Tell us what CE you need!

GPhA is planning its 2020 educational offerings and needs to know what kind of courses you’re looking for. Can you take 10 minutes to answer the survey — if you finish, you’ll be entered to win a $100 Visa gift card.

Just click here to take the 2019-20 CPE Needs Survey and tell us what you need to continue to grow your practice. It’s that simple! To be eligible, you must complete your survey on or before October 25, 2019.

That’s just terrifying

Lung damage from the Mysterious Vaping Illness looks like chemical burns. (Study from the Mayo Clinic, published in NEJM.)

“To be honest, they look like the kind of change you would expect to see in an unfortunate worker in an industrial accident where a big barrel of toxic chemicals spills, and that person is exposed to toxic fumes and there is a chemical burn in the airways.”

Policy on Tap

Check out some shots from the October 1 Policy on Tap event, where student pharmacists got a lesson in the political side of pharmacy — and why our advocacy efforts are so critical. Representative David Knight spoke to the students, as did GPhA’s Greg Reybold and pharmacist (and, it seems, part-time lobbyist) Jennifer Shannon of Lily’s Pharmacy.

(A special shout-out to Mercer student pharmacist Liddy Cronan, who helped plan the event and who raised $500 for PharmPAC from her fellow students!)

Rep. David Knight talks to the students

Liddy Cronan (left) presents a check a $500 PharmPAC check to GPhA’s Greg Reybold. Also pictured are GPhA CEO Bob Coleman and Mercer student pharmacist Anna Gree

Everyone but the FDA is dropping ranitidine

Kroger and Walmart are the latest pharmacies to pull ranitidine from their shelves over cancer fears, following CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens. Meanwhile, Canada, China, India, and most of Europe have ordered a recall. The FDA is still investigating.

Could Vitamin C fight sepsis?

Researchers from Virginia Commonwealth University think so. While IV vitamin C didn’t help with organ failure, it did reduce hospitalization (and ICU) days.

Or maybe a ticket to Pripyat

Do you have customers with dull skin? Don’t just feel sorry for them — think about stocking “Neutrogena Bright Boost” to give them “bright and radiant skin.”

It’s “based on technological advances and expert research” after all.