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Independent Rx Forum
Welcome to Independent Rx Forum with RxConnexion and National Community Pharmacists Association. The leading advocate and business education resource for America's independent pharmacists.
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Independent Rx Forum64,500 Miles for Community Pharmacy
After her year representing community pharmacy across the country and around the world, Kristen Riddle, NCPA's immediate past president, joins Independent Rx…
Independent Rx ForumPowering State Advocacy: Our New Grant Program
NCPA continues to invest in our members and in state-level advocacy with a new grant program designed to help state-based pharmacy advocacy organizations…
Independent Rx Forum#NCPA2026: Catch-Up With NCPA's CEO
What does independent pharmacy need to thrive in a changing health care landscape? NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey joins Independent Rx Forum hosts John Beckner and Ed…
Independent Rx ForumFrom Capitol Hill to the Pharmacy Counter
Hosting a legislator at your pharmacy can turn policy issues into personal conversations. Host John Beckner talks with NCPA member Dave Randolph, pharmacist…
Independent Rx ForumYour Part D Experience Matters
CMS is asking pharmacies to help shape the future of Medicare Part D contracting. From the podcast booth at #NCPA2026, Ronna Hauser, NCPA senior vice president…
Independent Rx ForumNeighbors, Not Numbers: Part 2
What happens when NCPA puts national marketing muscle behind independent community pharmacy? Host John Beckner sits down with NCPA's senior vice president of…
Independent Rx ForumThe Value of Associations
This week, host John Beckner sits with Ed Cohen, founder and COO of PharmTeam Associates, to discuss the value of associations. For Cohen, involvement in…
Independent Rx ForumNot All Pharmacies are Created Equal
This week, host John Beckner and guest Ed Cohen, COO of PharmTeam Associates, explore the critical differences between retail and community pharmacy practices…
Independent Rx ForumMastering the Algorithm
This week, Jay Phipps, pharmacy owner and NCPA member, reveals his secrets to building and maintaining a successful social media presence as a pharmacist. In a…
Independent Rx ForumVaccines Without a Season: Rethinking Pharmacy's Role in Prevention
This week, host John Beckner is joined by Hannah Fish, NCPA's senior director of strategic initiatives, for a deep dive on the evolving vaccine landscape. They…
Independent Rx ForumBehind the Scenes: #NCPA2026
NCPA's Elise Damman and Kurt Proctor sit down in the studio to discuss the education, networking, and business growth opportunities at this year's NCPA Annual…
Independent Rx ForumFrom Stigma to Support: Transforming Mental Health Care
Content Warning: This episode includes mentions of self-harm, loss of loved ones, suicidal ideation, and other sensitive topics. If you or someone you know is…
Independent Rx ForumIndependent Pharmacy Takes the Senate Stage
This week, NCPA Associate Director of Congressional Affairs Kaite Krell is joined in the studio by NCPA member Micah Lansford to discuss the July 15 Senate…
Independent Rx ForumAn Overview of the CMS ACCESS Program
This week, Leanne Haley-Brown, Bob Lomenick, and Michelle Farrell join host John Beckner for a discussion on the new ACCESS to Pharmacy Care program. ACCESS to…
Independent Rx ForumInside NCPA's Residency Part 2
Host John Beckner is joined this week by NCPA 2025-2026 Executive Resident Jacqueline Estes for a discussion about her time in the residency program. Estes…
Independent Rx ForumInside NCPA's Residency Part 1
Host John Beckner is joined this week by NCPA 2025-2026 Executive Resident Charlotte Nazar for a discussion about her experience with NCPA. Nazar provides…
Independent Rx ForumThe New Rx: Redefining the Pharmacy Tech (Part Two)
Meredy Ayers from the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding joins host John Beckner in the studio for a two-part conversation on the ever-expanding role of…
Independent Rx ForumThe New Rx: Redefining the Pharmacy Tech (Part One)
Meredy Ayers from the Alliance for Pharmacy Compounding joins host John Beckner in the studio for a two-part conversation on the ever-expanding role of…
Independent Rx ForumKeeping Competition on Main Street
This week, Main Street Competition Coalition Executive Director Chris Jones joins host John Beckner in the studio to discuss the impetus behind the new…
Independent Rx ForumVaccine Voices: Immunization in Long-Term Care
In today's episode, we continue our Vaccine Voices series. Host John Beckner takes a closer look at addressing vaccinations in the long-term care setting with…
