Iowa Pharmacy Association

03/12/2026

IPA hosted its first Goes Local event of the year in Ankeny, welcoming pharmacy professionals from across the metro to learn about standard of care, PPSI, and clinical service implementation. 🩺💊

On the way, IPA visited Business Partner member Central Iowa Compounding in Urbandale.

Thank you to our sponsors, Bayer and McKesson Corporation |

Join us for IPA Goes Local in a city near you! www.iarx.org/goeslocal

03/11/2026

Pharmacy professionals 🤝 basketball fans

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Fill out a bracket with a $25 donation to the IPPAC for the chance to win a cash prize! 💵

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03/10/2026

Last week, IPA staff visited student pharmacists at Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences and the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy to talk all things policy and share how students support IPA’s work through committees and advocacy efforts. 🍕🏛️

A highlight of student engagement is IPA’s Bill Burke Leadership Conference, designed for students to expand their leadership and policy skills. Applications for the 2026 conference are now open! 🔗 www.iarx.org/billburke

Drake University APhA-ASP

03/09/2026

Member Spotlight 🌟 Kaden Porter

💛 Kaden is a fourth-year student pharmacist at the University of Iowa College of Pharmacy.

🥼 She is a pharmacy intern at Wells Hometown Drug and will be joining the team full time after she graduates in May.

💉 Kaden has been involved in NCPA and APhA throughout pharmacy school. She served as the Immunization Chair for the college’s NCPA chapter where she organized vaccine clinics, helping her peers sharpen their vaccine administration skills while promoting public health.

💬 When asked about her APPE rotation with IPA, Kaden noted the opportunities to network and advocate for the profession. She also mentioned IPA’s Standard of Care Symposium: “It was great to hear about the many ways Iowa pharmacists are implementing SOC into their practice.”

03/08/2026

Tune in Tuesday at 2:00 pm! 🕑 Hear from the Addiction and Recovery Collaborative - UI ARC and University of Iowa College of Pharmacy on their latest project focused on educating Iowans about opioid overdose and naloxone administration.

Register today: https://ow.ly/sQWI50YobAP

FREE for IPA members at all levels

03/06/2026

🎥 Alex Mersch, PharmD, MBA, BCPS, spoke with KCRG-TV9 on pharmacy technician roles at the University of Iowa Health Care.

“[Technicians] are a keystone in terms of taking care of our patients and making sure that they get the medications that they need in a safe and effective manner.”

University of Iowa Health Care is hiring for multiple positions that don’t require an advanced degree.

03/05/2026

Join us for MARxCH MADNESS! 🏀

Fill out a bracket with a $25 donation to the IPPAC for the chance to win a cash prize! 💵

Men’s and women’s brackets available!

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03/04/2026

Join us to hear from the Addiction and Recovery Collaborative - UI ARC and University of Iowa College of Pharmacy on their latest project focused on educating Iowans about opioid overdose and naloxone administration.

🎤 Benjamin Miskle, PharmD

Register today: https://ow.ly/9AJY50Yobet

03/03/2026

Iowa pharmacist Bill Drilling, RPh, owner of Drilling Pharmacy, was featured on a recent episode of Executive Dose. 🎙️

This episode tackles workforce challenges ➡️ how independent pharmacies can adapt their workforce models, invest in people, and build resilient operations to support patient care and long-term business success.

🎧 Listen here: https://ow.ly/58SN50Ykykn

Pharmacy Podcast Independent Pharmacy Cooperative

On this episode of Executive Dose, sponsored by Independent Pharmacy Cooperative (IPC), we tackle one of the most pressing challenges facing independent community pharmacies today: workforce shortages and talent management.Bill Drilling, owner and Pharmacist-in-Charge of Drilling Pharmacy in Sioux C...

03/02/2026

Member Spotlight 🌟 Nancy Le, PharmD

🐻 A Tennessee native, Nancy earned her PharmD at Belmont University - College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences. She completed a PGY1 Acute Care Residency at UC Health.

🥼 As a Clinical Pharmacy Specialist in Neurology at the University of Iowa Health Care, Nancy gets to work with a variety of patients with rare neurological diseases and their families on education and access to medications.

💊 Nancy strives to be curious and prepared for new medications. Being open to learning about new disease states and medications is important, she says.

💚 Nancy attended the Decker-Temple Leadership Pharmacy Conference with the Class of 2025. She enjoyed being surrounded by like-minded people and made personal connections to discuss ideas and problem-solve with in the future.

03/01/2026

New services and payment opportunities are within reach. Join us to develop a “next 30 days” implementation checklist! ✅

Join us in Ankeny on March 10th! https://bit.ly/4bSD2Gw

🚨 Registration closes on Wednesday!

03/01/2026

MARxCH MADNESS returns in 2026! 🏀

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