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Rx Report

Tune in every Friday for your weekly dose of Rx Report, your go to for all updates on healthcare, health policy, medical discoveries, pharmacies, and more!

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    Rx Report 4.17.26 APhA2026 Day 2: Featuring Remington Award Winner Thomas Menighan

    On the latest Rx Report, we join Thomas E. Menighan, BSPharm, MBA, ScD and discuss his recent win as the 2026 Remington Award winner.  A past CEO and Executive Vice President of APhA, Menighan came from humble beginnings, but showed the world what pharmacy can do. Tune in to hear his take on the state of the profession, his advice to regulators standing in the way of providing care, and his thoughts on what the Remington Award is all about.  

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    Rx Report 4.3.26 APhA2026 Day 1, Featuring Lauren Bode and Scott Tomerlin

    APhA2026 took L.A. by storm with pharmacy professionals from across the country. To give insight on the state of pharmacy today, APhA Board of Trustees members Scott Tomerlin and Lauren Bode join the show to give their take, straight from the show floor.

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    Rx Report 3.20.26 Match Madness!

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olBXYMBTtK0&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC⁠    Match day just passed for student pharmacists. But that's just phase one. What comes next and what happens if you didn't match? We discuss all that and more on this week's Rx Report.    Register for APhA2026: ⁠https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/⁠   Find APhA career resources here: ⁠https://www.pharmacist.com/Career/Residencies⁠    Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel Executive producer: Rob Hodges Creative producer, editor: Kate Erdmann  

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    Rx Report 3.6.26 Can we stop the HIV Epidemic?

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ntsDUpYBQe0&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's top stories⭐ 00:00 - 00:13 - Intro 00:14 - 1:10 - History of HIV 1:11 - 1:53 - Importance of PrEP/PEP 1:54 - 4:08 - Pharmacists' ability to prescribe PrEP 4:09 - 5:22 - Legislative progress (and lack thereof) on expanding pharmacists' PrEP prescribing ability 5:23 - 12:50 - Michael Murphy Interview on PrEP legislation efforts 12:51 - 13:37 - Don't miss APhA2026! 13:38 - 16:09 - Where do we go from here? 16:10 - 18:26 - Pulse on Practice 18:27 - 19:09 - Outro Don't forget to register for APhA2026! - https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ See if your state allows pharmacists to prescribe PrEP/PEP - http://bit.ly/4r9DGUl Learn more about APhA's legislative efforts: https://aphanet.quorum.us/campaign/153695/   Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel Executive producer: Rob Hodges Creative producer, editor: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 2.13.26 What About Pharmacy Technicians?

    Welcome back to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Come to APhA2026 and redefine possible for pharmacy in L.A. March 27-30 :aphameeting.pharmacist.com We're kicking off Season Two by investigating Pharmacy Technicians, and why they've been kept on the sidelines despite their potential. ⭐Today's top stories⭐ 00:00 - 00:45 - Intro 00:46 - 02:29 - What are Pharmacy Technicians? 02:30 - 03:13 - Why are Pharmacy Technicians kept from administering vaccines? 03:14 - 03:31 - APhA2026 Early Bird Pricing ends 2/16! 03:32 - 11:13 - Julie Lanza interview 11:14 - 13:32 - Grubbs Pharmacy investigation 13:33 - 14:35 - What is APhA doing about it? 14:36 - 16:30 - Pulse on Practice 16:31 - 17:35 - Conclusion

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    Rx Report 12.11.25 The end of Rx Report?

    On today's season 1 finale of Rx Report, we talk on the removal of the hepatitis B vaccine from ACIP recommendations, pharmacist burnout, and the winner of the Remington Honor medal!   Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1mm9OP-b_A&t=67s  ⭐Today's top stories⭐   00:00 – 00:50 – Intro  00:51 – 03:23 – Pharmacist burnout is way worse than it seems  03:24 – 05:25 – ACIP removes hepatitis B vaccine from new born vaccination recommendations.  05:26 – 6:00 – Registration for APhA2026 is open!  06:01 – 08:58 – Pulse on Practice  08:59 – 10:18 – 2025 Remington Honoree Announced  10:19 – 11:15 – Outro    Register today for APhA2026 – aphameeting.pharmacist.com  Join the free webinar on latest ACIP immunization updates here: https://bit.ly/december-acip 

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    Rx Report 11.20.25 ECAPS leads Government reopening

    The U.S. Government is back open, and APhA wasted no time getting ECAPS under discussion.  Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vwXWHoEFJNo ⭐Today's top stories⭐  Dr. Allison Reichart PharmD discusses her testimony for ECAPS on the U.S. House floor.

