The Missouri Pharmacy Podcast

Dr. David Patterson Silver Wolfe is a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. On this episode, he discussed his own journey with drug abuse and how it shaped his life as a professor today. He's helping fight the epidemic in Missouri and around the US. He has encouraging insight into rehabilitation methods and recovery efforts that the state and nation could take to more effectively curb the opioid and drug epidemics.

MPA Fellow Michaela Newell interviews Bob Herman, a journalist who has studied the practices of PBMs and health care in general over the last three years for Axios Media.

Henrio Thelemaque, the MPA's Director of Government Affairs, gives a wrap up of the 2020 legislative session from our perspective. Listen in to hear about how COVID-19 impacted the session, what happened to priority legislation, and did pharmacy get helpful policy wins in 2020?

Contact Henrio directly if you have further questions -- [email protected].

Missouri Pharmacy Association President, Melody Savley, who is an independent pharmacy entrepreneur and store owner, discusses how the MPA is working towards investing in young pharmacists who can help move the profession of pharmacy forward in the state of Missouri and our nation.

Henrio and Michaela sit down for a discussion on the 2021 Missouri state legislative session. From PBMs to PDMP to practice updates and everything in between, Henrio has the inside view from the Capitol in Jefferson City. If you're interested in the Missouri Pharmacy Association's advocacy efforts, this is the episode for you.