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The American Pharmacists Association is the largest association of pharmacists in the United States advancing the entire pharmacy profession.

Membership: Pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists and pharmacy technicians

Governance: 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization, governed by a 15-member Board of Trustees. Its House of Delegates (411 members plus alternates) meets annually to determine overall policy.

Location: Washington, D.C.

Founded: October 6, 1852 in Philadelphia, PA

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APhA applauds FTC action on PBMs’ alleged inflation of insulin drug prices Read more

APhA applauds FTC action on PBMs’ alleged inflation of insulin drug prices

WASHINGTON, DC — Michael D. Hogue, PharmD, FAPhA, FNAP, FFIP, executive vice president and CEO of APhA, commended the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) action today against alleged practices by large vertically integrated pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) “for engaging in anticompetitive and unfair rebating practices that have artificially inflated the list price of insulin drugs, impaired patients’ access to lower list price products, and shifted the cost of high insulin list prices to vulnerable patients.”

Pharmacy Organizations Unite to Commemorate Second Annual Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day Read more

Pharmacy Organizations Unite to Commemorate Second Annual Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day

Today, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) jointly recognize September 20 as Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day. Established in 2023 as part of September’s Suicide Prevention Month, this day is dedicated to raising awareness and fostering discussion about a critically important yet often stigmatized topic that disproportionately affects healthcare professionals, including the pharmacy workforce. 

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