Upcoming Events
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19Jan
January Lunch & Learn with Janssen - XARELTO
12:00 PM to 1:00 PM CST
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20Jan
IPA Long Term Care Forum
9:00 AM to 12:00 PM CST
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26Jan
BPS Study Group - Winter 2021
1/26/2021 to 4/13/2021 CST
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27Jan
IPA Virtual Legislative Day 2021
7:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST
News
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COVID-19 Vaccines – A Message from IPA’s CEO
Our time now is undoubtedly history in the making – For our world, and for our profession. Not only because of the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, but also because pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists are a key solution to reaching the end of the pandemic timeline.
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2021 Legislative Session Opens
The 89th Iowa General Assembly began this week with legislators returning to the Iowa State Capitol and Governor Kim Reynolds giving her Condition of the State address.
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IPA Releases 2021-2022 Strategic Plan
The IPA Board of Trustees has finalized its 2021-2022 Strategic Plan. This two-year strategic plan includes an updated vision and mission statement, as well as values highlighting collaboration, innovation and inclusivity.
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Health Systems and Pharmacy Teams Collaborate to Ensure Hospital Staff Are Vaccinated
Following state-wide distribution last Monday, Iowa hospitals began administering the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to health care personnel. Although vaccine allocations were limited, central Iowa health systems collaborated to ensure frontline staff at each hospital could be vaccinated.
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SCOTUS Issues Landmark Ruling in Rutledge v. PCMA
This morning, the Supreme Court of the United States announced its landmark ruling, upholding Arkansas law that regulates pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). The court's unanimous 8-0 decision rules in favor of community pharmacies, as well as their patients, who have been fighting to regulate PBMs for years.