The COVID-19 Prevention Network (CoVPN) was formed by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to respond to the global pandemic. Using the infectious disease expertise of their existing research networks and global partners, NIAID has directed the networks to address the pressing need [...]
September is National Preparedness Month, when all Americans are encouraged to focus on preparing for emergencies, including making plans to protect their health. There are many reasons to prepare your health for an emergency. They start with your family and friends and extend to your neighbors and community at large. But most Americans don't have supplies [...]
Pharmacists Planning Services, Inc. (PPSI) will present the 2019 Distinguished Person of the Year Award to California State Senator Jeff Stone in recognition of his support for the profession of pharmacy and public health advocacy. Since 1975, the PPSI Distinguished Person of the Year Award has been awarded each year to an individual who has [...]
Public Health Town Hall & Breakfast Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. (PPSI) and ACA Foundation (ACA), in conjunction with California Pharmacists Association (CPhA), Pharmacy Defense Fund (PDF), and Independent Pharmacists Association (IPA) Present the 27th Annual William R. Bacon Memorial Breakfast & Public Health Town Hall Meeting Sunday, April 14, 2019 7:00 AM - [...]
Public Health Town Hall & Breakfast Presented by Pharmacists Planning Service, Inc. (PPSI) and American College of Apothecaries Foundation (ACA), in conjunction with Drug Topics Magazine Sunday, March 24, 2019 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM Sheraton Seattle - 1400 6th Ave, Seattle, WA Willow AB Room Cost: $20 FREE for 2019 PPSI Supporters (please [...]
http://www.marinij.com/general-news/20170215/marin-marijuana-legalization-debated-on-ij-forums Don Carney says he prefers to call the legalization of marijuana the “corporatization” of cannabis. That’s because, as laws are relaxed and it becomes more readily available, the active ingredient — tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC — is working its way into all kinds of consumer products, says Carney, director of restorative services and the Marin [...]
NEW Pharmacy Law specifies the functions a pharmacist is authorized to perform, including furnishing nicotine replacement products and administering immunizations, as specified and receive reimbursements for doing so. Introduced by Assembly Member Eggman February 27, 2015 An act to add Section 14132.968 to the Welfare and Institutions Code, relating to health care, and declaring the urgency thereof, to [...]
Dear PPSI followers: Please send your letter, SAMPLE BELOW AND LINK HERE> hmo-insurances-ltr-re-naloxone, to as many of the insurance companies possible-with your name, phone number and email. HMO addresses and emails obtained via HICAP (California based) (insert sample insurance company PO Box xxxx anytown, any-state, correct zip) Dear Medical Director: I am writing to you, as _______ and as _________ regarding [...]
PPSI would like to testify in Santa Rosa on September 22, from 2-3 PM PPSI would like to testify on determining standards for packaging, labeling, dosing, potency of medical cannabis, produced as medicine, food, botanical and edibles, labeling, dosing, package contents, public health safety warnings, safety standards, cautions and public; (to mental and physical health [...]
Welcome to our updated and renovated website. We are excited as we move forward with continued advocacy, so much exciting happening, the world needs serious PRO-action! Our work going forward is vital as we address issues such as Medical Cannabis; Product labeling, dosing, safety warnings, and combating violations of solid consumer dispensing regulations as we [...]
