Join Garrett and Allyson as they recap the latest Alabama Board of Pharmacy meeting that took place November 20, 2025.

Next month's meeting will be held on December 17, 2025. For more information see ALBOP's website.

For CE credit:

November 2025 ALBOP Meeting Recap 

ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-126-H03-P/TCPE

Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)

Initial Release Date: November 21, 2025     

Expiration Date: November 21, 2027

Learning Objectives: At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

 1. List topics discussed at the November 2025 Alabama Board of Pharmacy business meeting.

2. Summarize actions taken by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy during the November 2025 business meeting.

3. Discuss potential impact of actions taken on pharmacy practice.

LecturePanda Link to claim credit: November 2025 Recap

Join host Garrett Aikens and APA Government Affairs Director Bobby Giles as the discuss legislative and advocacy updates from around the State of Alabama as we look forward to the upcoming 2026 Alabama Legislative Session.

To obtain CE credit for this episode, please see the following information:

APA Off Script Podcast: On the Hill Legislative Series - October 2025 (link)
ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-127-H03-P/T
CPE Credit: 0.5 contact hour (.5 CEU)
Initial Release Date: October 31, 2025     Expiration Date: October 31, 2027
Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the Statewide Vaccine Standing Order and which immunizations are covered.
• Identify priorities for community pharmacists regarding PBM practices following the implementation of SB252.
• Describe a Political Action Committee (PAC) and how it functions.
  

LecturePanda Link to claim credit: Legislative Series: October 2025

Join Louise and Danielle as they recap the latest Alabama Board of Pharmacy meeting that took place October 15, 2025.

Next month's meeting will be held on November 19 at 9 AM CST. For more information, see ALBOP's website.

For CE credit:

October 2025 ALBOP Meeting Recap 
ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-126-H03-P/T
CPE Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)
Initial Release Date: October 16, 2025     Expiration Date: October 16, 2027
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

 1. List topics discussed at the October 2025 Alabama Board of Pharmacy business meeting.

2. Summarize actions taken by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy during the October 2025 business meeting.

3. Discuss potential impact of actions taken on pharmacy practice.
LecturePanda Link to claim credit: October 2025 Recap

In this episode of Off Script, Dr. Geoffrey Joyce joins host Garrett Aikens to discuss misaligned incentives and problematic compensation models within the pharmaceutical supply chain that are driving up the cost of medications.

Dr. Joyce is the director of health policy at the University of Southern California's Schaeffer Center for Health Policy & Economics, associate professor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceutical and Health Economics at USC Mann School of Pharmacy, and research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research.

ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-125-H03-P/T
CPE Credit: .5 contact hour (.5 CEU)
Initial Release Date: September 19, 2025     Expiration Date: September 19, 2027
Learning Objectives:

Explain how current contract structures for Pharmacy Benefit Managers create incentives that favor high cost, high-rebate brand-name drugs over lower-cost alternatives such as generics and biosimilars, and describe how this contributes to higher net drug spending.

Analyze the potential impact of 'delinking' PBM compensation from list prices on overall prescription drug spending including estimated savings, and discuss whether such a change is likely to affect incentives for drug manufacturers to innovate.

Evaluate policy reform options aimed at improving transparency and alignment of incentives in the pharmaceutical supply chain, and assess their feasibility and trade-offs (e.g. administrative burden, effects on different stakeholders).

LecturePanda Link to claim credit: Legislative Series: PBM Reform

Join Garrett and Allyson as they recap the Alabama Board of Pharmacy meeting that took place on September 17, 2025.

Next month's meeting will be held October 15, 2025 at 9 AM Central. Visit ⁠https://albop.com/board-meetings/⁠ to join virtually.

For CE credit for this episode, see the following information.

September 2025 ALBOP Meeting Recap 

ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-124-H03-P/TCPE Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)

Initial Release Date: September 19, 2025     

Expiration Date: September 19, 2027

Learning Objectives: At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:    List topics discussed at the September 2025 Alabama Board of Pharmacy business meeting.    Summarize actions taken by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy during the September 2025 business meeting.    Discuss potential impact of actions taken on pharmacy practice.

LecturePanda Link to claim credit: ⁠September 2025 Recap

Join Louise and Danielle as they recap the Alabama Board of Pharmacy meeting that took place on August 20, 2025.

Next month's meeting will be held September 17, 2025 at 9 AM Central. Visit https://albop.com/board-meetings/ to join virtually.

For CE credit for this episode, see the following information.