Independent Rx ForumPackage Deal: Medication Adherence in LTC
This week, host John Beckner sits down with Leanne Haley-Brown from CPESN®, Jenn Lewis, and Cheri Schmit from Cardinal Health to discuss the challenges of…
Independent Rx ForumHalfway There: In Conversation with NCPA's President
NCPA President Kristen Riddle joins host Sam Manas at the halfway point of her presidency to reflect on a whirlwind year. She shares highlights from Capitol…
Independent Rx ForumPolitics, PACs, and Pharmacists
NCPA Past President and PAC Chairman Steve Giroux joins host John Beckner in the studio during NCPA's 2026 fly-in for a conversation about political advocacy…
Independent Rx ForumUnmasking the Middleman: Tennessee's FAIR Rx Act
Host Brooklyn Morgan sits down with Tennessee Pharmacists Association CEO Anthony Pudlo to discuss the landmark FAIR Rx Act (SB2040/HB1959). They discuss the…
Independent Rx Forum#NCPAontheHill 2026: Independent Pharmacy Takes the Hill
NCPA President Kristen Riddle sits down with host Sam Manas to reflect on this year's Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In. Riddle shares the excitement she felt…
Independent Rx ForumIt's Not Just in Her Head: Menopause, Mental Health, and the Truth About Hormones
Tana Kaefer, PharmD, joins host John Beckner for a discussion exploring the intersection of menopause, mental health, and hormone therapy. This week's…
Independent Rx ForumFly-in 2026 is here!
NCPA President Kristen Riddle sits down with host Sam Manas for a pre-NCPA Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In check-in. They discuss what it's like for a pharmacist…
Independent Rx ForumA1C Down, Refills Up: The Case for Pharmacy-Based DSME
This week's guest, Julie Bromberg, is an independent public health researcher with an MA in heath communications and 15 years of experience with the CDC and…
Independent Rx ForumFly-in 2026: NCPA's Policy Priorities Part 2
Host John Beckner sits down in the studio with NCPA Director of Congressional Affairs David Weissman for part two of our Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In…
Independent Rx ForumFly-in 2026: NCPA's Policy Priorities Part 1
One week out from NCPA's Congressional Pharmacy Fly-In, host John Beckner sits down in the studio with NCPA Director of Congressional Affairs Kaite Krell to…
Independent Rx ForumWelcome to the NCPA studio!
For the first time, Independent Rx Forum is on video in the studio! Host Sam Manas sits down with NCPA CEO Douglas Hoey to discuss the new media studio at NCPA…
Independent Rx ForumMobilizing the States: NCPA's Expert Panel Takes on Medicaid
Joel Kurzman, NCPA director of state government affairs, sits down with John Coster, former director of the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services Division of…
Independent Rx ForumDispensing Intelligence: Integrating AI Into Your Pharmacy Practice
In this episode, host John Beckner is joined by Harry Travis, BSPharm, to discuss the intersection of AI and pharmacy. Harry outlines a three-tier approach to…
Independent Rx ForumPatients: 1, PBMs: 0
Host John Beckner sits down with Stephen Giroux, NCPA's past president and current PAC chairman and NCPA's political affairs manager, Jack Koltisko, to…
Independent Rx ForumNeighbors Not Numbers: A Multi-Million-Dollar Campaign
In today's episode, NCPA SVP of Public Affairs Jack Mozloom speaks with CEO Douglas Hoey and Jamey Bowers, a partner at Berman and Company, about the launch of…
Independent Rx ForumPlus or Bust: The Benefits of Cost-Plus Pharmacies
Host John Beckner is joined by Greg Jones, R.Ph and president of Compass Core Pharmacy in Warwick, R.I., to discuss cost-plus pharmacies. As the first of its…
Independent Rx ForumSaving Lives: Pharmacy-Based Addictive Services Part 2
Host John Beckner continues his conversation with Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, clinical professor of pharmacy practice and clinical research at the…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: An International View of Community Pharmacy
Coming to you from #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Trent Twomey, BPharm, national president of the Pharmacy Guild of Australia…
Independent Rx ForumSaving Lives: Pharmacy-Based Addictive Services Part 1
Host John Beckner sits down with Jeffrey Bratberg, PharmD, FAPhA, clinical professor of pharmacy practice and clinical research at the University of Rhode…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: A Conversation with NCPA Leadership
Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with 2024-2025 NCPA President Jeff Harrell, PharmD, and 2025-2026…
