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  • Educate

    Shaping Future Pharmacists

    The NPA is proud to be a rotation site for student pharmacists. This month, we welcome UNMC PharmD Candidate, Nichole Boggs.

  • Membership

    Stay Connected

    Thriving in the ever-changing field of pharmacy can take your full focus. Pharmacists do not have to operate in a vacuum. The staff at the NPA puts reliable information resources right at your fingertips every day so you can dial down the pressure and be confident that you are keeping up on the latest.

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  • Advocate

    Advocating on your behalf

    NPA Student Intern, Yangyang Cao; Nebraska Senator Mark Kolterman; and NPA Student Intern, Dane Ewald.

    State Legislation

  • Nebraska MEDS

    Drug Disposal

    Don't let your kids confuse meds for candy. Beware and bag up those leftover meds and dispose of with care. Find a participating pharmacy near you.

    leftovermeds.com
Legislative Day at the State Capitol

Advocate

You have a voice and can be heard in many different ways at the state and federal level. With your involvement, we will remain a viable resource to support our members far into the future.

Educate

We offer continuing pharmacy education opportunities across many practice areas. Members receive unlimited access to members-only resources.

Connect

We connect members to one another and to resources like our career center, links to partner
sites, the Nebraska Drug Utilization Review (DUR) and Nebraska MEDS programs.

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Our Value

We serve as a primary source to educate our members, advocate on their behalf, and connect them to resources and one another.

You Matter

We respond to our members directly, answering calls right away. We believe in our mission which is all about helping and supporting you and the pharmacy profession.

Nebraska Impact

We encourage your participation to help strengthen networking and mentoring to ensure that we meet the needs for all of our diverse members.

Building Community

We have a greater collective impact when we gather candid feedback from our members, former members, and professionals who have not yet joined our association.

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Education, Meetings and Events Calendar

 

Renew or Join Today

Take full advantage of the unique benefits and resources that we offer each year. We are proud to serve the pharmacy community in Nebraska and anywhere our pharmacy professionals call home.
 

Nebraska Medicaid OTC Drug Coverage Changes

On January 1, 2019, a standard OTC list was implemented by each Heritage Health Plan. Medicaid will only cover products whose manufacturers participate in the Federal Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. Products which are supplied by manufacturers who do not participate in the rebate program will no longer be covered. Click here for the DHHS Provider Bulletin No. 19-02.


List of Covered OTCs and NDCs

The Medicaid Managed Care Plans have posted their list of covered OTC medications and NDCs on their websites.  These lists can also be found from the following links:

 

Medicaid Managed Care Contact Information


Nebraska Naloxone Standing Order

The statewide standing order for naloxone dispensing has been updated to include Dr. Tom Safranek (replacing Dr. Tom Williams) as the collaborating physician. The standing order is valid until August 10, 2019.
 

NPA 2019 Annual Convention

The NPA 2019 Annual Convention will be held on Friday, July 19th and Saturday, July 20th, at the Cornhusker Marriott Hotel in Lincoln, Nebraska. Mark your calendar!

 

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