Convention Program

LOUISIANA PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION

137th ANNUAL CONVENTION

&TRADE SHOW July 18-20, 2019

L’Auberge Casino Resort | Lake Charles, LA

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Meeting Space

Thursday Meeting Space Board Meeting Magnolia Room Registration / Check-in Promenade Friday Meeting Space Registration / Check-in Promenade Breakfast Sycamore AB New Member / First Time Attendee Orientation Ballroom C General Sessions Ballroom AB Awards Luncheon Sycamore AB Breakout CPE Sessions Ballroom AB Ballroom C Cypress Room Bluebonnet Room Magnolia Room Exhibit Hall Ballroom DEF ULM Reception Sycamore AB

Saturday Meeting Space Registration / Check-in Promenade Breakfast Sycamore AB General Sessions Ballroom AB Awards Luncheon Ballroom DE Past President’s Reception Promenade President’s Banquet Ballroom DE Hospitality Suite Magnolia Room

L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles 777 Avenue L’Auberge Lake Charles, LA 70601 Phone: 337-395-7777 Check In: 4:00 p.m. / Check Out: 11:00 a.m.

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Welcome to the Louisiana Pharmacists Association’s 137th Annual Convention and Trade Show in Lake Charles. There is no place like LPA and we are so pleased to have you here as the representatives for pharmacy in Louisiana advancing the profession of pharmacy to protect the health and well-being of our patients. This year’s convention is an opportunity for you to connect with your colleagues and fellow association members who share similar professional interests. We will hear from our colleagues and experts about the latest opportunities, challenges, and trends in pharmacy. We hope you use this weekend to connect with your peers. Whether acquired during a continuing education session or through a conversation with a fellow pharmacist, the information you take from this meeting will be invaluable. We must not only use the knowledge gained to benefit our patients, but also to strengthen our professional connections; this will in turn to provide a stronger voice, supporting and developing our profession. Please take the time during this convention to establish new contacts, share thoughts and ideas, and continue paving the path for future pharmacists. We would like to thank all of our convention sponsors and participants for making this event possible. We hope your experience is an exceptional one. If there are better ways in which we can serve you, please share your thoughts and concerns with a member of the LPA staff or any LPA board member. It is with great pleasure that we welcome everyone to our 137th Annual Convention and Trade Show.

Julie Breithaupt, PharmD, MBA

2017-2019 LPA President

Beverly Walker, PharmD

2017-2019 Programs and Services Committee Chair

Table of Contents

Schedule of Events…………. 4

CE Session Reminders……... 9

CE Faculty & Speaker

Biographies………………… 11

2019 Exhibitor Layout……... 18

2019 Exhibitor Profiles…….. 19

2019 LPA Leadership……….22

LPA Antitrust Policy…..…... 22

2020 Save the Date………….23

Supporter Recognition…..…. 24

Louisiana Pharmacists Association Julie Fuselier, CAE, Executive Director Crystal Carter, MPA, Client Strategist 620 Florida St., Suite 210 | Baton Rouge, LA 70801 (225) 346-6883 | (225) 344-1132 (FAX) www.louisianapharmacists.com

There’s No Place Like LPA

2019 Annual Convention and Trade Show July 18-20, 2019

L’Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles, LA

WELCOME

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All events will be held on the ground level in the meeting space of L’Auberge unless otherwise noted.

Thursday, July 18, 2019

9:00 - 11:00 a.m. LPA Board of Directors Meeting (Magnolia Room)

Noon - 5:00 p.m. Golf Tournament and Lunch - Sponsored in part by Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association (The Country Club @ Golden Nugget; 12:00 lunch, followed by 1:00 shotgun start) Prior Registration Required

4:00 - 6:00 p.m. Convention Registration / Check-in (Promenade)

Friday, July 19, 2019

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast & Convention Registration / Registration Opens (Sycamore AB / Promenade) Sponsored by Pharmacists Mutual

7:15 - 7:45 a.m. New Member / First Time Attendee Orientation (Ballroom C)

8:00 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome / General Session & Membership Meeting (Ballroom AB)

