Journal Information (updated 7/28/08)

The Indiana Pharmacist
The Indiana Pharmacists Alliance (IPA) publishes a quarterly journal, the Indiana Pharmacist, available by subscription. IPA membership dues include a subscription to the journal.  The journal serves as a great resource for educational articles pertaining to pharmacy practice and patient safety. Each journal highlights major IPA events, such as the Spring Meeting, Legislative Day, Golf Outing, Day at the Track, Annual Meeting, and special continuing education events and opportunities. The Indiana Pharmacist also includes advertisements from various pharmaceutical companies, employment agencies and vendors.

Non-members may request individual or annual copies of the Indiana Pharmacist for a small fee as described below. Interested parties should contact the IPA office at (317) 634-4968 or tabitha@indianapharmacists.org.

Below are highlights from each issue of The Indiana Pharmacist:

Second Quarter 2008: Volume 89(2)
INSPECT and Dispense
Barriers to Providing MTMs
Rx and the Law—Reporting of Pharmacy Claims
Financial Forum: Don’t Follow the Herd

First Quarter 2008: Volume 89(1)
Reducing Pharmacy Crime: High-Tech Scanner Helps Police Find Stolen Pharmaceuticals
Pharmacy Time Capsules
Rx and the Law—Patient Counseling: A “Two Bird” Opportunity
NCAP Has a New Tenant: The Pharmacy Compounding Accreditation Board (PCAB)

Fourth Quarter 2007: Volume 88(4)
I Shot the Sheriff, and I Shot the Deputy too!
Highlights from the 2007 Annual Convention
The Future of Pharmacy: Is Pharmacy a Profession at a Crossroads?
Rx and the Law—National Practitioner Data Bank

Third Quarter 2007: Volume 88(3)
Founding of the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association
Charles Clemon Deam
Indiana’s Chain Drugstores
Indiana’s “Other” College of Pharmacy
Women’s Auxiliary

Second Quarter 2007: Volume 88(2)
Women in Pharmacy
Rx and the Law—Nobody Ever Reads Those Things
Pioneers of Indiana Pharmacy
A Frontline Pharmacist’s Vision
Brief Histories of both Butler University and Purdue University Schools of Pharmacy

First Quarter 2007: Volume 88(1)
125 Years of Indiana Pharmacy
Perry and Dunbar Drugstore: Over 150 Years in Madison, Indiana
80 Years: Sandleben Pharmacy
Long Lasting Relief: Wells Yeager Best and Williams Brothers Indiana Pharmacies
Indiana’s Best Known Drugstore Chain: The Life and Times of Hooks
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act: What This Act Means For Your Retail Setting

Fourth Quarter 2006: Volume 87(4)
Tdap Vaccine: What You Need to Know
Rx and the Law—Don’t Get Caught in the Gap
Pharmacy-Based Immunization Delivery Training
Compounding or Manufacturing: The Insurance Perspective
Why Should I Get Involved?

Third Quarter 2006: Volume 87(3)
Preparing for Mandatory Accreditation
In Memoriam: Dr. Julie Ann Everett-Nyongesa
National Provider Identifier (NPI)
Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act: What This Act Means For Your Retail Setting
A ‘Role’ Without ‘Responsibility’ 

Second Quarter 2006: Volume 87(2)
Medication Reconciliation
Mumps Outbreak: Is Indiana Prepared?
Rx and the Law—Collaborative Practice
Quality Commitment: First Duty of Every Pharmacist 

First Quarter 2006: Volume 87(1)
The Forgotten Art of Dispensing
Rx and the Law—Minors Prescriptions: Where Does HIPAA Fit In? (Part 2)
All About Indiana Pharmacists: A Summary of the State Pharmacist Survey
Legislative Matters: How a Bill Becomes a Law
Legislative Matters: What Does It Take? …To Affect Legislation

Fourth Quarter 2005: Volume 86(4)
Minors Prescriptions: Where Does HIPAA Fit In? (Part 1)
Annual Convention Summary
One Minute Counselor: A Pharmacist’s Guide to Aspirin Therapy for CVD Prevention
One Minute Counselor: A Patient’s Guide to Daily Aspirin for Reducing the Risk of Heart
     Attack and Stroke

Third Quarter 2005: Volume 86(3)
What Do You Know About Pharmacy Compounding?
Rx and the Law—Pharmacists’ Duty to Warn: No Clear Answers?
Finding Unique Learning Opportunities for PharmD Candidates
Will Hurricane Katrina Teach Lessons to Indiana Pharmacies?
APhA President Eugene M. Lutz’s Inaugural Address: A Purpose Driven Profession