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    Rx Report 11.14.25 Pharmacy fallout from government shutdown

    The government shutdown has made waves for American pharmacies and patients, and we need to talk about it. Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngu75zCt1Zg&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's top stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:36 - Intro 00:37 - 01:05 - Medicare and Medicaid payments may be going up soon  01:06 - 01:26 - Drug supplies are running short 01:27 - 08:14 - Doug Hyunh, APhA's congressional affairs director, speaks on the status of pharmacy advocacy amid the shutdown 08:15 - 09:27 - Register today for APhA2026 with early bird pricing: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ 09:28 - 11:08 - Outro Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel Executive producer: Val Stevenson Creative producer: Kate Erdmann Editor: Michelle Powell

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    Rx Report 11.7.25 APhA goes to the Hill

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9JUbXGkGVY&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC  Top Stories:  Erin Ballentine, PharmD, MBA, APhA Board of Trustees member, discusses the latest ECAPS efforts being made on the Hill  Emily Weyenberg, PharmD, and Nicole Sandoval, PharmD, student fellows, discuss PBM reform and the future of pharmacy policy  Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel   Camera recorder: Daniella Munoz  Executive producer: Rob Hodges   Creative producer: Kate Erdmann 

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    Rx Report 10.31.25 Oncology pharmacists are needed more than ever

        Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://youtu.be/vwXWHoEFJNo  ⭐Today's top stories⭐  Intro  New practitioners go to Capitol Hill to advocate for ECAPS bill and PBM reform  Dr. Deanna Kroetz elected to the 2025 NAM class  CQI grant offers $5000 for qualified resident pharmacist research  Pharmacists get new update in their fight for the right to immunize  FDA approves record number of cancer therapies, but the number of oncology pharmacists remains low  Outro   Take advantage of the CQI grant: https://www.pharmacist.com/Practice/Patient-Care-Services/Immunization-Center/Impacting-Immunization-Implementation-through-Quality-Improvement-Grant    Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel   Co-host: Daniella Munoz  Executive producer: Rob Hodges   Creative producer: Kate Erdmann 

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    Rx Report 10.23.25 Pharmacists fight for their rights

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: LINK  ⭐Today's top stories⭐   Pharmacist advocate speaks on the latest efforts to transform the profession through policy  Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel   Executive producer: Rob Hodges   Creative producer: Kate Erdmann 

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    Rx Report 10.17.25 The future of pharmacy

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9QtcXyNo3Qw&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC  ⭐Today's top stories⭐   Where is the pharmacist profession going?  How is technology and AI affecting pharmacists?  What non-traditional roles will pharmacists be taking over?  What policy changes is APhA hoping to see around pharmacy?  Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel   Executive producer: Rob Hodges   Creative producer: Kate Erdmann 

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    Rx Report 10.10.25 The history of pharmacy

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://youtu.be/sz3yocHMbiY    ⭐Today's top stories⭐ • Brittany Botescu speaks on the history of American pharmacy   Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel  Executive producer: Rob Hodges Creative producer: Kate Erdmann  

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    Rx Report 10.7.25 American Pharmacists Month 2026 launches

