The committee’s role is to develop and maintain AMCP’s bylaws, organizational policies, procedures, and structure consistent with the AMCP mission.
The Educational Affairs Committee role is to ensure that AMCP education programs are highly relevant and valuable to members.
The committee's role is to effectively advocate AMCP’s position relative to current and anticipated state and federal legislative and regulatory issues consistent with the AMCP mission.
The committee's role is to guide the continued development, training, and advocacy of the AMCP Format for Formulary Submissions, including related materials and revisions.
May 2019 News & Views: Survey Identifies Barriers and Solutions to Biosimilar Adoption; In Memoriam: Past President Cathy Carroll; CEO Blog: PAs Play Key Role in Appropriate Medication Use; PGY1 Residents First to Rotate at AMCP/Foundation Headquarters
From April 2019 News & Views: Managing access to gene therapy, mitigating risk of inappropriate opioid utilization, the current state of value-based contracting, and drug pricing reform efforts are just some topics of the nearly 40 educational sessions that took place at the AMCP Managed Care & Specialty Pharmacy Annual Meeting last week in San Diego.
From April 2019 News & Views: AMCP: Optimizing Medicine. Improving Lives. That’s the message of AMCP’s revitalized brand and logo, which were unveiled last week at the General Session of the Annual Meeting 2019 in San Diego, California.
From April 2019 News & Views: James Kenney took the helm as 2019-2020 AMCP President at the Annual Meeting last week in San Diego. The following is a lightly edited version of his inaugural address at the General Session.
From April 2019 News & Views: The Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act (BPCIA) of 2009 created an FDA approval pathway for biosimilars that aimed to expanded patient access to these more affordable therapies. But formidable barriers, including concerns about safety and efficacy among prescribers and state laws on substitution and interchangeability, have hindered biosimilar adoption.
From April 2019 News & Views: The AMCP Foundation last week awarded recipients of its 2019 Best Poster Contests, in partnership with CVS Health.
From April 2019 News & Views: Four student pharmacists from the University of Washington School of Pharmacy took top honors in the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) Foundation 19th National Student Pharmacist Pharmacy & Therapeutics (P&T) Competition.
