The American College of Apothecaries (ACA) and American College of Veterinary Pharmacists (ACVP) recently completed an agreement with the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) designed to increase pharmacy students’ exposure to independent community pharmacy. “Through this relationship with NCPA, we are excited to be able to offer our new student members access to educational experiences that [...]

The American College of Apothecaries recently inducted 25 pharmacists into Fellowship at its annual Educational Conference in Coronado, California. In order to receive designation from the ACA as a Full Fellow, pharmacists are evaluated through a personal interview, a pharmacy inspection, and adherence to the ACA Standards of Practice. Pharmacists awarded Full Fellow status are eligible [...]

2015 ACA Member of the Year Linda McElhiney with ACA Executive Vice-President Ed Hesterlee CORONADO, CA, February 26, 2016:  The American College of Apothecaries presented the 2015 ACA Member of the Year Award to Linda McElhiney, PharmD, MSP, RPh, FIACA, FASHP, FIACP of Indianapolis, Indiana, at the College’s 2016 Annual Educational Conference.  The presentation was made during [...]

The following independent pharmacists were installed as officers of the American College of Apothecaries during its 2016 Annual Educational Conference in Coronado, California: Chairman — Jerome Greene, RPh, FACA Jerry Greene is a pharmacist and owner of San Diego Compounding Pharmacy.  After receiving his baccalaureate degree from Western Michigan University in 1982, Jerry then went on [...]

Deirdre Myers, RPh, FACA, 2015 Albert E. Rosica, Jr., Memorial Award Recipient and ACA Executive Vice President Ed Hesterlee, PharmD, FACA. The Albert E. Rosica, Jr., Memorial Award is presented each year to a pharmacy practitioner for his or her contributions to pharmacy education through participation in pharmacy clerkship programs, serving on various college committees, […] [...]

The J. Leon Lascoff Memorial Award is presented to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to professional pharmacy. It is the highest award presented by the College for service to the profession and has been presented to some of the most outstanding pharmacy educators, practitioners, other health care professionals, and individuals serving in leading […] [...]

Have you ever wondered what role pharmacists can play in treating animals?  Carolyn E. Arnish, PharmD, a PGY-1 Clinical Veterinary Pharmacy Resident at the North Carolina State University College of Veterinary Medicine (NCSU CVM) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Click here for the details. 

Proust found deep memories in the aroma of a madeleine (a small sponge cake with a distinctive shell-like shape), but the journal Psychological Science recently reported that the right scent may stimulate fairness and generosity. In an experiment, groups of subjects were placed in two different rooms, one of which had been sprayed with a […] [...]

The year was 1940.  The “turbulent thirties” were giving way to the “uncertain forties”, and pharmacy was looking forward with excitement and anticipation.  The “Empiric Era” of pharmacy was beginning to give way to the “Industrialization Era” which would hold the development of manufacturing and the mass production of medicinal compounds.  The FDA was moving […] [...]

Welcome to this three part series on how to fill your pipeline with new customer leads. Growing your business is important and the best way to do that is to have a plan to keep your pipeline filled with new leads. There are six ways to fill your pipeline. Read More The post Filling your Pipeline [...]