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Reaching nearly 2-MILLION Healthcare Professionals: Today's #RxChat Pharmacy Podcast Show is our very first Twitter discussion about the Pharmacy Industry's newest forum. #RxChat is co-hosted today by Andy Berg and Todd Eury.  Pharmacy Professionals are welcome to join the Twitter-Chat conversation every Wednesday at 12:30PM ET. We Twitter-Chat about the “Business of Pharmacy” and your participation is greatly welcomed. Guidelines:

Ron Lanton with True North Political Solutions interviews Maine State Representative Henry Beck.  Henry Beck has served as a State Representative for Waterville and Okakland since 2009. From 2006 to 2009, Henry was a member of the Waterville City Council representing the neighborhood where he grew up. Henry’s family has lived in the central Maine for over one hundred years, and runs a successful roofing company, CO Beck Roofing, located off College Avenue in Waterville.  Henry is a graduate of Mt. Merici Catholic School, Waterville Se

Pestle Packing Sales is an 8-week online program of Tacit Almonds, LLC. Sales is a process and each week we teach new information with homework and follow up on Fridays for a conference call to answer questions and promote active learning.  Knowledge isn't power, applied knowledge is power! For more information visit us at PestlePackingSales.com. Enrollment begins February 5th and the program starts Monday, March 3rd, 2014. As a special bonus, Pharmacy Podcast listeners who sign up between February 5th & 8th will receive a FREE iPad Air! Visit us at PestlePackingSales.com to learn more.

About Apothecary by Design - Combo Pharmacy Services, a design to Succeed  At Apothecary by Design, our priority is your health, and nothing else. Our mission is to help people get – and stay healthy by coordinating care between health care providers, patients, and our pharmacists; advocating on our patients behalf; and by integrating conventional and alternative pharmacy services supported by our dedicated and highly trained clinical team. We’re a locally owned, independent pharmacy offering a range of integrated pharmacy services that include retail prescription services,

Ron Lanton interviews Jon Roth – CEO of the California Pharmacists Association (CPhA) which was founded in 1869 and is the largest state association representing pharmacists. CPhA represents pharmacists, technicians, and student pharmacists from all practice settings. These practice settings include community pharmacy (both independent owners and employees working in chain drug stores), hospitals & health-systems, and specialty practices such as compounding, managed care, and long term care. The CPhA mission is to advance the practice of pharmacy for the promotion of health. CPhA is led by dedicated pharmacists that

Mr. Ned Milenkovich focuses his practice on medical device, drug and pharmacy law and is the head of the drug and pharmacy practice at Roetzel. His practice encompasses federal (including FDA and DEA related matters) and state regulatory compliance, licensing, transactions and dispute resolution. He has represented clients in all segments of the drug supply chain, including manufacturers, wholesale distributors, third-party logistics providers and pharmacy retailers (including bricks/mortar retail, long-term care, mail-order and specialty pharmacies), in addition to pharmacy technology companies, prescription management companies and physician practices. His broad-based experience also includes representation of Medicare Part D matters, 340B issues, HIPAA compliance, prescription drug monitoring programs, drug diversion issues, drug pedigree and compounding issues.

NASP Executive Director: Jim Smeeding, RPh, MBA Jim Smeeding, RPh, MBA, is a founder of the Center for Pharmacoeconomic Studies at the University of Texas College of Pharmacy. His research interests are in applied pharmacoeconomics, systems integration and managed care. His pharmacy degree

We interview:  Mark Riley, P.D. NCPA President NCPA President Mark Riley, currently serves as Executive Vice President of the Arkansas Pharmacists Association (APA). In this role he is the chief spokesma

We talk with the president of Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency - Jason Wallace about the efforts to ensure PBM reform and to preserve choice for our patients and fair-trade for Independent Pharmacy owners.   About – P.U.T.T. Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency is a growing coalition of independent pharmacists and pharmacy owners dedicated to exposing widespread abuse and manipulation by pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). We are a not for profit organization funded by individ

Ron Lanton interviews Edward McGee about industrty challenges, taking action for positive change, and the business of pharmacy ownership. Ed is the President and Executive Director of New Hampshire Independent Pharmacy Association and Independent Pharmacy Alliance. Ed also owns Family Pharmacy. Formed in 2002 by five independent pharmacists committed to serving their customers, the NH Independent Pharmacy Association now has over 30 member pharmacies. Working together to advocate for reasonable, common-sense solutions for keeping prescription drugs affordable, the NHIPA works with customers, drug companies, and p

