Cool beans: Registration is open for the Ohio Pharmacists Association's "Midwest Independent Pharmacy Expo and Compound Conference" in Columbus, Ohio. It's two conferences in one: Oct 3 is for indy pharmacists, and Oct 4 is for compounders. Check it out here: (https://fllw.me/2WdgfxO).
Eventually, surviving Americans will be able to get a Covid-19 vaccine. Whether that's in six months or a year, the time is now to start convincing skeptics that it's important to keep us all safe. Read "A Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Work if People Don’t Take It," in the New York Times.
It takes a village … or at least a support team. Learn what it's like from their perspective with new CE from APC: https://a4pc.org/supportteam.
It ran a piece on the Tricare clawbacks that specifically pointed to our resource page.
The release of NASEM’s FDA-funded Compounded Bioidentical Hormone Therapy study feels a lot like the movie Groundhog Day, only without Bill Murray for laughs. Which is to say: We’ve seen this sort of thing before.
The Pew Charitable Trusts has an interesting article on why hospitals and physicians' offices say they're facing shortages of office-use compounded meds: It has to do with problems in the 503B market. (https://fllw.me/2CS2LAF)
APC members are now receiving letters from ESI saying that the obnoxious Tricare recoupments have been suspended until further notice. Read what this means in a new paper at https://a4pc.org/clawbackhelp.
A few of the issues APC is working on will require a detailed response on behalf of the association and our members. We're appointing three new limited-duration workgroups — they're expected to convene virtually over the next few months.
On June 24, Wednesday, APC held a virtual Advocacy Town Hall, where we updated members on the progress we've been making on our most important issues. Read about animal health, the FDA MOU, Tricare clawbacks, and more.
Our friends at @PCCARx have a blog post you probably want to check out: "Changes to the Paycheck Protection Program" (https://www.pccarx.com/Blog/changes-to-the-paycheck-protection-program).
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