PPA Board of Directors PPA Officers: President: Robert B. Frankil, R.Ph. President Elect: J. Scott Miskovsky, R.Ph. First Vice President: Eric R. Esterbrook, R.Ph. Second Vice President: Donna Hazel, R.Ph. Immediate Past President: Adam C. Welch, PharmD., MBA, BCACP Regional Directors: Central: Janet Getzey Hart, R.Ph. Northeast: Jonathan D. Ference, PharmD., BCPS Northwest: Mary E. Grisnik, PharmD. Southeast: David B. Cunningham, R.Ph. Southwest: Lauren Simko, PharmD. Academy Directors: Academy of Alternative Pharmacy Practice: Jamie McConaha, PharmD. Academy of Pharmacy Technicians: Jennifer L. Simpson, CPhT Academy of Chain Pharmacists: Stephanie Harriman McGrath, PharmD Academy of Community Pharmacists: Martin J. Kendra, R.Ph. Academy of Health System Pharmacists: Paul T. Kocis, PharmD., FASCP Academy of Long Term Care and Consultant Pharmacists: Donald R. Brindisi, R.Ph. Academy of Pharmacy Industry Association: Al Emmans Academy of Student Pharmacists: Tamiko Yamatani PPA Office Staff: CEO: Patricia A. Epple, CAE pepple@papharmacists.com Ext. 3 Communications Coordinator: Erika Butts ebutts@papharmacists.com Ext. 2 Membership Coordinator: Corey Wenger cwenger@papharmacists.com Ext. 1 Program Coordinator: Sara Powers spowers@papharmacists.com Ext. 4 Government Relations Manager: Donald L. Smith, III Ext. 6 dsmith@papharmacists.com Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association (PPA) 508 North Third Street, Harrisburg, PA 17101 (717) 234-6151 Fax: (717) 236-1618 www.papharmacists.com ppa@papharmacists.com www.facebook.com/PAPharmacy www.twitter.com/papharmacists Pennsylvania Pharmacist (ISSN 0031-4633) is the official publication of the Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Association d/b/a Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association and is published every other month, six times per year. Annual subscription is $100 for non-members; for members it is included in the annual dues. Editorial information should be addressed to the PPA address listed above. Peer reviewed articles accepted according to the stated guidelines available from PPA. Editorial Board: Tara L. Pummer, PharmD., Chairman Hershey S. Bell, M.D.,M.S.,FAAFP Stephanie Smith Cooney, PharmD. Bernard Graham, PhD. Brian S. Plager, RPh., MBA Associate Editor: Erika Butts Editor/Manager: Pat Epple Published by: Graphtech Publishing Sarah DiCello, Publications Manager (717) 238-5751 sarah@thinkgraphtech.com For Advertising Information: Alexis Kierce, Account Manager (717) 238-5751 alexis@thinkgraphtech.com Creative Design: No Chipped Paint State Board of Pharmacy Members: Edward J. Bechtel, R.Ph. – Independent Community Gayle A. Cotchen, PharmD., MBA – Institutional Philip McCarthy – AG/Consumer Pauline Montgomery, R.Ph. – Independent Community Theresa M. Talbott, R.Ph. – Chain Community Mark J. Zilner, R.Ph. – Chain Community 2012 Board of Pharmacy Meeting Dates: July 17, August 21, September 18, October 23, November 20, December 13
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Message from the President . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Calendar of Events . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Member News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 New Members . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Pharmacy Time Capsules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Features Hinkle’s Pharmacy – A Part of the Columbia Community Since 1893 . . . 15 Financial Forum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Rx and the Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Pennsylvania Pharmacy Residents Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 PPA Member Profile: Julie M. Gerhart, RPh, MS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Profiles in Pharmacy Innovation: Shannon Antypas PharmD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Association News Member Services . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 2012 Annual Conference Highlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 Congratulations to PPA’s 2012 Award Recipients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Rite of Roses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Working For You: Grassroots and PharmPAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Industry News Medicare Surety Bonds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 NABP PMP InterConnect Celebrates One Year of Connecting Prescription Monitoring Programs to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse . . . . . . . 41 Should You Compound Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate? . . . . . . . . . 42 PPA Partners with AHRQ to Offer Free Evidence-Based Resources for Members and Patients . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 20,000 Pharmacies to Offer New Medicare Part D Rx Drug Plan . . . . . 46
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