R.J. Hedges & Associates has a dedicated team, devoted to providing complete turnkey healthcare compliance programs for our clients. We offer easy-to-use Policy and Procedure Manuals and Programs that contain all requirements for Medicare Quality Standards; HIPAA Compliance with HITECH requirements; Fraud, Waste & Abuse Prevention; OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen requirements; Human Resource Management, and Immunization.  All compliance programs come with computer based training as well as program updates (as regulations change). R.J. Hedges & Associates has hundreds of accredited facilities across the country. Company President, Jeffrey Hedges, has extensive experience handling Medicare accreditation and HIPAA law compliance. In addition, he speaks at NCPA Conventions and other professional for

We’d like to welcome our new co-host & Government Affairs Strategist – Ron Lanton, founder of Truth North Political Solutions. Mr. Lanton has over 20 combined years of government affairs and legal experience. This includes activities on the municipal, state, and federal levels of government. Most recently he worked for H. D. Smith, where he created and oversaw the company’s Government Affairs Department, served as their exclusive lobbyist and also advocated for the company’s various healthcare customers. Prior to that Ron worked at a government affairs consulting firm in Arlington, VA where he worked on healthcare, energy, commerce and transportation issues.

An interview with Larry Doud – CEO of Rochester Drug Cooperative (RDC) Mr. Larry Doud serves as Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer, Secretary and Director of Rochester Drug Cooperative, Inc. Mr. Doud joined RDC in 1987. Throughout his career Mr. Doud has been one of the most influential and deeply committed executives to Independent Pharmacy in marketplace. Before joining RDC he spent twenty-two years in sales positions including Vice President of Sales with two national wholesalers. He oversees RDC's entire operation and reports directly to Board of Directors. Being widely known throughout the industry he also serves in various organizations such as Pharmacy First.  RDC is a true dividend-paying regional wholesale drug cooperative – a marriage of a traditional drug distribution company, a buying cooperative, and a private long-term

The Pharmacy Podcast Show - has partnered with Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy to bring to our pharmacy industry listeners our Specialty Pharmacy segment dedicated to the important vertical that is SPECIALTY PHARMACY.   About Diplomat Specialty Pharmacy:   About Diplomat Diplomat serves patients and physicians in all 50 states as the nation’s largest independent specialty pharmacy. Headquartered in Flint, Mich., the company focuses on medication management programs for people with specialized, long-term medical needs, including cancer, HIV and multiple sclerosis — always focused on increasing adherence and improving patients’ outcomes. Diplomat opened its doors in 1975 as a neighborhood pharmacy with one essential tenet: “Take good care of patients, and the rest falls into place.” Today, that tradition continue

We interview Mike Palmer with Hometown Pharmacies in Chillicothe Missouri about teh MILLIONS JOBS PROJECT:  Mike J. Palmer Hometown Pharmacies

The Pharmacy technician, also sometimes known as a pharmaceutical technician, is a health care worker who performs pharmacy related functions, generally working under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist or other health professional. Pharmacy technicians work in a variety of locations, usually in community/retail and hospital pharmacies but also sometimes in long-term care facilities, pharmaceutical manufacturers, third-party insurance companies, computer software companies, or in government or teaching. Job duties include dispensing prescription drugs and other medical devices to patients and instructing on their use. Pharmacy Technicians talk to a patient about their medications. They may also perform admi

Welcome to the Pharmaguy episode 111 "Pharmacy Podcast Show" who created the Pharma Marketing Network®.Pharmaguy™ (aka, John Mack), and is the creator of Pharma Marketing Blogand the publisher of Pha

Pharmacy Future Leaders We interview Courtney B. Graham Wilkes University PharmD Candidate Class of 2014 who will use the skills and knowledge she has gained at Wilkes University to positively impact her future career and as a leader in pharmacy.   Courtney writes, "I am involved, as a student, with the Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) and will continue to participate with these esteemed organizations as a Pharmacist.  Currently, I serve on the PPA Student Advisory Board as the Recording Secretary.  Throughout my years at Wilkes, I have become aware of the need for advocacy concerning the profession of pharmacy.  I have learned with the continuing growth of the pharmacy profession, I too must grow and adapt to change. I look forward to what the future will bring." If you need more information about Wilkes University Pharmacy you can also vi