Congratulations to Chris Schiller, owner of Economy Pharmacy, Inc. and Kapsultations, Inc. in Muskogee, Okla., who was recently honored during the Oklahoma Pharmacists Association annual convention and awards banquet.

Dog days of August? America is not limiting the canine celebration to a single month.

Dear Colleague,

As reported in Friday’s Executive Update, CMS issued a 

Oral arguments for PCMA v. Wehbi are scheduled for Sept. 1, at 2 p.m. CT. Earlier this year, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated a ruling by the U.S Circuit Court of Appeals for the 8th Circuit in the case formerly known as Wilke v. PCMA. Last August, the 8th Circuit struck down North Dakota PBM regulations due to ERISA preemption issues.

With third doses authorized for some immunocompromised patients and boosters for the general population on the horizon, NCPA reminds members of its tool for pharmacies to 

A new resource on the Provider Relief Fund is now available on the NCPA website.

Two members of the House Energy and Commerce are pushing for insulin makers to explain why they have not lowered prices for the drug, despite the companies’ “expressions of shared concern” over prices.

If you have a legislative, regulatory, or policy proposal you’d like to be considered by the NCPA Resolutions Committee for possible presentation to the NCPA House of Delegates submit it to Beverly Martin no later than Friday

The decision about which hormone therapies are right for a patient should be between the patient and a physician. Manufactured hormones aren’t right for everyone. Compounded hormone therapy is under threat.