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Thursday, December 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Board Approves 2020 Budget, Heralds Membership Growth » The Texas Pharmacy Association Board of Directors met December 12 at the TPA headquarters in Austin to approve the Associa...
Tuesday, December 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Giving Tuesday: Support Texas Pharmacy Scholarships » Becoming a pharmacist is expensive. That's why the Texas Pharmacy Foundation awards scholarships to deserving students at...
Thursday, November 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Supports Chairman Hancock at DFW Event » Texas Senate Business and Commerce Committee Chair Kelly Hancock was honored at a fundraiser November 14, 2019 in Colleyvi...
Thursday, November 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Congress Meets in El Paso » The Texas Pharmacy Congress, hosted for the first time by the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) School of Pharmacy, me...
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) PRN Speaks to UIW Pharmacy Students » Eden Males, LCSW, director of the Professional Recovery Network (PRN), spoke to students at the University of the Incarnat...
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Recommends Expanding Technician Supervision Ratio; TSBP Delays Action » On Tuesday, November 5, 2019, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) postponed any decision on a proposed rule to elimin...
Monday, November 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacist Will Douglas Running for Texas House » TPA member and independent pharmacy owner Will Douglas, Pharm.D. has announced his candidacy for the Texas House of Repres...
Thursday, October 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Garza Promotes Pharmacy's Role at Texas Immunization Conference » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza presented with Denise Starkey of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS...
Friday, October 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Women in Pharmacy Event Informs, Inspires » Dozens of women in pharmacy (and men who support them!) gathered in Austin last Friday for TPA's second annual Women in Ph...
Wednesday, October 9, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Urges Sen. Cornyn to Support DIR Reform » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza and Member Bruce McAnally attended a fundraiser for U.S. Senator John Cornyn (...
Monday, October 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Veterans Advise Students About Evolving Roles » Texas Pharmacy Association members from a variety of backgrounds and practice settings participated in a panel discussion...
Wednesday, October 2, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Honors House Insurance Chair Lucio » Texas pharmacy professionals gathered October 2 in Harlingen to show their support for Rep. Eddie Lucio III, chair of the...
Tuesday, September 24, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Promotes Membership at H-E-B Conference » The Texas Pharmacy Association helped hundreds of H-E-B pharmacists join TPA and renew their TPA memberships September 24...
Wednesday, September 18, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Asks USP to Reconsider Compounding Rules Limiting Beyond-Use Dates » The Texas Pharmacy Association joined the International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) and more than 30 other s...
Saturday, September 14, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Garza Speaks at Nigerian Pharmacists' Meeting » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza was invited to speak September 14 at the Nigerian Association of Pharmacists a...
Friday, September 13, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Submits Cost-Saving Suggestions for Medicaid Prescription Drugs » The Texas Pharmacy Association submitted a letter September 11, 2019 to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HH...
Thursday, September 12, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Council Meetings Address Association Vitality, Advancing the Practice » The Texas Pharmacy Association's three standing councils met Wednesday, September 11 as part of TPA's 2019 Leadership Retr...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) NCPA's Hauser Encourages TPA Involvement in Federal Issues » The Texas Pharmacy Association's September 11 council meetings in Austin kicked off with a joint board and council meeting...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Board Welcomes New Members at 2019 Leadership Retreat » The Texas Pharmacy Association's Leadership Retreat this week in Austin began Tuesday, September 10, when President Raj Ch...
Thursday, September 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Register for Oct. 11 Women in Pharmacy Event in Austin » Celebrate Women in Pharmacy Day and American Pharmacists Month by joining us in Austin on October 11 for the Texas Pharmac...
Tuesday, September 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) John Appointed to TPA Board » Texas Pharmacy Association President Raj Chhadua has appointed Jobby John, Pharm.D., to fill an unexpired term for one yea...
Friday, August 30, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Many Texas Laws Affecting Pharmacy Take Effect Sept. 1 » The Texas Legislature passed dozens of bills earlier this year that affect pharmacists and pharmacies. Many of those laws...
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019–2020 Board of Directors Elected » The results are in from the 2019 TPA Board of Directors election. Thank you to all who voted August 5–20 and...
Thursday, August 15, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Participates in 2019 CAPA Induction » TPA Immediate Past President Mark Comfort and Chief Executive Officer Debbie Garza attended the Capital Area...
Tuesday, August 6, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Statement Regarding Recent Mass Shootings » Texas Pharmacy Association (TPA) President Raj Chhadua, Pharm.D., has issued the following statement following the mass sh...
Monday, August 5, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 Conference & Expo Elevates the Profession » A record crowd of Texas pharmacy professionals found a variety of ways to elevate their profession at the 2019 TPA Confere...
Sunday, August 4, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 PharmPAC Breakfast Encourages Pharmacy to Elevate Its Influence » Sunday morning's annual PharmPAC Breakfast at the 2019 TPA Conference & Expo encouraged...
Saturday, August 3, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) House of Delegates Passes Resolutions » Delegates line up at the microphone to debate a medical cannabis resolution. The Texas Pharmacy Association's Hou...
Thursday, June 27, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Seeks Delegates for APhA 2020 Annual Meeting » It’s time again to appoint Texas delegates and alternates to the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) House of Delegat...
Wednesday, June 19, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) New Law Delays Checking Prescription Monitoring Program » On June 14, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 3284 by Rep. J.D. Sheffield and Sen. Jane Nelson, which d...
Monday, June 17, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Abbott Signs Bill Requiring e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances » Late last week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2174 , which requires the electronic prescribing of all cont...
Friday, June 14, 2019 (1 Comment - view/add) Governor Signs Collaborative Practice Bill » In another big win for pharmacy this year, on June 14, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 1056...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Independent Pharmacists: Take Action for Federal DIR Reform » Sign On to Letter Asking Senator Cornyn to Support Federal DIR Reform! Independent pharmacy owners understand th...
Friday, June 7, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Signs Bill Providing Wholesale Audit Protections » On June 7, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 1455 to provide pharmacy protection from wholesale invoice audits....
Friday, May 31, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Signs Bill Allowing Payment for Services » Late Friday, May 31, 2019, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 3441 by State Rep. Eddie Lucio III an...
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