmacy Practice![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 25, 2016 |
- FDA Proposes Ban on Offi ce Use Compounding[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 30, 2016 |
- URGENT: Assistance From ALL TPA Members Needed TODAY![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 23, 2016 |
- Seeking High-Performing Community Pharmacies in Tennessee for Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 24, 2016 |
- Advocacy Alert! Important Votes This Week: Contact Your Legislators Today![spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 22, 2016 |
- TPA Winter Meetings Early Registration Savings End Today
- 2016 Community Pharmacy Workshop[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 26, 2016 |
- 2016 Community Pharmacy Workshop[spacer height=”-20px”]
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2015 |
| Sept. 18, 2015 |
- Magellan Clarifies Process for Recent TennCare Claims Audit
- APhA Addresses Changes to Medicare Part D for 2016[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Aug. 31, 2015 |
- Attention: Independent Pharmacy Owners Attending the NCPA Annual Convention, October 10-14, 2015, in Washington, DC[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| May 29, 2015 |
- TPA Legislative Efforts Help Pharmacists & Patients in 2015[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 10, 2015 |
- TennCare Pharmacy Cuts: OpEd by TPA President & Independent Pharmacy Owner Jim McBride on Tennessean.com[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Apr. 16, 2015 |
- Call for 2015 TPA and TSHP Award Nominations[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 6, 2015 |
- Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Certificate Program, April 25, 2015, Knoxville, TN[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Mar. 5, 2015 |
- Advocacy Alert:
- Interchangeable Biological Products
- Proposed TennCare Budget Cuts[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Feb. 5, 2015 |
- 2015 Community Pharmacy Workshop: Identifying and Managing Key Drivers of Value to Improve Your Bottom Line[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 29, 2015 |
- Pharmacists’ Input Requested for Resident’s Research
- MidYear Meetings[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 16, 2015 |
- MidYear Meetings[spacer height=”-20px”]
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| Jan. 16, 2015 |
- Pharmacists’ Input Requested for Resident’s Research
- National Governors Association Supports Expanding Role of Pharmacists[spacer height=”-20px”]
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