9:00 - 10:30 a.m. Knowledge Based CPE: Legislative and Regulatory Update (Ballroom AB) Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-004-L03-P/T Faculty: Senator Fred Mills, RPh, Louisiana Senate; Representative Bernard LeBas, RPh, Louisiana House of Representatives; Carl Aron, RPh, President, Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Pharmacist Objectives: Explain 2019 legislation relative to pharmacy in Louisiana; Implement necessary changes in pharmacy to comply with changes; Identify regulatory bodies and their impact on pharmacy; List methods of effectively communicating with legislators and regulators. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Explain 2019 legislation relative to pharmacy in Louisiana; Assist pharmacist in implementing necessary changes in pharmacy to comply with changes; Identify regulatory bodies and their impact on pharmacy; List methods of effectively communicating with legislators and regulators.

10:30 - 11:00 a.m. Refreshment Break (Promenade) Sponsored by SouthernScripts

11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Application Based CPE: OSHA Update and Overview (Ballroom AB) Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.0 UAN: 0133-0000-19-005-L03-P/T Faculty: Alexander Novas, Compliance Assistance Specialist, US Department of Labor, OSHA Pharmacist Objectives: Define OSHA's role in the prevention and elimination of work-related hazards; Outline current compliance issues; Develop a strategy for changes in pharmacy to prevent hazards. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Define OSHA's role in the prevention and elimination of work- related hazards; Outline current compliance issues; Develop library of compliance resources; Implement changes in pharmacy to prevent hazards.

11:00 a.m. Guest Program— “Mardi Gras Museum of Imperial Calcasieu” (107 Energy Pkwy., Suite B) Prior Registration Required Guests attending should meet in the hotel lobby at 10:00 to carpool.

12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Awards Luncheon (Sycamore AB)

Annual Awards Presented: LPA Scholarships; ULM Meritorious Award, ULM Alumnus of the Year Award

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Schedule of Events

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1:00 - 4:30 p.m. Application Based CE: Basic Life Support for the Healthcare Provider Certification Course (Magnolia Room) Prior Registration Required

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 3.0 UAN: 0133-0000-19-006-L05-P/T Faculty: Michael Bergeron, NREMT, BLS Instructor, CPR & First Aid Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Describe the steps of CPR; Activate the Emergency Response System; Demonstrate giving breaths for adult, child, and infant victims; Employ 1 and 2 rescuer CPR for adult, child, and infant victims; Demonstrate the use of an AED for victims less than one year of age; Illustrate how to relieve choking in the responsive and unresponsive victims.

1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1: Application Based CPE: I Read on the Internet—What Your Patients Will Ask About Their Diabetes Medications (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-007-L01-P/T Faculty: Emily Weidman-Evans, PharmD, Associate Professor & Director of Assessment, LSUHSC- Shreveport School of Allied Health Pharmacist Objectives: Counsel a patient on research related to potentially severe adverse effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors; Counsel a patient on research related to potentially severe adverse effects of incretin drugs (DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 analogs); Counsel a patient on research related to potentially severe adverse effects of basal insulins. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Identify potentially severe adverse effects of SGLT-2 inhibitors that need to be discussed with the pharmacist; Identify potentially severe adverse effects of incretin drugs (DPP-4 inhibitors or GLP-1 analogs) that need to be discussed with the pharmacist; Identify potentially severe adverse effects of basal insulins that need to be discussed with the pharmacist.

Breakout 2: Application Based CPE: Compounding Updates: Looking Ahead to December 2019 (Bluebonnet Room)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-008-L07-P/T Faculty: Joseph Gary LeBlanc, Jr., PharmD, MHA, MBA, Director of Pharmacy, Heart Hospital of Lafayette Pharmacist Objectives: Identify challenges and minimum requirements for maintaining USP 795, 797, & 800 standards; Identify important dates and significant updates to USP 795, 797, & 800 standards; Introduce challenges associated with initiating USP 800 standards and complying with USP 795 & 797 standards. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Identify and discuss approaching USP 795 & 797 standards updates; Recognize and understand personnel competency requirements for preparing compounded sterile preparations in accordance with USP standards; Analyze the intent of USP 800 guidelines and discuss metrics for making value-adding contributions towards compliance with these standards.