Second Quarter 2005: Volume 86(2)
Vaccine Preventable Disease: What New Role Can Pharmacists Play?
Rx and the Law—Establishing Systems for Pharmacy Drug Withdrawals and Recalls
Medicare Rx Eligibility and Enrollment Chart
FDA Update: New Approval of Maintenance Treatment of Osteoporosis
“Meth Bill” Becomes Law (Indiana Senate Bill 444)

First Quarter 2005: Volume 86(1)
Improve Your Worklife: Take Control of Your Work Day
Rx and the Law—Error Reporting Using One Mistake to Avoid Another
Indiana Pharmacy Legislative Day Summary

Fourth Quarter 2004: Volume 85(4)
True Electronic Prescribing: Realizing the Benefits in Indiana
Butler University College of Pharmacy: A Centennial Anniversary
A Prescription for Crime?
Rx and the Law—What Do They Think We Are?
IPA is Important to Your Profession

Third Quarter 2004: Volume 85(3)
Skin Cancer Prevention
Rx and the Law—The Learned Intermediary Doctrine
Collaborative Drug Therapy Management in Indiana Hospitals
Every Week is Poison Prevention Week: Highlighting the Indiana Poison Center 

Second Quarter 2004: Volume 85(2)
USP 797 Effect on Indiana Pharmacists
Medicare Prescription Drugs and Medicare Modernization
New Drug Approval for Alzheimer’s Disease: Namenda®
Charting a Course for the Future: National Pharmacy Technician Certification

First Quarter 2004: Volume 85(1)
Rx and the Law—Pharmacists: Public Health Crusaders
A New Role for Consultant Pharmacists: Providing Medication Management at Home
One Minute Counselor: What Pharmacists Should Know About Drug Importation
USP Publishes Enforceable Chapter on Sterile Compounding
Purdue Pharma’s 10-Point Program

Fourth Quarter 2003: Volume 84(4)
Pharmacy Technicians Un-tapping Their Potential
Basics of Compounding for Terrorist Attacks: Part I
2003 Annual Convention Highlights
Rx and the Law: Too Good To Be True?
2003 NCPA-Pfizer Digest Summary
2004 Alliance Board Member Directory

Third Quarter 2003: Volume 84(3)
TelSpan / Pharmacists Education Foundation Golf Classic Summary
Indiana Establishes New Pharmacy Technician Certification Law
2003 Annual Convention Program Outline & Registration
Rx and the Law: Pharmacists' Expanded Scope of Duty: It Has Its Advantages
The Medicare Prescription Drug Bill & Its Influence on Pharmacy

Second Quarter 2003: Volume 84(2)
Smallpox Update: How Indiana Pharmacies Might Be Impacted
Rx and the Law: Is HIPAA Covered By My Insurance?
Schering Report XXIV
Diabetes: What Can Pharmacists Do?
History of the Bowl of Hygeia Award

First Quarter 2003: Volume 84(1)
E-Prescriptions
Rx and the Law: Why Worry About Tort Reform
Strategies to Improve Workflow
Meet the New Dean
HIPAA Seminar

Fourth Quarter 2002: Volume 83(4)
Preventing the Simplest Errors
Annual Convention Highlights: September 14-15, 2002
HIPPA Training Requirements
2002 Recipients of the “Bowl of Hygeia” Award
2003 Officers

Third Quarter 2002: Volume 83(3)
Data Management to Support Patient Services
Time Management in the Pharmacy
The Survey Results: Impressions and Services Provided by the IPA
2002 TelSpan/Pharmacists Education Foundation Golf Classic

Second Quarter 2002: Volume 83(2)
Evaluating Your Market for Pharmacist Patient Services
I have been Served with a Subpoena-Now what do I do?
The Mercury Bill: Are You Ready?
South Bend Pharmacists Engaged in Innovative Project
IPA Members to Participate in National High Blood Pressure Education Month in May

First Quarter 2002: Volume 83(1)
Developing a Strategic Plan for Patient Care
We did Everything Right
US Consumer Product Safety Commission Poison Lookout Checklist
Medication Use Practice-Standards to Maximize Patient Safety

Fourth Quarter 2001: Volume 82(4)
A View of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Quiz: Do We have a Problem
Moving from Product to Patient: A Self-Help Guide for Pharmacists
2001 Recipients of the “Bowl of Hygeia” Award

Third Quarter 2001: Volume 82(3)
Finding the Time to Provide Patient Care
Influenza Immunization Grant Report
A Return to the Bad Old Days?

Second Quarter 2001: Volume 82(2)
Compounding Pharmacists Fill a Niche in Hormone Replacement Therapy
Medicare Reform
Creating a Vision and Mission for Patient Care
STATscript-Focus on HIV/AIDS

First Quarter 2001: Volume 82 (1)
Rx and the Law
Prevention and Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorders in Hungary
Implementing Effective Change in Meeting the Demands of Pharmacy Practice in the United States-The Indiana Response
Technology Survey Result