http://capa-austin.org/wordpress Serving Pharmacy Professionals and Pharmacy Advocates throughout Central Texas Wed, 30 Jun 2010 02:52:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The stories are lining up for expired drug pick-ups. CAPA's own Nathan Pope, at Live Oak Pharmacy were able to start a program to collect expired and unwanted prescription medication. You can see other pharmacies are following suit. Look at this report from California: [pro-player width='480' height='385' type='video']http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pja9T2d87Hk[/pro-player] Start spreading the word, disposing ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/drug-take-back-program If you are interested in seeing our last meeting minutes, please feel free to follow the link. If you are interested in becoming part of the leadership of the CAPA board, please do not hesitate to reach out to one of the board members. Remember that TPA is coming up and we ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/19may2010-meeting-minutes CAPA is having our last meeting prior to the TPA annual conference Wednesday evening. The event required the use of a second website, beyond the eVite, to register. Please make sure you have read your eVite and follow the directions regarding how to sign up for the meeting. The meeting is ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/meeting-tomorrow-30jun2010 TPA has announced their 2010 award winners. We have another CAPA member who earned the award for Pharmacist of the Year. Congratulations Mark Zamutt, job well done. Per the TPA award page: Pharmacist of the Year--Mark S. Zamutt, R.Ph. Recognizes a pharmacist who possesses a record of unquestionable integrity, outstanding service to the local ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/tpa-announces-2010-award-winners TPA is hosting some conference calls at off peak times for pharmacists and pharmacy staff to have their voice heard regarding the new proposed bylaws. Make sure to visit their site for more information. Speak out on Bylaw Proposals During June 3 Conference Calls Conference Call 1:  7:30 a.m. on June 3 Conference Call ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/speak-out-on-bylaw-proposals-during-june-3-conference-calls Hi CAPA members and visitors! I've seen some interesting technician credentials (RCPhT) show up on business cards recently.  I checked into this with our good friends at TSBP.  The only recognized credentials for technicians is PhTR for Pharmacy Technician Registered, and CPhT for Certified Pharmacy Technician.  ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/technician-credentials Our friends a the VHC are planning a Mission trip to Mexico, and they need pharmacists. Please see the note below and make sure to contact Gloria or Ernie if you are interested in volunteering your time for those in need. My name is Gloria and I am one of the ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/mission-trip-through-the-vhc Remember that people wanting to be attendees at the 2010 TPA Rxperts Conference and Expo need to register soon if they want to receive an early registration discount. If you visit the TPA website for more information you will see that the deadline is April 14th, 2010. The conference is occurring in July from the ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/early-registration-discount-for-tpa-2010 The officers of CAPA have decided to publish our meeting minutes so that all CAPA members can view what it is we discuss. It is also a good opportunity for any members to ask questions via the blog. You can always respond using the comment tool below. Once it is ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/march-4th-meeting-minutes To those who are concerned, I'm a pharmacist that is giving pharmaceutical companies 2 hours at least in an 8 hour day, inputting the BIN #, group, id, and asking if they have activated the coupon first. This with my semi-high volume setting we process 20 coupons easily per day. In ... http://capa-austin.org/wordpress/blog/the-rebate-kings