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On Tuesday, NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey joined a panel discussion entitled, “Perspectives on Advancing Pharmacy Practice" at NCPDP’s 2023 Virtual Educational Summit and shared NCPA’s top advocacy initiatives and points of strategic alignment with other association executives. Hoey was joined by APhA CEO Michael Hogue, ASHP COO and SVP Kasey Thompson, and NCPDP SVP Stephen Mullenix, and the discussion covered PBM reform, banning spread pricing in Medicaid managed care, and Medicare Part D re...

Amid Nigeria’s abundant hydrocarbon resources, the Nigeria Academy of Pharmacy (NAPharm) has said the nation must commit to producing Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) for drug manufacturing to end importation. The academy said this is pertinent, rather than relying endlessly on importing the same raw materials, especially, as it relates to local manufacturing of medicines.   […]