August 2025 ALBOP Meeting Recap 
ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-123-H03-P/T
CPE Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)
Initial Release Date: August 21, 2025     Expiration Date: August 21, 2027
Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
    List topics discussed at the August 2025 Alabama Board of Pharmacy business meeting.
    Summarize actions taken by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy during the August 2025 business meeting.
    Discuss potential impact of actions taken on pharmacy practice.
LecturePanda Link to claim credit: August 2025 Recap

In this episode, host Garrett Aikens sits down with Frank Tant, the new APA Department of Insurance Liaison to discuss what has transpired since SB252 was signed into law and tools and resources available to ensure an effective implementation and compliance with the new legislation.

Resources:

APA PBM Resource Page

Tracking PBM Transaction Fees (Video)

Alabama Avg Acquisition Cost (AAC) by NDC

Contact: [email protected]

CE for this episode COMING SOON

On this episode of Off Script (On The Hill), host Garrett Aikens provides updates on litigation and legislation happening at the federal level that will impact Pharmacy Practice in Alabama and around the country. In this episode:

-CVS Health v. Arkansas (Arkansas PBM Reform Litigation)

-Louisiana v. CVS Health (Using Patient Information to Text Message Lobby)

-Mulready v. PCMA (Oklahoma PBM Reform Litigation)

-Federal Trade Commission (FTC) PBM Reports

-H.R. 4317 The PBM Reform Act

-H.R. 4409 The Fair Pharmacies for Federal Employees Act

-S. 2426 (H.R. 3164) Equitable Community Access to Pharmacy Services (ECAPS) Act

Resources:

The cost of misaligned incentives in the pharmaceutical supply chain (Health Affairs Scholar Article by Geoffrey Joyce)

Continuing Education Information

Link to CE Credit

ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-121-H03-P/T

CPE Credit: .5 contact hour (.5 CEU)

Initial Release Date: July 31, 2025     

Expiration Date: July 31, 2027

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss recent state PBM reform legislation and ongoing legal challenges.
• Discuss the findings of recent federal trade commission interim reports regarding PBM practices.
• Discuss proposed federal legislation impacting PBM reform and pharmacy practice.

LecturePanda Link to claim credit: Legislative Series Episode 7

Join us as Louise and Danielle recap the most recent Alabama Board of Pharmacy meeting that took place on July 16, 2025.

The next ALBOP meeting will be August 5, 2025. Visit ⁠ALBOP's website⁠ to join virtually.

For CE credit for this episode, please see the following information:

July 2025 ALBOP Meeting Recap
ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-119-H03-P/T
CPE Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)
Initial Release Date: July 17, 2025     

Expiration Date: July 17, 2027
Link to Claim CE

Learning Objectives:
At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:
    List topics discussed at the July 2025 Alabama Board of Pharmacy business meeting.
    Summarize actions taken by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy during the July 2025 business meeting.
    Discuss potential impact of actions taken on pharmacy practice.

Resources

Chart of Administrative Fines for Non-Disciplinary Penalties (Draft)

Rule 680-X-2-.49 Remote Pharmacist Verification Proposed Amendment

Join Off Script's host Garrett Aikens and his wife Katherine for a true crime spin on the Alabama Pharmacy Podcast. This is the pilot episode of a new series on Off Script called CrimeRx where pharmacy meets the darker side of medicine and public health. In this episode, Garrett and Katherine will be covering the Tylenol Murders from 1982...

References:

1. Chicago Tribune Investigation

2. "Unsealed: The Tylenol Murders" Chicago Tribute Podcast

3. History.com: How the 1982 Tylenol Poisonings Nearly Cancelled Halloween

4. Pharmacy Times: Changes in the Law Result From OTC Drug Product Tampering

5. Crisis Communications - Case Study: The Johnson and Johnson Tylenol Crisis

APA Off-Script: CrimeRx: The Tylenol Murders

ACPE UAN: 0178-0000-25-118-H04-P/T

CPE Credit: .25 contact hour (.25 CEU)

Initial Release Date: July 10, 2025     Expiration Date: July 10, 2028

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of this activity, the participant will be able to:

Describe the events and public health impact of the 1982 Tylenol cyanide poisonings, including the role of pharmacists and healthcare professionals in response efforts.

Explain the key provisions and implications of the Federal Anti-Tampering Act of 1983, and how it reshaped regulations related to drug product safety.

Evaluate Johnson & Johnson’s crisis communication strategy and the development of tamper-resistant packaging as a case study in effective corporate response and public trust restoration.