Allegheny County Pharmacists Association

Please join ACPA for its 86th annual President's Dinner and Officer Installation. It will be held on Sunday December 8th, 2024 at 5PM at City Kitchen. Register by December 1st 2024. https://lnkd.in/gjTyMHae

Beat the heat this summer with cool ACPA programming in July & August! Registration below! https://lnkd.in/eznV_Xn6 https://lnkd.in/eYyz3T-D

Join ACPA at Hyde Park on June 4th, 2024 at 6:30 PM to discuss brexpiprazole (Rexulti) as adad on therapy for adults with major depressive disorder. Link here to register: https://lnkd.in/g5h2knT...

Join ACPA at Bonfire on May 15th, 2024 at 5:00 PM to discuss brexpiprazole (Rexulti) for agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer's disease. Email: [email protected] to register. (License # and meeting code: ORT1003280 required)

Register today for University of Pittsburgh’s OTC Symposium on June 7,2024. https://lnkd.in/grpSFbMW

ACPA joined PPA at the Capitol in Harrisburg, PA on April 8, 2024 for PPA Pharmacy Legislative day. Led by PPA CEO, Victoria Elliott, participants met with their local state representatives to advocate for PA pharmacists, pharmacies, and patients!

This past week Matt MCcCrossin presented information on severe asthma and Tezspire.

You may have read in APhA’s Pharmacy Today that there is an urgent request to help make the final push on PBM reform by contacting your legislators and asking for their support in passing legislation. Click here to contact your legislator (this will take less than one minute of your time):?https://lnkd.in/eewXjXgV?You can utilize the sample language provided to quickly contact your legislators, or you can customize the email in the text box to make it more personal before sending.?It is highly recommended to customize your messaging to create more impact.?Include a personal story if you can!??You may have heard about many recent pharmacy closures in Western, PA, and this would be a great way to advocate and show your support! As noted in a Pennsylvania Pharmacist Association update, PPA is also actively working on PBM reform in Pennsylvania through the state licensure. There is a Senate bill – SB 1000, and a House memorandum seeking co-sponsors. Visit the PPA Legislative Action Page,?https://lnkd.in/eikwmPww, to learn more and submit a letter to your lawmakers. Of note, Duquesne School of Pharmacy hosted the annual Allegheny County Pharmacist Association (ACPA) legislative meeting in mid-February where Rep. Natalie Mihalek and Senator Wayne Fontana were in attendance along with several faculty/staff/pharmacy students from Duquesne and University of Pittsburgh as well as local pharmacists from ACPA. We received a link from a recent PA Ins. Dept. budget hearing where Rep. Mihalek talked about attending this event at Duquesne (go to 1:25). Your voice matters! Keep up the great work, everyone!?https://lnkd.in/eE56KAKA

Last week ACPA members volunteered at Prevention Point Pittsburgh packing naloxone, test strips, and other supplies for those struggling with addiction.

Students from both western PA schools of pharmacy helped ACPA members assembly poison prevention packets. The packets will be distributed to pharmacies across Allegheny County for use in March.