Breakout 3: Application Based CPE: Protecting Your Pharmacy from Natural Disasters (Cypress Room)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-009-L04-P/T Faculty: Louis “Patrick” Brazan, III, Field Representative, Pharmacists Mutual Pharmacist Objectives: Develop an emergency disaster plan for the pharmacy; Identify key personnel and roles; Secure appropriate equipment and protective devices for medications and records; Develop plan of patient record backups. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Assist pharmacist in developing emergency disaster plan; Train key personnel about roles before, during, and after disaster; Prepare communications for patients and partners to prepare and recover; Assist pharmacist in securing appropriate equipment and protective devices.

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Breakout 4: Student Workshop: Advocacy 101 (Ballroom C)

Target Audience: Pharmacy Students Faculty: Russell Caffery, Marty McKay, Chris Melancon, Ben Orlando Learn from some of the profession’s most active members and partners how to get involved and be proactive at the legislative and regulatory level.

2:30 – 3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break (Promenade), Sponsored by Morris & Dickson

3:00 – 4:30 p.m. Breakout Sessions

Breakout 1: Knowledge Based CPE: Navigating 1,000 Feet Underwater: The Current State of Medical Marijuana Law in Louisiana (Bluebonnet Room)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-010-L03-P/T Faculty: Daphne Robinson, JD, MPH, Attorney, Daphne R Robinson Consulting & Training Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Recognize the conflict that exists between federal and state law on marijuana regulation and the limits of authority with each; Articulate the current state of the law of medical marijuana in the State of Louisiana; Recognize the potential legal obstacles involved in dispensing; Identify the most critical legal challenges in operating a business that dispenses medical marijuana.

Breakout 2: Knowledge Based CPE: New Drug Update 2019 (Cypress Room)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-011-L04-P/T Faculty: LaKeisha Williams, PharmD, MSPH, Clinical Assistant Professor, Xavier University College of Pharmacy Pharmacist Objectives: Recognize the clinical indications for selected new therapeutic agents approved by the FDA; Explain common adverse effects and drug interactions for selected new drug approvals; Describe significant counseling points associated with selected new drug approvals. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: List new drug approvals and their indications; List adverse effects and drug interactions for selected new drug approvals.

Breakout 3: Application Based CPE: Regulatory Issues Facing Pharmacies and Patient Access (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-011-L04-P/T Faculty: Randal Johnson, President/CEO, Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Identify laws which have passed in Louisiana that protect patients; List Medicaid and Medicare regulations; Describe pharmacy benefit manager regulation in Louisiana; Describe current pharmacy audit procedures as required by Louisiana law; List direct and indirect remuneration fees in Medicare; Identify network contracts available to independent pharmacies.

Session 4: Student Workshop: Faces of Pharmacy (Ballroom C)

Faculty: David Bares, Jason Bergeron, Candace Chelette, Julie Fuselier, Rock LeBas

Learn from some of the profession’s most active members and partners how to get involved and be proactive at the legislative and regulatory level.

5:00 – 8:00 p.m. Exhibit Hall and Reception (Ballroom DEF) We’re Not in Kansas Anymore, Toto! Wear your conference t-shirt or favorite Wizard of Oz costume! Bring canned goods to donate to the local food shelter and enter for a special door prize!

8:00 p.m. ULM Reception (Sycamore AB)

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Saturday, July 20, 2019

7:00 - 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast / Convention Registration (Sycamore AB / Promenade)

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. General Session & Membership Meeting (Ballroom AB)

8:30 - 10:00 a.m. Application Based CPE: Adverse Drug Reactions — A Legal Point of View (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-013-L03-P/T Faculty: Jeff Bennett, PharmD, Retired Pharmacist and Professor of Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics Pharmacist Objectives: Describe both common and uncommon adverse drug reactions and the potential legal consequences; Outline case studies relative to ADME Scheme; Explain the pharmacists’ role to legal professionals; Provide examples of niche markets within pharmacy and their legal parameters. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Describe both common and uncommon adverse drug reactions and the potential legal consequences; Explain the pharmacy technician’s role to legal professionals; Provide examples of niche markets within pharmacy and their legal parameters.

