Washington State Pharmacy Association

Washington State Pharmacy Association Founded in 1890, the Washington State Pharmacy Association is a professional and trade association.

The WSPA is a state pharmacy association that advocates and advances pharmacy practice in Washington State. The WSPA works through advocacy, education and sharing of best practices to improve patient care by pharmacy professionals.

WSPA Members & Friends,Our Scope bill needs your help again!SSB 5924, expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists, ...
02/06/2026

WSPA Members & Friends,

Our Scope bill needs your help again!

SSB 5924, expanding prescriptive authority for pharmacists, is close to being voted on in the Senate - this next step is critical! We are urging members and friends to contact their State Senator today to support SSB 5924 and move it forward.

For more details, including a sample email, please visit: https://www.wsparx.org/news/719825/Call-to-Action-Help-Support-SSB-5924.htm

Legislative Update: All three of our priority bills have cleared their first major hurdle. Each bill received a hearing ...
02/04/2026

Legislative Update: All three of our priority bills have cleared their first major hurdle. Each bill received a hearing and was voted out of committee ahead of today's cutoff deadline—keeping them moving forward in the legislative process.

Thank you to everyone for their support and action. Stay tuned for more information as we move forward!

For background information, please visit: https://www.wsparx.org/news/719534/Three-Priority-Bills-Advance-Past-Committee-Deadline.htm

✨ Weekend Recap: Advocacy, Leadership, and the Future of Pharmacy ✨From Friday through Sunday, WSPA was busy in all the ...
02/03/2026

✨ Weekend Recap: Advocacy, Leadership, and the Future of Pharmacy ✨

From Friday through Sunday, WSPA was busy in all the best ways. We concluded an excellent Board of Directors meeting with thoughtful discussions on the fundamentals of WSPA, innovative ways to better engage our members, and the future of our profession. We are incredibly grateful to our volunteer leaders for bringing their ideas, energy, and passion to the association.

Friday was also a big advocacy day for pharmacy, with overlapping legislative hearings and a strong showing from our members.

SB 5924, which seeks to permit independent prescribing by pharmacists, featured multiple panels of pharmacists representing many areas of practice, along with support from three physicians. More than 300 people signed in support. Way to go!

HB 2613, a bill that would have devastating effects on compounding, was also heard. Our Compounding SIG delivered strong testimony in opposition and made sure legislators understood the real-world impact. Thank you to our members for showing up BIG for the profession.

Your voices matter, and your advocacy makes a difference!

We showed up strong at Pharmacy Legislative Day on Wednesday! 💪Together, 118 student pharmacists and 21 pharmacists held...
01/30/2026

We showed up strong at Pharmacy Legislative Day on Wednesday! 💪

Together, 118 student pharmacists and 21 pharmacists held 60+ meetings with legislators, raising our collective voice for the future of pharmacy.

Huge thanks to Walgreens, NACDS, and QFC for their generous support and partnership in making this impactful day possible.

After 3 years of work, our Pharmacy Scope Expansion Bill, SB 5924 has a hearing on Friday, January 30th, at 8:00 AM in t...
01/28/2026

After 3 years of work, our Pharmacy Scope Expansion Bill, SB 5924 has a hearing on Friday, January 30th, at 8:00 AM in the Senate Health & Long Term Care Committee. The WSPA is working with our Legislators to line up key panels to testify on behalf of our profession. We need to show broad support from our state and profession, please take 2 minutes to register your support for the bill today!

Help us get over 200 signatures in support of the bill before the hearing!

Here's How:

👉Visit the Hearing Page for Friday - https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Senate?selectedCommittee=28241&selectedMeeting=33809
👉Select SB 5924 - Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority
👉Select I would like my position noted for the legislative record
👉Select Pro, complete the web form
👉Click Submit Registration

If you have experience to share related to patient care, CDTAs, or similar topics, we encourage you to submit written testimony. When registering, instead of selecting a position, choose “submit written testimony.” Legislators read these comments and truly appreciate hearing from you directly.

