Rx Report

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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.

11-20
10:02

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

11-13
11:09

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 

11-07
06:01

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 

10-30
09:31

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 

10-23
10:49

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 

10-15
16:07

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  

10-09
10:55

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

10-06
34:17

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   

10-03
13:42

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

09-25
09:20

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 

09-18
08:08

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

09-11
17:18

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    

09-04
08:43

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

08-28
09:45

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

08-14
13:43

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

07-31
07:49

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

07-18
09:27

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   

07-10
05:42

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

06-26
14:43

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

06-20
10:11

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