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4 GATEWAY
Pharmacies and Pharmacists Have Lowest Vaccination Error Rates
HHS Extends Pharmacy Authority for Vaccines, Test-to-Treat Services
News Briefs
Moving Pharmacy Forward - Michelle Rivas
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HALLS OF LEARNING
West Coast University " Western University of Health Sciences College of Pharmacy
35 ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Lost, Stolen, or Discarded Medications
Amy Reese Hohmann
37 ENTREPRENEURIAL PHARM TECH
The Entrepreneurial Pharm Tech: A Journey of Micro-Adjustments
Amantha Bagdon
39 NEW DRUGS
FDA Novel Drug Approvals: June-October 2024
Jenny Nguyen, Matthew Lee, Norielle Rosario, Tifany Phung, and David G. Mitchell
44 LAWS & REGULATIONS
Dispensing Compounded GLP-1 Injectables Sourced From 503A/B Facilities
Tony J. Park
Executive Editor
Susan A. Bonilla
Managing Editor
Andrea LaMattina
Editor-in-Chief
L. Michael Posey
Associate Editor
Cynthia Jackevicius
Editorial Review Committee
Laressa Bethishou, PharmD, APh, BCPS
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD, BCACP, FCPhA
Bin Deng, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Amy Reese Hohmann, PharmD, MBe
CPhA Board of Trustees
Melissa Kimura, PharmD 3 President
Kevin Komoto, PharmD, MBA 3 President-Elect
Michael Conner, PharmD, MBA 3 Past President
Mark DeWoskin, PharmD, MS 3 Speaker
Noelle Lee, PharmD 3 Speaker-Elect
David Mitchell, PharmD 3 Treasurer
David Truong, PharmD 3 Trustee-at-Large
CPhA Staff
Susan A. Bonilla, MEd 3 Chief Executive Oïcer & Secretary of
the Board of Trustees
Shawna Fitzgerald 3 Chief Financial Oïcer
Janis Green 3 Executive Assistant to the CEO & VPs
Sean Kim, PharmD 3 Director of Practice & Professional
Development
Daryl Visitacion 3 Director of Digital Marketing & Analytics
Victor Phan, PharmD, CDCES, BCACP, APh
Joycelyn Yamzon, PharmD, BCACP
Edith Mirzaian, PharmD, BCACP, FCPhA 3 Trustee-at-Large
Ethan Huynh, PharmD, APh, BCGP, CPBS, IgCP 3 Trustee-at-Large
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD, BCACP, FCPhA 3 Trustee-at-Large
Rohit Sheta, RPh 3 Trustee-at-Large
Marianne Albarracin 3 Student Trustee
Cathy Pham, PharmD, MBA 3 Vice President of Operational
Strategies & Member Development
Jackie Williams 3 Accounting Specialist II
Andrea LaMattina 3 Education Manager
Michelle Rivas 3 Executive Vice President Government Relations &
Corporate Afairs
Ronnie Visitacion 3 Corporate Partnerships Development Manager
Juliana Bokisch 3 Director of Marketing & Communications
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