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Greetings SNPhA family!

Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a mentorship program that provides professional development, mentoring, and networking opportunities for NPhA, our parent organization, and SNPhA members. If you are interested in participating in the mentoring program, please complete the following survey. Your responses to this survey will be used as a guide to find a member from NPhA, National Pharmaceutical Association, who can best support your career goals. NPhA is a professional organization that consists of pharmacists with various backgrounds and levels of expertise that will be a great resource to you while you are in pharmacy school. Bridging The Gap would like to thank you in advance for making this program a success! The deadline to complete online survey is November 15, 2008.

TAKE THE SURVEY NOW!

If you have any questions or suggestions about how we can improve BTG, please contact Tammara Taylor, SNPhA National BTG Coordinator, tammarataylor@snpha.org

Latest Pharm News

Jan 05

MHRA - Brief Summary Of Reclassifications That Have Been Approved In The Past 12 Months, UK

Please see the relevant entry in List C (consolidated list of substances present in authorised products which have been reclassified since 1 April 2002) for full details.

Dec 31

Producing A More Effective Oral Form Of A Powerful Disease-fighting Protein - Bioconjugate Chemistry Journal

Scientists in Japan are reporting an advance toward using a natural disease-fighting protein in pills or syrups that patients can take by mouth rather than injection. Their study is the first to show that coating the protein with a polymer material already in wide medical use can increase its absorption by the intestine. The research appears in the current issue of ACS' Bioconjugate Chemistry, a monthly journal.

Dec 30

New Report Highlights Dramatic Change In U.S. Drug Spending Trends, Policy Implications

A major reduction in real prescription drug spending growth has created a "turning point" in healthcare with several policy implications, according to a study published this month by the journal Health Affairs as a Web Exclusive. The report, "Prescription Drug Spending Trends in the United States: Looking Beyond the Turning Point," uses IMS Health (NYSE: RX) information adjusted for inflation to document that U.S.

Dec 30

Clinical Pharmacists Can Reduce Drug Costs

Clinical pharmacy services can significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and save money elsewhere in the health care system, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For every dollar spent by hospitals or health systems to provide clinical pharmacy services, $4.

Dec 27

Clinical Pharmacists Can Reduce Drug Costs

Dec 24

NPA Restructures Executive Team, UK

The NPA is restructuring its executive team. The new structure will reflect the core elements of the NPA's remit - representation, support and protection. The three directorates: External Affairs, Membership Services and Insurance will be supported by a Finance Directorate.