New Building, New Services, New Legacy: MPA Moves Its Headquarters in Downtown Lansing
This month marked a historic move by the Michigan Pharmacists Association (MPA) into a new, state-of-the-art headquarters that is poised to position one of the nation’s largest state associations to make an even greater impact on the profession of pharmacy
and improving patient care. Just off the Grand River in downtown Lansing, MPA’s new headquarters, including offices for MPA, Michigan Pharmacy Foundation, Pharmacy PAC, Pharmacy Services
Inc., PSI Insurance Agency and Well Street Care Management, is located at 408 Kalamazoo Plaza, Lansing.

2010 Governor’s Race Primary Election Edition
OIn a little less then a month, Michigan voters
will choose two individuals, a democrat and a
republican, to be their party’s nominee for Michigan’s 48th governor. Before you travel to your polling place, please consider reviewing the brief biographies of each candidate and visit their Web sites to learn more. MPA sent out a questionnaire to each governor’s candidate to better understand their position on health care and other critical issues.
Unedited answers from those who responded are included in this article.

Pharmacist Immunizer’s 2010 Vaccine Update
Almost half of the pharmacists in the United States, more than 90,000, are now certified to provide immunizations to their patients. Although this training is extensive and thorough, keeping up with changes in recommendations for and utilization of vaccines is an important component of the pharmacist immunizer’s clinical practice. Over the past year a number of changes have occurred with vaccines targeted to adults and adolescents. An nderstanding of these changes is important for both the pharmacist in providing immunizations and promoting them.

2009 Michigan Pharmacists Association
Annual Pharmacy Economic Survey:
Salaries Up, But Increasing Workloads Impact Pharmacists
By Caroline A. Gaither, Ph.D., FAPhA, Huang-Tz Ou, MS, and Nancy J.W. Lewis, Pharm.D., MPH

This year represents the 48th year of the Annual Economic Survey sponsored by Michigan Pharmacist Association (MPA). As in the past, this survey included questions related to salary and benefits provided to pharmacists practicing in the state of Michigan. New this year, pharmacists were also asked to indicate how their workload compared to previous years and how their current level of workload affected various aspects of their work at their primary practice site.