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›› Congressional Leaders Seek to Ensure Better Patient Access to Medical Supplies

›› APhA Applauds Inclusion of Expanded Patient Access to MTM Services

›› Senate Finance Committee Addresses Nation’s Medication Use Crisis

American Pharmacists Month

American Pharmacists Month provides a golden opportunity to celebrate the pharmacy profession, recognize your pharmacy staff, and to reach out to your patients. This month-long observance is a channel to conduct special events or to offer new services that will recognize your contribution to the healthcare team. The American Pharmacists Month theme is Know Your MEDICINE, Know Your PHARMACIST.
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Tools for Consumer Outreach

	Behind the Counter Counts - With spring in the air and pollen counts on the rise, mom, actress and allergy sufferer Alison Sweeney has teamed with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and McNeil Consumer Healthcare to launch a campaign designed to help allergy sufferers find relief this spring.
	Learn About Medicine Safety - This campaign focuses on providing patients and caregivers with helpful, actionable information they can use to understand medicine safety.
	Parents: The Anti-Drug - The Office of National Drug Control Policy's National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign equips parents and other adult caregivers with the tools they need to raise drug-free kids.
	SMARxT Disposal - The SMARxT DISPOSAL campaign is designed to raise awareness about the potential environmental impact from improperly disposed of medications and to provide proactive guidance through proper disposal alternatives.
	Use Medicines Safely - focuses on educating the public on appropriate medication use and the role of the pharmacist.
	Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work - aims to reduce the rate of rise of antibiotic resistance

APhA Media Advisors Network

Medications are powerful - that’s why they work. Pharmacists are the medication experts on America’s healthcare team. The pharmacist is uniquely qualified to help consumers take charge of their healthcare by making wise choices regarding medications. As a media resource, the APhA Media Advisors can help reporters make sense of the ever-increasing array of medication options available, their risks and benefits, and their widening impact.
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