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYKlXdQ8O9A&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's top stories⭐  00:00 - 00:40 - Intro 00:41 - 01:12 - Michael D. Hogue, executive vice president and CEO of APhA, kicks off American Pharmacists Month 01:13 - 01:56 - Comments from Lee Vermeulen, executive vice president, CEO, AACP 01:57 - 04:26 - Comments from John McGlew, director of government affairs, AACP 04:27 - 07:37 - Comments from Susan Cantrell, CEO, AMCP 07:38 - 10:22 Comments from Arnold Clayman, vice president, Pharmacy Practice and Government Affairs, ASCP 10:23 - 12:01 - Comments from Melanie Dodd, president, ASHP 12:02 - 12:48 - Comments from Brooklyn Morgan, director of state policy, NASPA 12:49 - 14:22 - Comments from Doug Hoey, CEO, NCPA 14:23 - 16:12 - Comments from Tamara McCants, president, National Pharmaceutical Association 16:23 - 20:46 - Comments from Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner, president elect, APhA 20:47 - 24:59 - Comments from Thomas Emmendorfer, executive director of PBM services, Department of Veterans Affairs 25:00 - 28:10 - Comments from Cpt. Tami Rodriguez, chief pharmacist, Federal Bureau of Prisons 28:11 - 31:30 - Comments from Lisa Smith, vice president of clinical and specialty services, Walmart 31:31 - 31:56 - APhA student pharmacists get showcased on Good Morning America in NYC 31:57 - 34:16 - Outro Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel Executive producer: Rob Hodges Creative producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 10.3.25 Doctor who gave ACIP testimony talks about what comes next

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYKlXdQ8O9A&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC    ⭐Today's top stories⭐   • Dr. Richard Dang talks latest updates from his ACIP testimony     Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel   Executive producer: Rob Hodges   Creative producer: Kate Erdmann   

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    Rx Report 9.26.25 New ACIP meeting means new rules

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmyDszTppys&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's top stories⭐  • ACIP updates tackle COVID and MMRV vaccinations • A new grant is giving billions to address rural pharmacy deserts  • A well-being roundtable from APhA gives pharmacists the resources they need • New cuffless BP devices may not be all they're cracked up to be   Learn more about the ACIP updates at our webinar: https://learn.pharmacist.com/learn/catalog?ctldoc-catalog-0=se-%22I-VN6K2V%22&utm_source=immunization_engage&utm_medium=content&utm_campaign=acip_september_updates Learn more about the NOFO grant: https://bit.ly/48w5RH5 Join the well-being roundtable: www.pharmacist.com/career/well-being-and-workplace/connect-care?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=organic_podcast Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, writer, editor, host: Mason Manuel  Executive producer: Rob Hodges Creative producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 9.19.25 Prioritizing Pharmacist's Well-Being

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: ⁠⁠ • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQQEx3jNmbo ⭐Today's Top Stories⭐   00:00 – 00:43 – Intro   ⁠00:43 - 1:33 - Meet the candidates that are primed to evolve APhA leadership  1:34 – 2:57 - How APhA is honoring Pharmacy Workforce Suicide Awareness Day, and how you can help  2:58 – 5:42 – Pulse on practice discusses latest developments around the Ensuring Community Access to Pharmacist Services Act (ECAPS) bill  5:43 – 6:34 - New Practitioners get their time to shine at APhA's upcoming Day of NP LIFE  6:37 – 7:32 - Don't miss the ACIP update webinar, focusing on the changes announced in the September 18-19 ACIP meeting.   7:33 – 8:07 – Outro    Learn more about incoming APhA candidates: pharmacist.com/elections.    If you or a loved one is considering self-harm, please access these resources that can help, either by calling the Suicide and Crisis Hotline at 988 or texting HOME to 741741 for the Crisis text line.      Learn more about APhA's advocacy to pass ECAPS at pharmacist.com/advocacy    Become the best New Practitioner you can by attending the Day of NP LIFE. Register here: nplife.pharmacist.com    Register for the ACIP Meeting Update webinar to learn about what is changing in immunization here: ⁠https://learn.pharmacist.com/learn/catalog?ctldoc-catalog-0=se-%22I-VN6K2V%22⁠    Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel   Executive Producer: Rob Hodges   Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann 

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    Rx Report 9.12.25 How to Vaccinate and Get Vaccinated Under New Federal Guidelines

    Description: Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DFwjzwRVzt4&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists    ⭐Today's Top Stories⭐  00:00 – 00:35 – Intro  00:36 – 04:45 - What do the new FDA indications mean for those trying to get a COVID vaccine?  04:46 – 13:27 - How to navigate between the conflicting recommendations of federal agencies and the scientific community  13:28 – 14:59 - How APhA is helping pharmacists navigate the new vaccine standards ?  15:00 – 16:42 - Where does pharmacy go from here in dispensing vaccinations?   16:43 – 17:14 - Outro    Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 9.5.25 COVID Vaccines are About to Get Expensive, Rhode Island Empowers Caregivers, and APhA Takes Home the Gold

