Week 9 of the second regular session of the 86th Legislature … adjourned Sine Die (Latin for “Without a day specified for a future meeting; indefinitely”).
A crippling combination of soaring fees and break-even reimbursement rates is driving independent pharmacies across Kentucky to close. Little can be done to stop it.
Non-negotiable fees coupled with low or break-even reimbursement rates for filling prescriptions is making it harder than ever for KY’s independent pharmacists to turn a profit.
ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 16, 2023) – The National Community Pharmacists Association and Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC are pleased to announce that Theresa Tolle, BSPharm, FAPhA, owner of Bay Street Pharmacy in Sebastian, Fla., is the winner of the 2023 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year award. Tolle was honored with the award today at NCPA’s Annual Convention in Orlando.
At the second General Session of the 2023 NCPA Annual Convention at the Orange County Convention Center, NCPA President Hugh Chancy took the stage to the chorus of Survivor's 1982 song "Eye of the Tiger" to welcome a packed hall. Chancy introduced Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.), who received a standing ovation and an enthusiastic round of applause.