See news section for more details - https://www.wsparx.org/news/719107/-Pharmacy-Scope-Expansion-Bill-Hearing---Register-Your-Support.htm

As we welcome 2026, we are filled with gratitude for our members, partners, and pharmacy professionals who continue to s...
01/01/2026

As we welcome 2026, we are filled with gratitude for our members, partners, and pharmacy professionals who continue to show up for patients and for each other.

Together, we advocated, learned, led, and strengthened our profession. Together, we will keep moving pharmacy forward.

Here’s to a year of progress, impact, and collaboration. Together, we are stronger!

Happy New Year from all of us at WSPA!

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the Washington State Pharmacy Technician Association! ✨🎄As we wrap up 2025, we’re excited to shar...
12/19/2025

🎄✨ Happy Holidays from the Washington State Pharmacy Technician Association! ✨🎄

As we wrap up 2025, we’re excited to share what’s ahead in 2026 for our technician community:

📅 Monthly Meetings – 3rd Wednesday of each month at 8 AM

🌸 Spring Fling CE & Networking – May 1, 2026

🤝 Technician Social @ Northwest Pharmacy Convention – May 30, 2026

🍂 Fall CE & Networking Event – September 25, 2026

🎓 Technician CE @ Annual Meeting – November 14, 2026

Plus, the Co-Chair position is open—a great opportunity to step into leadership and help shape the future of WSPTA!

To sign up for monthly meetings or learn more, contact Sirena Kalinski at sirena@wsparx.org.

Here’s to a joyful holiday season and an inspiring year ahead! 🌟

WSPA staff traded emails for easels at our holiday party, and let’s just say… we clearly have many talented snowman arti...
12/13/2025

WSPA staff traded emails for easels at our holiday party, and let’s just say… we clearly have many talented snowman artists in the building 🤣 Hope your weekend is as creative and fun as our snowmen renditions!

WSPA was honored to join the Ethiopian Community in Seattle Health Fair on Saturday, Dec. 6! Our team partnered with the...
12/11/2025

WSPA was honored to join the Ethiopian Community in Seattle Health Fair on Saturday, Dec. 6!

Our team partnered with the UW School of Pharmacy—including Operation Heart, Operation Diabetes, and Operation Immunizations—to provide essential health services such as:

👉 Blood pressure screenings
👉 Diabetes education
👉 COVID-19 & flu vaccinations (with thanks to Tukwila Station Pharmacy!)

A huge thank you to the organizers, volunteers, and community members who made this event such an impactful day.

Recent CDC publications and discussions have directly added to vaccine hesitancy. Decades of research, including more th...
12/11/2025

Recent CDC publications and discussions have directly added to vaccine hesitancy. Decades of research, including more than 40 high-quality studies with 5.6 million people across seven countries, show no link between vaccines and autism. Vaccine safety continues to be rigorously studied, and suggesting that evidence is lacking undermines confidence in one of modern medicine’s greatest achievements.

Last month, WSPA joined national healthcare and patient advocacy groups in reaffirming strong support for vaccination. Read the full statement here: https://www.aap.org/en/news-room/news-releases/aap/2025/statement-from-leading-medical-health-and-patient-advocacy-groups-on-cdc-autism-website-changes/

WSPA remains committed to supporting pharmacy professionals in providing the best immunization care. We appreciate DOH’s Vaccine Confidence Resource Center (https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/immunization/vaccine-confidence-resource-library) as a valuable resource for providers.

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The WSPA is a state pharmacy association that represents its pharmacist, technician, student and corporate members at a state level and at a national level through affiliation with national pharmacy associations including American Pharmacists Association, American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, and National Community Pharmacists Association. The WSPA also works in conjunction with the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, American College of Apothecaries, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, and National Association of Boards of Pharmacy.