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfJBjnpiPQY&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists    ⭐Today's Top Stories⭐   00:00 - ? - Intro   New FDA Vaccine Guidelines Leave Many Priced out of receiving vaccines  Meet your APhA elected officials  APhA's leaders honored as leaders of pharmacy  Rhode Island allows pharmacists to provide patient perscriptions 100 days outside of being perscribed  Outro  Download a copy of APhA's newest Focus On resource "COVID-19 Test-to-Treat Services" by clicking here: bit.ly/focus-on-covid19  Meet the APhA elected leaders here: pharmacist.com/elections    Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel   Executive Producer: Rob Hodges   Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann    

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    Rx Report 8.29.25 ACIP gets Pushback, OTC Birth Control is Changing the Game, and CGMs are Finally Available for All

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DriAjX1lUaM&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists ⭐Today's Top Stories⭐ 00:00 - 00:36 - Intro 00:37 - 03:10 - OTC Birth control is helping disadvantaged groups 3:11 - 06:09 - ACIP gets official pushback from AAP and ACOG 6:10 - 6:51 - APhA Award Nominations are Open 6:52 - 9:06 - CGM for weight loss officially approved by the FDA 9:07 - 9:44 - Outro   APhA Training on Contraceptive Distribution Within State Guidelines: https://www.pharmacist.com/Education/Advanced-Training-Self-Paced/Hormonal-Contraceptive-Products APhA Certificate Training Program on Clinical Implementation of CGM in the Community Pharmacy - https://www.pharmacist.com/Education/Certificate-Training-Programs/Clinical-Implementation-of-CGM-in-the-Community-Pharmacy Submit your nomination for APhA Awards: https://www.pharmacist.com/Membership/Awards Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 8.15.25 How PAC Money is Shaping Pharmacy

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_eUD9sqgjM&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's Top Story⭐ 00:00 - 00:52 - Intro 00:53 - 13:06 - Starlin Haydon-Greatting on how PAC money is changing pharmacy in Washington 13:07 - 13:42 - Outro Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 8.1.25 NVIDIA is Teaming Up With Mayo Clinic and GLP-1 Demand is Pushing Pharmacists to Their Limits

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G3M02mryng&t=2s ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:33 - Intro 00:34 - 2:40 - NVIDIA is teaming up with Mayo clinic 2:41 - 4:34 - APhA launches Legal Defense Fund to protect pharmacists' right to vaccinate, fight against poor PBM practices, and more 4:35 - 4:35 APhA National Town Hall being held August 6th 4:36 - 6:36 - GLP-1s are under overwhelming demand and pharmacists are being pushed to the brink 6:37 - 7:04 New Pharmacy-Based OTC Hearing Aids Advanced Training Program offered by APhA 7:05 - 7:48 - Outro  Support the APhA Legal Defense Fund at Pharmacist.com/advocacy/legal-defense-fund Enroll in the Pharmacy-Based OTC Hearing Aids Advanced Training Program here: https://bit.ly/454s0sL  Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 7.18.25 Medical Misnformation Runs Rampant, Spicy Food Creates Diabetes, and a New Malaria Discovery Helps

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=riMf7jfaxlo ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:35 - Intro 00:36 - 2:13 - Spicy food correlated to babies contracting diabetes 2:14 - 3:59 - Malaria treatment for babies is approved, potentially saving millions 4:00 - 4:35 APhA National Town Hall being held August 6th 4:36 - 8:39 - Doctor explains how to combat medical misinformation 8:40 - 9:26 - Outro Pharmacy Town Hall Details: Date/Time: August 6, 2025 Live Session: 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm ET Replay + Live Q&A: 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm ET Link to live webinar: bit.ly/live-townhall Link to replay/Q&A: bit.ly/townhall-replay Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 7.11.25 HRT Shows Drawbacks, Measles is Still Going Strong, and Pharmacists are Needed More Than Ever