Independent Rx ForumAll Community Pharmacies Are Not the Same
Host John Beckner is joined by Ed Cohen, founder and COO of PharmTeam Associates, and Megan Smith, PharmD, director of the UAMS Community-Based Residency…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Reporting That Supports Success
Recorded live from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Joe Greenwood, PharmD, and Jacqueline Eide, PharmD, about why…
Independent Rx ForumMaking History: First Federal PBM Reform Passed and Signed
On Feb. 3, 2026, President Trump signed the first major federal PBM reform bill in history. It's the culmination of years of lobbying and grassroots activity…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Growing Your Pharmacy Through Social Media
Recorded at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Shahida Choudhry, PharmD, owner of Palms Pharmacy, about using social media as a tool…
Independent Rx ForumBehind the Scenes of NCPA's Multiple Locations Conference
Host John Beckner is joined by Elise Damman, PharmD, director of program development at NCPA, for a behind-the-scenes look at NCPA's Multiple Locations…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Prasco and the Power of Authorized Generics
Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen chat with Bill Locke, vice president of trade services at Prasco, to…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Another Door to Behavioral Health
Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Oluwatoyin Fadeyibi, PharmD, director of pharmacy initiatives at Community…
Independent Rx ForumInside the Newly Improved Community Pharmacy Fellowship
Host John Beckner is joined by Drew Register, director of student affairs and professional development at NCPA, Charlotte Nazar, an executive resident at NCPA…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Fair Pricing for Type 2 Diabetes Care
Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Brian Connelly, president and CEO of TheracosBio, about Brenzavvy…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Connecting Remotely with Patients
Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen talk with Leanne Haley-Brown, CPESN® Pharmacy Care at Home and Closed Door Facility Care…
Independent Rx ForumLooking Back: Five Years Since Rutledge
In this special edition of Independent Rx Forum, NCPA General Counsel Matt Seiler is joined by Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Hon. Nicholas Bronni, Robert T…
Independent Rx ForumConnecting with "Difficult" Patients
Host John Beckner sits down with Bruce Berger, PhD, president of Berger Consulting LLC and. emeritus professor at Auburn University, to discuss how health care…
Independent Rx ForumNavigating the WAC Reductions
In this episode, host John Beckner sits down with Ronna Hauser, NCPA's senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs, and Mark Ey, RPh, senior vice…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Inside the Winning Student Business Plan
We have a winner! Host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Rachel Helbling, pharmacy student at the University of Texas at Austin and captain of…
Independent Rx ForumA New Look at Pharmacy Access
Host John Beckner sits down with Ronna Hauser, senior vice president of policy and pharmacy affairs at NCPA, and Jessica Satterfield, associate director of…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Expanding Immunization Access Through Pharmacy
Marc Ost, owner of Eric's Rx Shoppe, joins host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen during #NCPA2025 to discuss how pharmacy-provided immunization services have…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: CPESN® Luminary of the Year
Coming to you from the #NCPA2025 expo floor, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen chat with Kevin Day, PharmD, owner of Day's Pharmacies and CPESN® Luminary…
Independent Rx ForumICYMI #NCPA2025: Practice Transformation Insights
Recorded live at #NCPA2025, host John Beckner and co-host Ed Cohen sit down with Megan Smith, associate professor of community practice and director of the…
Independent Rx ForumVaccine Voices: Caring for Neurodivergent Patients
Pharmacists are in a unique position to make vaccination experiences more inclusive for neurodivergent patients. In this episode of Vaccine Voices, host John…
Independent Rx ForumInsights on the Education for #NCPA2025
Get the scoop on the education programming for NCPA's Annual Convention in New Orleans! Elise Damman, director of program development, sits down with host John…