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Message from Mike
Information exchange adds value to MAD days event and APRx annual
meeting
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It was great to see all of you who attended the MAD Days of Summer
this past weekend, and we missed those of you unable to make the
trip. This really is a good conference put on each summer by Morris
& Dickson.
Staffing our booth gave us many opportunities to visit current and
prospective members about the issues facing community independent
pharmacy and the benefits of American Pharmacies membership.
During our APRx Annual Meeting, I went into detail about our
exceptional growth this year. I attribute this growth to our Premiere
Tier I agreements with Morris & Dickson and AmerisourceBergen,
plus a concerted effort by our business development managers, Kaye
Stroud and Neal Head. We also had unprecedented generic rebate
percentage growth and generic compliance gains.
The Board has directed us to continue with our strategic plan that is
proving so financially successful to our members and to increase APRx
membership. Our new VP for Sales and Operations, Laird Leavoy, jumped
right in at the first of July with ideas to expand our member
services and support our business development manager.
One of Laird's ideas that we're really excited about is acquiring new
technology to connect with our wholesale partners. Information
gleaned from this technology will give us a snapshot of member buying
volumes so we can alert you to the fact that buying just a little
more of something could bump you up to a bigger rebate level. That's
a win-win-win situation for members, for American Pharmacies, and for
our Tier I vendors.
Our VP for Pharmacy Affairs, Richard Beck, RPh, also is the Texas
Pharmacy Business Council's executive director. Richard alerted us to
the work ahead in the Texas legislature. Getting pharmacy-friendly
legislators re-elected is crucial. In particular, we need to have
Reps.Chuck Hopson, RPh (R-Jacksonville) and Yvonne Gonzalez
Toureilles (D-Alice) return to Austin. As you know, Chuck is an
independent pharmacist. But did you know that Yvonne's father is an
independent pharmacist in Mathis? She authored the crucial
legislation calling for regulation of discount cards in the 2009
legislative session, and she can be counted on to continue being a
major supporter of all our bills.
It's not news to you that money is tight, and the state is really
hurting for revenue. We need to help the state save Medicaid funds,so
get ready to augment your pharmacy services with medication therapy
management.
Richard also is pushing for a Class A Community Pharmacy Advisory
Panel for the Texas State Board of Pharmacy. Sure could save a lot of
heartburn if we could give feedback during the development stage of
various regulations rather than fighting for changes after they're
published in the Texas Register.
These are just a few of the points Richard made. Watch for next week's
Texas Pharmacy Business Council newsletter for more details.
Continued success,
Mike Gohlke
President, American Pharmacies
P.S. Plan ahead to attend next summer's MAD days. It's a great event,
and we extend a special thank you to Sandra Minton of Morris & Dickson
for all her work on this year's gathering.
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Members
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Expert business advice for APRx stockholders
- Medicaid
Integrity Program provider audits
- Complaints
made against you to the Texas State Board of Pharmacy
- The
independent pharmacist's duty to warn
- Auditing
loopholes in Medicare Part D
- Safeguard
your business from employee fraud
- Hiring
and firing tips
- The
pharmacist's guide to on-site audits
- Contracting
tips for independent pharmacists
APRx members, go to Contact us section of APRx website. In the "comments" section, type in your
preferred password. Please allow 24 hours for us to confirm your
membership and enter your password.
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Dividends & Rebates
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If you would like to become an American
Pharmacies stockholder to receive extra $$$, contact an
APRx business development manager.
Neal Head
ee
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Kaye Stroud
South Texas 512.623.9900
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Your APRx board
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Vance
Oglesbee, RPh
Chairman
Robert Kinsey, RPh
Vice Chairman
Bruce Rogers, RPh
Secretary/Treasurer
Lynn Everett, RPh
Immediate Past Chairman
DIRECTORS
Ray Carvajal, RPh
Buddy de la Rosa, RPh
Alton Kanak, RPh
Michael Muecke, RPh
Dennis Song, RPh
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Your APRx staff
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Mike
Gohlke
President
mgohlke@aprx.org
Richard Beck, RPh
Vice President Government Relations
rbeck@aprx.org
Laird Leavoy
Vice President Sales & Operations
lleavoy@aprx.org
Neal Head
Business Development Manager/North
nhead@aprx.org
Kaye Stroud
Business Development Manager/South
kstroud@aprx.org
Paula Gray
Associate of Administrative Affairs
pgray@aprx.org
802 N Carancahua Street
Suite 1830
Corpus Christi, TX 78401
877.634.5445
www.aprx.org
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