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFeWrB9C-7Y&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists    ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐   ⁠00:00⁠- 00:36 - Intro   00:37 – 2:03 – HRT shown to have breast cancer risks   2:04 - 2:52 – Nominations for APhA awards are open   2:53 - 4:13 – Measles in American check-in  4:14 - 4:59 – Pharmacists are critical for CGM education  5:00 - 5:40 – Outro     Earn CGM CTP on 7/17 4 PM ET here: bit.ly/CGM-CTP   Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.     Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel   Executive Producer: Rob Hodges   Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann   

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    Rx Report 6.27.25 Pharmacist Saves Lives on Shift and ACIP Gets Challenged by the Vaccine Integrity Project

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUXMU0K1ZmM&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00- 00:45 - Intro 00:46 - 2:58 – ACIP being challenged by the Vaccine Integrity Project 2:59 - 3:48 – Nominations for APhA awards are open 3:49 - 9:26 – How a pharmacist saved two lives in the middle of her shift 9:27 - 13:52 – An interview with APhA's Science and Research Community 13:53 - 14:42 – Outro Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.  Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    The CDC is Back, Big ACIP Changes are Here, and Kidneys Have a New Best Friend

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPOAcUPsUBE&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC   ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:37 - Intro 00:38 - 1:57 - CDC employees are rehired 1:58 - 2:29 - JFPS is coming in November 2:30 - 3:54 - The COVID vaccine is helping kidneys 3:55 - 9:15 - How ACIP is changing, Interviewing Allison Hill 9:16 - 10:10 - Outro Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 6.13.25 What's Happening with ACIP, the FDA Tries A.I., and Whooping Cough is Back

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6MXj...⁠ ACIP may have changed the way immunization happens in America forever. Salmonella and whooping cough are exploding in the U.S., and the FDA tries its hand at creating an A.I. tool, to rough results. For more Rx Report, go to Pharmacist.com/podcast Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer, Co-Editor: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 6.6.25 Pharmacy Goes to the Hill

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9DCgEkHcm0 You've heard of lobbying, but what does it mean? How will the U.S. government affect the profession going forward? Tune into this week's Rx Report to find out as Mason sits with APhA's Director of Congressional Affairs to discuss how government advocacy efforts shape the future of pharmacy, and how you can get involved! Be sure to leave a comment and let us know what change you want to see come from legislation for pharmacy. For more Rx Report, go to Pharmacist.com/podcast Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer, Co-Editor: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 5.30.25 Vaccine Policy is Changing - How It Affects You

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17MCSJGL58Y&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists Recently, two political appointees at the FDA made sweeping changes to U.S. vaccine policy without the usual expert panel review, new data or any semblance of transparency. To talk about what that means, Dr. Brigid Groves joins this week's Rx Report. For more Rx Report, go to Pharmacist.com/podcast Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer, Co-Editor: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 5.23.25 Pharmacy Communities are Here, A New Opportunity for Growth is Available, and APhA Speaks at NASPA

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JgqQeIWGp3Y&t=1s&ab_channel=aphapharmacists ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:44 - Intro 00:45 - 2:24 - APhA Communities are live 2:25 - 3:30 - Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Practice to Advance Patient Care Workshop 3:31 - 12:13 - Member spotlight: Dr. Brian Komoto honored by the 2025 API Legislative Caucus 12:14 - 13:36 - APhA President-Elect Magaly Rodriguez de Bittner speaks at NASPA 13:37 - 14:23 - Gift card winner announcement and outro   Sign up for the Innovations in Pharmacy Training and Practice to Advance Patient Care Workshop here: https://events.nationalacademies.org/44193_03-2025_innovations-in-pharmacy-training-and-practice-to-advance-patient-care-a-workshop   Be a part of the pharmacists communities: pharmacist.com/communities For more Rx Report, go to Pharmacist.com/podcast Producer, Writer, Editor, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer, Co-Editor: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 5.16.25 The Senate Hears Pharmacists, Rite Aid is Bankrupt Again, and Walgreeens is Using Robots

