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Being part of Legislative Day for the California Society of Health - System Pharmacists is not only a good thing...it's an essential activity. As a "constituent" of a State Senator and a State Assemblyperson, each pharmacist has the right to meet with each of these legislators to share their wisdom about patient care. Legislators, like most members of the public, really only know the public image of the pharmacists in the community setting, who is largely focused on dispensing. It is not fair to expect our legislators, or the public they serve, to understand all of the practice rolls (like hospital, managed care, ambulatory care, or even military medicine) unless we take the time to help them understand...and they want to hear from their constituency. Make it a point to meet with your legislator at the "home office"...they want to know what their constituents think and a one-to-one meeting will help them to gain the insights necessary to support the pharmacist as they care for their patients. Join us at Legislative Day on April 16, 2024 in Sacramento, or at least plan to meet us next year. California Society of Health - System Pharmacists #pharmacist, #pharmacists, #pharmacy, #clinicalpharmacist, #pharmacystudents, #pharmacytechnicians

#Telehealth platforms that provide diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical products, dietary supplements, or other specialty health products – as well as the clinical consultations necessary for the prescription of/recommendation for those products – exist in a unique regulatory environment. The #FTC is starting to target these platforms with #enforcement actions around alleged marketing and advertising violations, however, and the #FDA may not be far behind. Join our partners Rachael Pontikes, Emily Hussey, and Monique (Nikki) Bhargava for an engaging #CLE presentation examining the FTC and FDA regulations and guidances applicable to these sort of telehealth platforms, discussing recent enforcement actions against such platforms and what other platforms can learn from these actions, and providing a brief overview of the scope and process behind a marketing review and the protection it can offer such platforms. https://lnkd.in/epdv5phe

#Telehealth platforms that provide diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical products, dietary supplements, or other specialty health products – as well as the clinical consultations necessary for the prescription of/recommendation for those products – exist in a unique regulatory environment. The #FTC is starting to target these platforms with #enforcement actions around alleged marketing and advertising violations, however, and the #FDA may not be far behind. Join our partners Rachael Pontikes, Emily Hussey, and Monique (Nikki) Bhargava for an engaging #CLE presentation examining the FTC and FDA regulations and guidances applicable to these sort of telehealth platforms, discussing recent enforcement actions against such platforms and what other platforms can learn from these actions, and providing a brief overview of the scope and process behind a marketing review and the protection it can offer such platforms. https://lnkd.in/epdv5phe

We're pleased to announce that this #CLE webinar is now available on demand! Join our partners Rachael Pontikes, Monique (Nikki) Bhargava, and Emily Hussey for this engaging presentation geared toward #telehealth platforms that provide diagnostic tests, pharmaceutical products, dietary supplements, or other specialty health products – as well as the clinical consultations necessary for the prescription of/recommendation for those products. These platforms exist in a unique regulatory environment, and the #FTC is starting to target them with enforcement actions around alleged marketing and advertising violations; the #FDA may not be far behind. This session examines the FTC and FDA regulations and guidances applicable to these sort of telehealth platforms, discusses recent enforcement actions against such platforms and what other platforms can learn from these actions, and provides a brief overview of the scope and process behind a marketing review and the protection it can offer such platforms. https://lnkd.in/epdv5phe

Four States May Act on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills this Week - https://lnkd.in/eJ92qwxU This week will see major legislative action on up to four state 340B contract pharmacy access bills—including on two controversial [...] #340B

The latest issue is here - learn more about our oustanding alumni and the exciting work being done by faculty and students in the USC College of Pharmacy.

CVS as a corporation is sick with greed. Why would anyone want other entities to be prohibited from providing excellent community level healthcare? They are putting independent pharmacies out of business in a way that appears to be strategic and purposeful. If it were for the patients benefit maybe it wouldn’t be so sickening, but it’s for their vertically integrated profit system to get fatter and fatter. Great pharmacists can still take care of patients through CVS, but it’s becoming less and less common. Supporting a corporation that is opposed to anyone other than themselves providing care… motivated by profit alone… I can’t do it.

A News Alert from 340B Report: On Final Day of Session, Missouri House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, Sends to Governor’s Desk - https://lnkd.in/eknAUbpF To get full access to 340B Report news reporting and analysis, visit https://lnkd.in/gJd7qNyg #340B #pharmacy #drugpricing #hospitals #hospitalpharmacy

The latest from 340B Report: Exclusive: Arkansas Plans to Challenge J&J’s Contested 340B Rebate Proposal for Violation of State Law - https://lnkd.in/ep4yPetj In Another Drug Industry Setback, Maryland Federal Judge Rejects Bids to Block State’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law - https://lnkd.in/eRKw75wR Struggling with Low Pharmacy Capture Rates? - https://lnkd.in/eGH9Vq-n AHA Calls on Congress to Defend 340B Access to Specialty, Community Pharmacies Amid Drugmaker Resistance - https://lnkd.in/etzwjdKt Pharma-Linked Watchdog Advocacy Group Leader Pens Op-Ed Urging Congress to Advance 340B Legislation - https://lnkd.in/eu3h8nww To get full access to 340B Report news reporting and analysis, visit https://lnkd.in/gJd7qNyg #340B #pharmacy #drugpricing #hospitals #hospitalpharmacy

Very interesting cannabis news from FL that not many know about ... There is currently a proposed bill being reviewed by the state that if it gets voted all the way through and signed by the governor, it would enforce a 1,500 buffer from churches, daycares and schools. If passed, this would go into effect 7/1/24 but would not apply to any MMTCs in operation before this date. Previously, it was only 500 feet from a K-12 school, so they would be adding in churches, daycares, and post-secondary schools into this. Depending on how the vote goes, it would drastically affect the landscape of retail in this market that would block out competition in certain areas. And with new Florida license winners coming online soon that will make it much more challenging to compete against the current MMTC's. So looks like the MMTC's will leverage not only a speed to market advantage with new market entrants but also a location advantage. With this market likely turning to adult-use in the future it will be very interesting to see how things shake out.