10:00-11:00 a.m. Application Based CPE: Shots or Not: Immunization Update 2019 (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.0 UAN: 0133-0000-19-014-L01-P/T Faculty: Courtney Robertson, PharmD, Clinical Associate Professor, ULM College of Pharmacy Pharmacist Objectives: List important updates to most current vaccine recommendations for adults and children; Apply 2019 changes in adult and pediatric immunization schedules to pharmacy practice; Summarize information regarding newly available vaccines and those in development phases. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Recognize current age-appropriate immunization schedules; List important updates to most current vaccine recommendations for adults and children; Summarize information regarding newly available vaccines and those in development phases.

11:00 - 11:30 a.m. Refreshment Break (Promenade)

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Application Based CPE: PBMs — the “Good, the Bad, and the Truth” (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.0 UAN: 0133-0000-19-015-L04-P/T Faculty: Daniel Buffington, PharmD, MBA, FAPhA, President & CEO, Clinical Pharmacology Services Pharmacist Objectives: Explain the process of electronic claims and adjudication; Compare the prescription transactions and clinical services provided by PBMs; Demonstrate how PBMs utilize contracted distribution channels and clinical management for specialty drugs. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Explain the pharmacy technician for PBMs; Describe the use of drug formularies and formulary restrictions by PBMs; Illustrate how a patient’s prescription drug benefit information is provided to pharmacies by PBMs.

Awards Luncheon (Ballroom DE) Sponsored by Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company Annual Awards Presented: Chain Pharmacist of the Year Award (sponsored by NACDS) Compounding Pharmacist of the Year Award Hospital Pharmacist of the Year Award Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award (sponsored by McKesson)

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Session Presentations & Handouts - All session presentations and handouts are available on the association website.

Faculty and Convention Supporter Disclosures & Financial Support - All Faculty have disclosed that they have no conflict of interest with the subject matter in any of these activities. No financial support was obtained for any continuing education activity.

Continuing Education Credit - The Louisiana Pharmacists Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education. Fees for all continuing education activities are included in the convention registration fee. Successful completion of continuing education activities entail signing in on the sign-in sheet and completing the Credit Report Form and Evaluation. LPA shall submit all continuing education activities to CPE Monitor by August 5, 2019.

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Knowledge Based CPE: The Next Steps in Combating the Opioid Epidemic (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.0 UAN: 0133-0000-19-016-L01-P/T Faculty: Stephen Hill, PharmD, Clinical Associate Professor, ULM College of Pharmacy; Carleigh Roberts, PharmD Candidate, ULM College of Pharmacy Pharmacist Objectives: Describe the current opioid epidemic; Identify the unintended consequences of the current plan to address the epidemic; Evaluate medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder; Examine non-opioid medication options for chronic pain. Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Describe the current opioid epidemic; Identify the unintended consequences of the current plan to address the epidemic; Examine non-opioid medication options for chronic pain; Assist the pharmacist in identifying patients in crisis.

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. Application Based CPE: Self-Care Challenge (Ballroom AB)

Target Audience: Pharmacists, Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Students; Live Contact Hours: 1.5 UAN: 0133-0000-19-017-L05-P/T Faculty: Julie Breithaupt, PharmD, MBA, Pharmacy Manager, Red River Pharmacy Pharmacist and Pharmacy Technician Objectives: Identify and explain aspects of the effective and safe practice of pharmacy self-care treatments; Describe at least two over-the-counter and prescription medication interactions that pharmacists and pharmacy technicians should be aware of; List three OTC medications and their use and identify counseling points for each of the OTC medications.