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2FveK...⁠ ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ ⁠00:00⁠ - ⁠00:36⁠ - Intro⁠ 00:37⁠ - ⁠7:23⁠ - APhA President Randy McDonough speaks to the Senate on crucial PBM reform⁠ 7:24⁠ - ⁠9:10⁠ - Walgreens is bringing robots into pharmacies⁠ 9:11⁠ - ⁠11:12⁠ - GLP-1s are saving healthcare BILLIONS ⁠11:13⁠ - ⁠13:34⁠ - Rite Aid declares bankruptcy a second time ⁠13:35⁠ - ⁠14:28⁠ - Gift card winner announcement and outro   In a career transition within the pharmacy profession? Click here for job board resources: ⁠https://www.pharmacist.com/career⁠   If you were affected by the Rite Aid layoffs, tell APhA of your story here and we will reach out: https://aphanet-460263.workflowcloud.com/forms/a70e4fd9-8843-462c-9e6b-8e0c78122447   See the full Senate hearing with Randy McDonough here: https://www.c-span.org/program/senate-proceeding/hearing-on-pharmacy-benefit-managers/659786  

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    Rx Report 5.2.25 Pharmacy Goes Prime, Parkinson's Takes A Hit, And Adults Immune Systems Evolve

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYrQJ4-Wx84&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&ab_channel=aphapharmacists ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:39 - Intro 00:39 - 03:26 - Parkinson's bold new treatment close to FDA approval for masses 03:27 - 05:18 - Adults found to be responding to exposure therapy for peanut allergies 05:19 - 08:24 - Pharmacies everywhere are making one day shipping a reality 08:25 - 09:08 - Outro Producer, Writer, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 4.25.25 Drugs Get Cheaper, but Healthcare Gets More Pricey?

    Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdmUj9hrfBk&t=1s ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:40 - Intro 00:41 - 03:04 - Low-Cost Healthcare Coverage Challenged in Supreme Court 03:05 - 04:09 - Trump Administration Makes Executive Order to Lower Drug Prices 04:10 - 05:08 - Brian Lawson Named Executive Director of Board of Pharmacy Specialties 05:09 - 07:32 - CT Scans Found to Increase Cancer Risk by 5% 07:33 - 10:28 - Ohio Saves Millions by Removing PBMs 10:29 - 11:17 - Gift Card Giveaway and Outro Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. Producer, Writer, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 4.18.25 Pharmacy Fights Back

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdmUj9hrfBk&t=1s  ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ Alabama signing PBM reform into law Pharmacists found to be well positioned to connect their patients with clinical trials that can advance research on their illnesses.   Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.   Producer, Writer, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Ross Hemminger Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann

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    Rx Report 4.11.25 APhA2025 Day 3

    For the final Rx Report coverage of APhA2025, Mason sits down with APhA CEO Michael Hogue, past President Alex Varkey, and new President Randy McDonough on the future of pharmacy, APhA, and beyond! Tune in to hear what's in the store for the year ahead. Producer, Writer, Host: Mason Manuel Executive Producer: Rob Hodges Creative Producer: Kate Erdmann Captured by 2020 Media

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    Rx Report 4.4.25 APhA2025 Day 2

    Rx Report is in Nashville covering the APhA2025, this time meeting with student and industry leading pharmacy owners. See what it takes to be honored on the world's pharmacy stage and what's next for these amazing pharmacists!

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    Rx Report 3.31.25 APhA2025 Day 1

    APhA's Annual Meeting may be over, but the fun never stops! Whether you were in Nashville or wanted to see what was happening at the show, Rx Report has you covered. Watch today's first part of a three-episode series where we meet some incredible pharmacists at APhA2025!

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    Rx Report 3.13.25 Tap Water Might Lose Fluoride and Seniors are Lifting Themselves Out of Insomnia

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...  ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:41 - Intro 00:42 - 03:10 - Utah considering legislation to be the first state to remove fluoride from the public water supply 03:11 - 13:57 - Interview with pharmacist Dr. Rebecca Sorrell on her personal experience with PBMs making it difficult to provide patient care 13:58 - 14:58 - The annual meeting is next weekend, meet the keynote speakers! 14:59 - 16:42 - An Ohio pharmacist is tapped to advise Ohio health director on palliative care 16:43 - 18:34 - Seniors suffering from insomnia do strength training to mitigate effects 18:35 - 19:21 - Outro Register for the APhA Annual Meeting: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ Fight back against PBMs: EndPBMsNow.com Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.

