Michigan Pharmacists Association

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Michigan Pharmacists Association premiered this tribute during the MPA Annual Convention and Exposition on Feb. 26-27. Thank you to our pharmacy heroes across the state for their courageous work during this pandemic.

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Pharmacy News

How the Pandemic Has Transformed Life for Pharmacists

Posted on May 19, 2022 in: MPA in the News

When you think of frontline workers affected by the pandemic, your local pharmacist may not be the first to come to mind. But even pre-pandemic, pharmacy was a tense and demanding field. A study of pharmacists’ mental health, from January 2020, found 75 percent of study participants experienced burnout. Since then, things have only gotten more demanding, due to the increase in prescript...

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Opinion: Congress must rein in pharmacy middlemen that raise drug costs

Posted on May 01, 2022 in: Member News

By Dr. Michael Crowe My job as a pharmacist is to help patients get and stay healthy using prescription and over-the-counter medications, providing guidance and advice along the way. The way the process should work: A doctor prescribes a medication, and, after ensuring it is appropriate, we dispense it. Sadly, the way it works too often is that a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) gets between p...

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With insulin prices skyrocketing, Michigan may go DIY

Posted on April 30, 2022 in: Professional Practice

If drugmakers won’t lower insulin prices, maybe Michigan should make its own. That’s the thinking of a small group of lawmakers and others, led by Sen. Curt VanderWall, R-Ludington, who have been meeting with drugmakers and university representatives to determine whether Michigan can make its own insulin to sharply reduce costs for the life-saving drug. The talks are preliminary,...

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Events

Event List
May26 May Implicit Bias Virtual Training The May 2022 Implicit Bias Virtual Event will take place on May 26, 2022 from
Jul20 Michigan Pharmacy Foundation Golf Classic 2022 Golf Classic Registration Wednes...