5:30 - 6:00 p.m. Past President’s Reception (Promenade)

6:00 - 9:00 p.m. President’s Banquet (Ballroom DE) Attire: Cocktail Keynote Speaker: Bruce Hamilton, No Bad Days! Installation of 2019-20 Board of Directors Presentation of Louisiana Board of Pharmacy Gold Certificates Annual Awards Presented: NCPA Pharmacy Leadership Award Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award (sponsored by Pharmacists Mutual) Excellence in Innovation Award (sponsored by Upsher-Smith Laboratories, LLC) William P. O’Brien Award Bowl of Hygeia Award (sponsored by the APhA Foundation, National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations, and Boehringer Ingelheim) Pharmacist of the Year Award

9:00 p.m. Hospitality Suite (Magnolia Room)

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Carl Aron, RPh

Louisiana Board of Pharmacy

Carl Aron is the current President of the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy, a board he has served on since 1971. He is the owner and manager of Aron’s Pharmacy in Monroe, Louisiana. In his professional

career, Aron has been active in the local, state, and national pharmacy associations, including the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, where he has served on several committees.

Aron served in the U.S. Army as a Captain of the Medical Service Corp before beginning his career in pharmacy. He is a graduate of the University of Mississippi and holds a license in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Georgia.

Jeff Bennett, PharmD

Retired Pharmacist and Professor of Pharmacotherapeutics

Jeff Bennett is a retired independent pharmacist and professor with over 25

years experience of managing, operating and consulting within the pharmacy profession. Dr. Bennett also has 10 years of teaching experience as a Professor of Advanced Pharmacotherapeutics in the Nurse Care Practitioner Program at Grambling State University. Until 2015, Dr. Bennett was the owner and lead pharmacist at Clinic Pharmacy in Ruston, Louisiana. Dr. Bennett attended ULM College of Pharmacy where he received his Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy, and then in 2003 he received his Doctor of Pharmacy from the University of Arkansas. During his career, he has served as an expert witness in many court cases, offering his expertise relative to adverse effects of drugs.

Michael Bergeron, NREMT

CPR & First Aid

Michael Bergeron is a nationally registered EMT and an American Heart Association Basic Life Support Instructor. He served in the U.S. Army for over ten years, graduating from the U.S. Army

Quartermaster school and U.S. Army Leadership School. He received his training as an EMT from South Louisiana Community College and has worked on an ambulance for the last nine years. Bergeron, during his years of service with the Army, was a first-responder through multiple natural disasters throughout south Louisiana. He serves the Calcasieu parish through various public service roles including the Westlake Zoning Board, the Mayor’s Armed Forces Commission, and the Salvation Army’s Empty Bowl Fundraising committee.

Patrick Brazan

Pharmacists Mutual Companies

Patrick Brazan has been in the insurance industry for almost 10 years. He has previous experience in the retail industry, including Winn Dixie and Daymon OWrld Wide. Brazan is currently licensed as an

agent for Property and Casualty, as well as Life and Health. He currently serves on the Board for National Association of Insurance and Financial Advisors as the Treasurer.

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FACULTY BIOGRAPHIES

Bruce Hamilton travels throughout the United States spreading his "NO BAD DAYS" and "NO BAD SERVICE" philosophies to thousands of people every year. Using his inspirational, fast-paced, humorous style, his encouraging messages have been motivating individuals and organizations for over 12 years. His inspirational, motivational keynote presentations are in high demand by meeting planners, companies, organizations, associations and conferences seeking to provide audiences with an entertaining, uplifting message of achieving your dreams by having the right attitude.

With experience as a professional speaker, sales trainer, business owner, general manager of a television station, host of an internationally syndicated children's show, husband and father of two, Hamilton has a varied background to choose from. He has been awarded the Merit of Achievement for the best use of humor in advertising in the United States and has also shared the stage with some of the greatest speakers in the world, including Brian Tracy, Mamie McCullough, Terry Bradshaw, Donna Tyson, and Charlie Plumb.

Hamilton is not just a motivational speaker, he is a MOTIVATED speaker. He is motivated to inspire others to take control of their lives. Hamilton keeps audiences on the edge of their seats as they laugh and learn the key principles of success, achievement and happiness.

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Brazan began working with Pharmacists Mutual in October 2018, specializing in insuring pharmacies and assisting with mitigating risk factors to ensure adequate measures are taken to protect pharmacies by safeguarding them with necessary insurance policies.

