NACDS Provides Opioid Strategies to Congress
NACDS underscored strategies to combat the opioid epidemic this week to Senate and House Committees.
NACDS underscored strategies to combat the opioid epidemic this week to Senate and House Committees.
NACDS joined the Vermont Association of Chain Drug Stores to meet with Vermont Gov. Phil Scott (R) to discuss the opioid epidemic this week.
NACDS testified this week at a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Opioid Policy Steering Committee public meeting on ways the agency can strengthen its oversight of opioids.
NACDS attended a Senate hearing on the opioid epidemic where NACDS-backed policies--e-prescribing and prescription drug monitoring programs--were discussed as successful strategies.
As part of the NACDS RxIMPACT Pharmacy Tour program, staff members from newly-elected House Judiciary Committee Member Rep. Andy Biggs' (R-AZ) office toured a Safeway pharmacy in Mesa, Ariz., this week.
Several recent NACDS RxIMPACT Pharmacy Tours have educated lawmakers on pharmacy’s extensive efforts to help confront the opioid abuse epidemic.
NACDS Board member Lynne Fruth, president and chairman of the board of Fruth Pharmacy, was honored recently as a West Virginia Wonder Woman by WV Living magazine. The magazine recognized a distinguished group of women for their commitment to making the state of West Virginia a better place to live.
President Trump announced October 26 that he is directing Eric Hargan, the acting secretary of Health and Human Services, to declare the opioid crisis a nationwide public health emergency and instructed other heads of federal agencies to prioritize the epidemic.
The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) 14th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place on Saturday, October 28. Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the public about the potential for abuse and medications.
Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) participated in a pharmacy tour hosted by Jewel-Osco as part of the NACDS RxIMPACT program. Hultgren discussed strategies to increase awareness about proper storage and disposal of opioid drugs with the pharmacy team.