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AMA’s shortsighted attack on pharmacy

July 5, 2021 by Jeffrey Woldt AMA, NACDS, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson July 5, 2021, Opinion

Steve Anderson, president and chief executive officer of the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, has once again come to the aid of retail pharmacy, some of whose interactions with patients during the COVID-19 emergency have been called into question by the American Medical Association. The AMA’s house of delegates last month adopted a resolution

NACDS challenges AMA’s “unproductive” resolution on pharmacy COVID-19 vaccinations

June 23, 2021 by Chain Drug Review AMA, NACDS president and chief executive officer Steven Anderson Leading Headlines, Pharmacy

ARLINGTON, Va. — NACDS has prepared a statement to address any questions about a policy adopted and publicized by the American Medical Association that is decidedly negative toward the role of pharmacies in meeting patients’ needs. NACDS president and CEO Steven Anderson says in the statement: “Pharmacies and pharmacy teams are doing a tremendous job of reaching