Advocacy, information and resources for the pharmacy profession.
We’d like to introduce you to Dr. Matthew McClure. Our first two interviews – Dr. Amy Panza and Dr. Blair Thielemier – focused on established pharmacists and their new, creative practice models. In this interview, we asked Dr. McClure to
Read moreSome of you might answer “of course pharmacists can prescribe!” Others might say “I don’t think so” or “I really don’t know.” What exactly does prescriptive authority mean? Do pharmacists in most states already have that authority? Well it depends
Read moreI have asked all 7 Colorado Congressional Representatives and Senators to support provider status and the responses ranged from the simple question “why do you want provider status?” to “Who says pharmacists aren’t health care providers?” Since you may not know
Read moreThrough the years, being married to a pharmacy organization director gave me many opportunities to hear the scuttlebutt about “provider status.” I interpreted this issue as pharmacists wanting to be recognized as healthcare professionals and to be paid for their
Read moreAs a state pharmacy association/society executive, I had the privilege of “belonging” to every national pharmacy organization in the alphabet soup of pharmacy organizations: APhA, ASHP, NACDS, NCPA and ASCP. One of the most beneficial memberships is with the National Alliance of
Read moreI’ve been following pharmacy practice in Colorado for over 40 years. From the outside as a friend, spouse and consumer. In observing business practices, legislative process, pharmacists’ positioning themselves as health-care providers and the evolution of pharmacy school programs, state
Read moreIn January 2014, the Bureau of Labor Statistics published 2012 data about pharmacists’ work environments in the United States. Over 60% of pharmacists work in retail settings (pharmacies, drug stores, grocery stores and so on) while 23% work in hospitals and the remainder
Read moreTwo of the U.S.’s northwestern states have recently announced passage of provider status legislation for pharmacists. On June 10th 2015, Oregon announced “with HB 2028, groups of doctors and pharmacists can now design and utilize collaborative agreements to increase access to pharmacist care
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