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11/26/2019 Press Release
Paul Bush to Join ASHP as Vice President of Global Resource Development and Consulting
ASHP announced today that Paul Bush, Pharm.D., M.B.A., BCPS, FASHP, will join the organization as Vice President of Global Resource Development and Consulting. Bush, a highly accomplished leader with more than 40 years of experience in hospital and health-system pharmacy, will oversee ASHP’s global11/21/2019 News
Specialty Pharmacy Technicians Assume Advanced Roles
Specialty clinics are creating new opportunities for pharmacy technicians to work closely with patients and clinicians as vital members of the healthcare team.11/13/2019 News
New York OK's Compounding by Registered Pharmacy Technicians
Relief is in sight for New York hospitals whose pharmacy technicians have been prohibited by regulators from compounding, thanks to a law signed October 25 by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. The new law establishes a licensure and registration process for technicians and describes tasks, including compou11/7/2019 News
Senate Bill Includes New Tools to Tackle Drug Shortages
ASHP and other supporters of the Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act welcomed Senate cosponsor Susan Collins of Maine to a November 5 Capitol Hill briefing about the bill and the effects of shortages on patient care.10/29/2019 Press Release
ASHP Statement on the Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages Act
ASHP (American Society of Health-System Pharmacists) CEO Paul W. Abramowitz, Pharm.D., Sc.D. (Hon.), FASHP, today issued the following statement regarding the introduction of the Mitigating Emergency Drug Shortages (MEDS) Act. “The ongoing shortages of vital, life-saving medications continue to jeop10/25/2019 News
Student Pharmacists Help Seniors Save Millions on Drug Costs
An annual series of student-run clinics in North–Central California helps seniors save money while getting the coverage they need from their Medicare Part D prescription drug plan.10/23/2019 News