Applications for the 2024 Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship are being accepted NOW through December 1, 2023. Recipients selected will be awarded $3,000 each! To apply and learn more about the eligibility requirements, visit phmic.com/scholarship.

Applications for the 2024 Pharmacists Mutual Community Pharmacy Scholarship are being accepted NOW through December 1, 2023. Recipients selected will be awarded $3,000 each! To apply and learn more about the eligibility requirements, visit phmic.com/scholarship.

GPhA is thrilled to welcome our new CEO, Dawn Randolph, who'll take the reins Feb 5! She's got a huge list of accomplishments in the healthcare and mental health spaces that makes her a perfect pick. Read the details: GPhA.org/welcomedawn.

The AIP "DIR Hangover Preparation Tour" continues in North Georgia, where AIP VP Jonathan Marquess and MSR Ashton Sullivan met pharmacist/owner Will Crowley, PharmD, who started the pharmacy from scratch 9 years ago!

The AIP "DIR Hangover Tour" went to Barnesville, Ga., this week, and AIP VP Jonathan Marquess and MSR Catherine Daniel met with AIP board member and pharmacist/owner Tyler Young, PharmD, from Hines Prescription Shop. Tyler, thank you for your leadership and service to AIP!

AIP's "DIR Hangover Tour" headed to Griffin, Ga, where VP Jonathan Marquess and MSR Catherine Daniel met with pharmacy owner and AIP board member Annette Duncan, PharmD, along with Brett Duncan (owner) and Jasper Eubanks, PharmD — all in the pic. We appreciate you!

AIP's "DIR Hangover Tour" was in Griffin, Ga, where VP Jonathan Marquess and MSR Catherine Daniel met with pharmacist Dakota Craft. "This has become a listening tour, which is great," Marquess said. "Thanks, Dakota, for showing us your workflow and how you help your patients."

A quick and important legislative update from Melissa Reybold: Our bill on independent-pharmacy reimbursement by the State Health Benefit Plan passed unanimously out of the House Health Committee! Read about that and more: gpha.org/february-29-qu…

The Georgia House just passed HB1363 by 167-0! This is a huge step toward getting Georgia's independent pharmacies fair & reasonable reimbursement from the State Health Benefits Plan. Read why it's critical at gpha.org/pricingdispari….

Next week the House Oversight & Accountability Committee holds its third hearing in its ongoing investigation into pharmacy benefit managers. CEOS from the big three PBMs will testify. Watch the hearing on their website. ow.ly/YwI150SEr1W

From our friends at NCPA and CPESN: Help your pharmacies grow their non-PBM revenue with the NCPA Fellowship Program. The next class launches at the end of August and enrollment is open now through July 31, 2024. Enroll today at ncpa.org/fellowship

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing on PBMs is tomorrow at 10am. CEOs from CVS Caremark, Express Scripts, and OptumRx will testify. Watch the proceedings on the Committee's website. ow.ly/bpWs50SErAK

The House Oversight and Accountability Committee Hearing on the impact of PBMs is happening this morning at 10am EDT. Tune in! ow.ly/tb8350SHxl1

GPhA CEO Dawn A. Randolph, Smita Rawal, PharmD, GDBHDD Commissioner Kevin Tanner and Jordan Khail, PharmD, connected with the Commissioner in his office today to explore the ways pharmacists are an important part of solutions in the Opioid epidemic.

A GPhA reminder: Gov. Kemp declared a state of emergency in Georgia, which means pharmacists can use the Board's Policy #14, which provides for the refill of certain medications for up to 30 days. See their full statement here: ow.ly/JswW50SSpgU

The NABP has released an on-demand webinar, “The Significance of Race and Ethnicity in Person-Centered Pharmacy Care." It is available for CPE credit or as a non-CPE video. Visit the NABP website for more details. bit.ly/4fDoUAt

It's National Senior Citizens Day! But millions of seniors struggle to afford their Rx drugs each year and take as many as 15 Rx each year. Community pharmacists like our GPhA members are crucial in helping them find ways to save and to manage medication interactions.

Happy National Dog Day! We love our furry canine friends and treat them like family. Did you know your community pharmacist can probably fill many of their veterinarian-prescribed drugs? Including Apoquel for allergies to Vetsulin for diabetes to Cerenia for motion sickness!

We hope you all enjoy a happy and restful holiday!

It's World Alzheimer's Day. Anyone with a loved one with Alzheimer's knows the devastating impact this disease can have on families. There are many treatments to slow the disease (including more than 30 drugs) though none to cure it...yet.