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Wednesday, June 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Inaugural Pharmacy Partners Council Meets in Austin » Nearly 20 pharmacy industry leaders gathered June 27 in downtown Austin for the first meeting of the TPA Pharmacy Partners...
Friday, June 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Members Participate in Rural Hospital Task Force Meeting » Texas Pharmacy Association President Mary Klein and TPA Member Sabrina Griggs participated this week in the Texas State Bo...
Friday, June 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Names 2018 Award Winners » The Texas Pharmacy Association is pleased to announce its 2018 award winners. These members will be recognized at a specia...
Monday, June 11, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Nigerian Pharmacists Association-DFW Affiliates with TPA » Texas Pharmacy Association CEO Debbie Garza, R.Ph., joined the Nigerian Pharmacists Association-Dallas Fort Worth (NPA-DFW...
Friday, June 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Summit Discusses Legislative Priorities » The Texas Pharmacy Summit, comprising eight Texas pharmacy organizations, held its last meeting before the summer break an...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Meets with Sen. Buckingham » TPA President Mary Klein, CEO Debbie Garza, R.Ph. and Public Affairs Division Director Justin Hudman met this week with St...
Wednesday, June 6, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Meets with Physician Groups » TPA CEO Debbie Garza, R.Ph., coordinated a meeting this week with the Texas Medical Association, Texas Academy of Family P...
Thursday, May 31, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Meets with Texas Department of Insurance » The Texas Pharmacy Association and representatives of other Texas pharmacy organizations met Thursday afternoon, May 31, w...
Wednesday, May 30, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Follow-up Meeting with Medicaid VDP » TPA and other pharmacy groups had a follow-up meeting this week with Texas Medicaid Vendor Drug Program (VDP) Deputy Direc...
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Talks with DSHS about Vaccination Programs » This week TPA talked with the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) about the Vaccines for Children (VFC) and Adult S...
Friday, May 25, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Meets with Medicaid VDP » TPA CEO Debbie Garza, R.Ph. and TPA Board member Jay Bueche, R.Ph.—along with AIP president/TPA member Mark Newberry, Phar...
Tuesday, May 22, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Watch Latest Women in Pharmacy Webinar » Women in Leadership was the topic of the May 22 Women in Pharmacy webinar. The presentation was given by Debbie Platts, MB...
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacy Testifies Before House Select Committee on Opioid and Substance Abuse » The Texas Pharmacy Association and other representatives of the pharmacy community testified Tuesday before the House Sele...
Thursday, May 10, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Congress Meets » The Texas Pharmacy Congress (TPC) held its quarterly meeting May 9–10 in Dallas, hosted by Dean Quentin Smith of Texas Tec...
Wednesday, May 9, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) NASPA/PMG Leadership Conference Links State Pharmacy Associations » TPA Chief Executive Officer Debbie Garza and President-Elect Mark Comfort attended the 2018 State Pharmacy Association Lea...
Tuesday, May 8, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Pharmacists Join Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee » On Tuesday, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committe...
Monday, May 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Women in Pharmacy Weekend Inspires, Motivates » Dozens of pharmacists, student pharmacists, and technicians from throughout the state gathered in San Antonio May 4–5 for...
Monday, May 7, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Professional Recovery Network Hosts Spring 2018 Conference » The Professional Recovery Network , a program of the Texas Pharmacy Association, held its 2018 Spring Seminar May...
Thursday, May 3, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Summit Moves One Step Closer to Session » The Texas Pharmacy Summit, consisting of eight Texas pharmacy organizations, moved another step closer this week in its ef...
Wednesday, May 2, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Holds Event for Chairman Charles Schwertner, RPh, MD » On Wednesday, Texas pharmacy hosted an event for Texas Senate Health and Human Services committee Chair Dr. Charles Schwer...
Tuesday, May 1, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TSBP Board Meeting Update » The Texas State Board of Pharmacy’s (TSBP) quarterly meeting was held on Tuesday, May 1. TSBP approved the final adoption...
Friday, April 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Interagency PMP Work Group Meeting » This week TPA attended the Texas State Board of Pharmacy (TSBP) quarterly Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) interagenc...
Friday, April 27, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) HHSC Executive Commissioner Smith Meets With Pharmacy Stakeholders » On April 27, TPA joined other Texas pharmacy stakeholders, HHSC Executive Commissioner Charles Smith and senior agency sta...
Thursday, April 26, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) Vendor Drug Program Quarterly Stakeholder Meeting » TPA attended the Vendor Drug Program’s (VDP) quarterly meeting for pharmacy stakeholders this week. Topics of discussion i...
Monday, April 16, 2018 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA Welcomes New Staff » The Texas Pharmacy Association welcomes Brian Sparks as its new Division Director, Communications and Marketing, on April...
Monday, August 7, 2017 (1 Comment - view/add) TPA’s New CEO Debbie Garza began her first week at a running start » With an official start date of August 1, 2017, Debbie began her week with back to back meetings and almost endless congrat...
Wednesday, October 19, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Association Launches Vaccination Information Newsletter & Website » On October 14, TPA launched a vaccination information newsletter and website....
Friday, September 16, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) CAPA Inducts Aya Fukuda as New President » The Capital Area Pharmacy Association (CAPA) held a social mixer and officer induction on August 18th at Scholz Garten in...
Thursday, August 25, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) Texas Pharmacy Association Responds to the Rising Cost of EpiPens » Texas Pharmacy Association Responds to the Rising Cost of EpiPens Escalating Prices Could Create Life and Death...
Thursday, August 11, 2016 (0 Comments - view/add) TPA’s Naloxone Standing Order Now Available » TPA recently announced the creation of an expansive physician-authorized “standing order” regarding the dispensing of Nalo...
Thursday, June 16, 2016 (1 Comment - view/add) Standing Order Announced Expanding Pharmacists Ability to Provide Naloxone » Texas Pharmacy Association Responds to Escalating Opioid Overdose Epidemic Standing Order Announced Expanding Pharmaci...
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