Independent Rx Forum host John Beckner is joined by Jessi Stout, PharmD, owner of Table Rock Pharmacy in Morganton, N.C. who is among those featured in the August issue of America’s Pharmacist®. She shares her journey into community pharmacy and how she weathered Hurricane Helene while supporting her community through the aftermath.

Independent Rx Forum host John Beckner sits down with Shirley and Gordon Wong, owners of Knolls Pharmacy in California who are among those featured in the August issue of America’s Pharmacist®. The Wongs share their firsthand experience during the devastating Pacific Palisades wildfires and reflect on how their community came together in the face of crisis.

America's Pharmacist correspondents Chris Linville and Sam Manas, along with NCPA Foundation Executive Director Sonja Pagniano, share the powerful stories of pharmacists in North Carolina, East Tennessee, and Los Angeles who battled through devastating floods and wildfires to protect their businesses and support their communities.

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• Tripp Logan, PharmD, Luminary, CPESN Missouri,  
• Richard Logan, Jr., PharmD 

• Lura Thompson, managing network facilitator, CPESN  
• Kim Wright, director of pharmacy, Family Pharmacies in Amelia, Cumberland, and Farmville, Va. 

NCPA’s Jack Mozloom and Kaite Krell, director of congressional affairs, talk about the massive spending bill that passed the House last week, which includes a top priority for independent pharmacists. What happened? What does it mean for independent pharmacy, and what’s next? Kaite runs through it all on this episode of Independent Rx Forum.

• Ed Cohen, PharmD, FAPhA, COO, PharmTeam Associates 
• Traci Poole, PharmD, BCACP, BCGP, FAPhA, director of community practice advancement, Belmont College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, fellow, APhA