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    Rx Report 3.7.25 Blood Donor Saves Millions of Kids and Expert Comments on Lowered Immunization Rates

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIoJyuSMHpI&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:36 - Intro 00:37 - 10:50 - Dr. Brigid Groves discusses the reasons and consequences behind lowering immunization rates 10:51 - 13:57 - Comment response  13:58 - 15:00 - Travis Mills is a keynote speaker at APhA 2025 Annual Meeting 15:01 - 17:50 - Remembering James Harrison, a blood donor who saved millions of children 17:51 - 18:47 - Outro Register for the APhA Annual Meeting: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ Donate blood today: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/find-drive?cid=p-max&med=cpc&source=google&scode=RSG00000E017&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiArKW-BhAzEiwAZhWsIFYsHhYZo3H914Fx5YKe5IdNu6fGTR0xTpdSJMAH3boxqkNbLcrvCBoCEnwQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts  

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    Rx Report 2.28.25 Michael Hogue Talks PBM Reform, Gene Therapy is Curing Child Blindness, and Measles is Back.

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JC4Unqnnwfk&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC  ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐   00:00 - 00:42 - Intro   00:42 - 03:23 - Measles outbreak in Texas and New Mexico   03:24 - 07:18 - ACIP delay and federal layoffs   07:19 - 08:50 - Gene therapy treating blindness in children   08:51 - 10:35 - Artificial sweeteners cause cardiovascular disease   10:36 - 11:06 - APhA Annual Meeting   11:07 - 12:22 - Alabama pharmacists walkout in protest   12:23 - 17:30 - Michael Hogue interview on PBM reform   17:31 - 18:18 - Outro    Register for the APhA Annual Meeting: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/   Fight back against PBMs: EndPBMsNow.com  Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts. 

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    Rx Report 2.21.25 AI is Supercharging Drug Discovery, the Flu is Back, and Mobile Deliveries Cover Pharmacy Deserts

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdmUj9hrfBk&t=1s  ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ 00:00 - 00:32 - Intro 00:33 - 02:53 - Connecticut pharmacists get the green light to prescribe contraceptives 02:54 - 05:10 - Lotus Pharmacy covers a pharmacy desert in Missouri 05:11 - 09:07 - Quick Doses: APhA House of Delegates/Flu season comes out swinging/Yogurt prevents colorectal cancer 09:08 - 11:42 - A.I. is Quickening Drug Discovery 11:43 - 12:21 - Outro Register for the APhA Annual Meeting: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ Find your closest pharmacy to protect against the influenza wave: https://vaccineconfident.pharmacist.com/ Hear more APhA content at pharmacist.com/podcasts.

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    Rx Report 2.14.25 Pigs Are Solving the Organ Crisis, USAID is Virtually Dismantled, and Peanut Allergies Are Being Cured

    Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://youtu.be/XNQ71D8KVvE?si=vesvJwCtqF-cY-9J Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered! ⭐Today's Top Stories ⭐ • Pigs are donating organs • USAID is virtually dismantles • Peanut allergies are being cured For more APhA content, visit Pharmacist.com/podcasts.

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    Rx Report 2.7.25 Women's Health Leader was Legendary, Iowa is Sick of PBMs, and KS Pharmacists' Voices are Heard

    Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SW_ECXTEQo&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC   Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Today's Top Stories: • A new, safer painkiller is out to replace opioids • Kansas pharmacists stage a walkout to protest PBMs • Iowa government introduces new PBM reform bills • Women's health leader Carol Downer is remembered  --------------------------------------------- Register for the APhA Annual Meeting here: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/attend --------------------------------------------- Hear more podcasts from APhA at: https://www.pharmacist.com/podcasts --------------------------------------------- For more Rx Report:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1SW_ECXTEQo&list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0H3UJKYGlsP2KrNNiFm0ti Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/rx-report/id1783802224

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    Rx Report 1.31 Pharmacists Are Solving the Maternal Care Desert Crisis, Alzheimer's Gets a Bold New Treatment, and Bird Flu is Flying Across the U.S.

    Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Top Stories: Millions of new and expecting mothers find themselves in "maternal deserts," but pharmacists provide the solution. A bold new treatment for Alzheimer's is giving time back to victims of the disease. Bird flu is flying across the U.S. The largest tuberculosis outbreak in U.S. history is happening in Kansas --------------------------------------------- Register for the APhA Annual Meeting here: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ Join the --------------------------------------------- Hear more podcasts from APhA at: https://www.pharmacist.com/Podcasts/T... --------------------------------------------- For more Rx Report: YouTube:     • Rx Report   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/41LZ... Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast...  

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    Rx Report 1.24.25 Red Food is More Dangerous Than We Thought & Cancer Deaths are Going Down But There's a Problem

    Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC⁠  Welcome to Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!  Today's Top Stories: ·         GLP-1s (Ozempic, Wegovy) have shown potential for beating dementia, cancer, psychosis and more. ·         Red food coloring has been found to cause cancer, so why is it still in our food? ·         Cancer deaths are going down, but diagnoses are up, mostly for women and younger people. Register for the APhA Annual Meeting here: https://aphameeting.pharmacist.com/ Join the National Hypertension Roundtable session February 4 here: https://hypertensioncontrol.org/the-value-of-team-based-care-for-hypertension-management/ --------------- Hear more podcasts from APhA at: ⁠https://www.pharmacist.com/Podcasts/TheFirstFill⁠------- --------------- For more Rx Report:  YouTube: ⁠https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&si=BTDFipFaq37s8r_5⁠  Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/0H3UJKYGlsP2KrNNiFm0ti⁠  Apple Podcasts: ⁠https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rx-report/id1783802224⁠  Pandora: ⁠https://www.pandora.com/podcast/rx-report/PC:1001095345

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    Rx Report 1.17.25 Alcohol Causes Cancer, Pharmacies Prevail In California Fires, & PBMs Say They Save Money

    Send Support for Fire Victims by visiting https://www.RedCross.org/APhAFoundation Pharmacy services in California can be found by visiting: https://healthcareready.org/rxopen/ Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC  Thanks for watching Rx Report, where you get your health, your news delivered!  Today's Top Stories:  The U.S. Surgeon General is calling for cancer warnings on alcohol  Pharmacies are staying active in California despite the danger, getting critically needed medications to patients  PBMs argue they save patients and pharmacies money, but the Virginia government has other thoughts.  APhA CEO Michael Hogue gives remarks on PBM reform at the FTC.  Hear more podcasts from APhA at: https://www.pharmacist.com/Podcasts/  For more Rx Report:  YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&si=BTDFipFaq37s8r_5  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0H3UJKYGlsP2KrNNiFm0ti  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rx-report/id1783802224  Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/rx-report/PC:1001095345 

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    Rx Report 1.10.25 Diabetes Might Be Cured, PBM Reform Is So Close, And A Pharmacy Legend Makes A Difference

    Subscribe for new shows every Friday on all things health and pharmacy and listen to more here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC   Welcome to the premiere episode of Rx Report, where you get your health, your news, delivered!   Today's Top Stories: Congress dropped the ball on PBM reform Diabetes is closer than ever to a cure The JPCC meeting is right around the corner, focused on pharmacists being paid for patient services APhA honors Dr. Stephen Schondelmeyer with the Remington Award --------------- Hear more podcasts from APhA at: https://www.pharmacist.com/Podcasts/TheFirstFill --------------- For more Rx Report:   YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeNaWoABP6lmGKimDyLpCp8ppFbz35lvC&si=BTDFipFaq37s8r_5   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0H3UJKYGlsP2KrNNiFm0ti   Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rx-report/id1783802224   Pandora: https://www.pandora.com/podcast/rx-report/PC:1001095345

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    Rx Report Trailer

    🎙️ Mark Your Calendar! Rx Report Launches January 10! Get ready for the American Pharmacists Association's flagship podcast—your weekly dose of everything health care. From groundbreaking medical discoveries and pharmacy innovations to policy updates and expert insights, Rx Report keeps you informed and inspired. 📅 New episodes every Friday Don't miss out on the stories shaping the future of health and wellness. Subscribe now and join us for the premiere on January 10! 💊 Your health, your news—delivered.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Tune in every Friday for your weekly dose of Rx Report, your go to for all updates on healthcare, health policy, medical discoveries, pharmacies, and more!

HOSTED BY

Mason Manuel

Produced by American Pharmacists Association

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