Brazan received his Bachelor’s Degree in 2005 from Southeastern Louisiana University in Organizational Communications. He remains an active alumnus as a Board Member for Southeastern Louisiana University and is also the Membership Chair for the Delta Tau Delta Hammond Alumni Chapter.

Daniel Buffington, PharmD

Clinical Pharmacology Services

Dr. Daniel Buffington is the President and Practice Director at Clinical Pharmacology Services, located in Tampa, FL. He is also on faculty at the University of South Florida College of Medicine and Pharmacy and serves as an experimental preceptor for numerous colleges across the U.S.

He studied Biology/Biochemistry at the University of South Florida, received the Doctor of Pharmacy and Master of Business Administration from Mercer University. His postgraduate training included a pharmacy practice residency and clinical pharmacology fellowship from Emory University.

Dr. Buffington is a clinical pharmacology specialist and provides medication therapy management services, serves as a principal investigator for Phase II and III clinical trials and manages a national drug information service that provides clinical support for medical practices, health systems and health plans. The practice also includes a forensic pharmacology division that supports medical examiners, law enforcement, state and federal agencies, and expert testimony in courts.

His practice focuses on patients taking chronic or high-risk educations and provides medication therapy management services to improve health outcomes and patient safety.

Stephen Hill, PharmD

University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy

Dr. Stephen Hill, PharmD, was born and raised in Monroe, and graduated from Neville High School in 2001. He completed his Pre-pharmacy requirements at LSU in Baton Rouge from

2001-2004. He then attended ULM School of Pharmacy starting in 2004 and graduated in 2008. Dr. Hill completed a PGY-1 Pharmacy Practice Residency at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS from 2008-2009.

Dr. Hill started as an Inpatient clinical pharmacist at Methodist Dallas Medical Center in Dallas, TX from 2009- until July 2014 (5 years). He moved back to his hometown and accepted a clinical assistant professor position with ULM on August 1, 2014. His clinical practice site is at University Health-Conway Family Medicine Clinic where he precepts P4 pharmacy students on an APPE AM Care rotation.

Randal Johnson

Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association

As the landscape of the healthcare continuum across the state and nation undergoes constant change, Randal Johnson is a prominent expert in healthcare policy impacting individuals,

providers, and businesses of various sizes. Knowledgeable on matters at both state and federal levels, his management of healthcare issues through legislative and regulatory action has led to the retention and creation of thousands of jobs in Louisiana. Having served as Deputy Commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Agriculture for fourteen years, Johnson handled the Department’s legislative package for more than twenty sessions. With political activities ranging across both party and geographical lines, he has been recognized by Campaigns & Elections’ Politics magazine as one of the top 100 “Louisiana Influencers.”

Johnson’s work is especially apparent during times of emergency situations. During hurricanes Katrina, Rita, Gustav, and Ike, he commanded the emergency power and fuel needs for all uses, including each of the licensed healthcare facilities in Louisiana – a position he continues to hold today in the event of another state declared emergency situation. By his efforts, facilities were able to maintain their life-sustaining needs through the evacuations, emergency response, and recovery efforts.

With political activities ranging across both party and geographical lines, Johnson, who holds a B.S. in business administration, has consulted and worked in various local, state, and federal campaigns in his native state of Louisiana. Johnson has also coordinated successful statewide get-out-the-vote efforts for elected offices ranging from Police Juror to President of the United States. In addition, he graduated from regional and national law enforcement academies administered by the Department of Justice.

Louisiana House of Representatives

Representative Bernard LeBas represents District 38 encompassing St. Landry and Evangeline parishes. He is active on several House Committees, including Health and Welfare. Currently, LeBas is a

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practicing pharmacist and owner of Evangeline Drug Store in Ville Platte, Glenn’s Family Pharmacy in Opelousas, and Fuselier’s Pharmacy in Pine Prairie. He is a graduate of University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy, and remains active on the ULM School of Pharmacy Advisory Board.

Representative LeBas has contributed much to the profession of pharmacy by founding the Cajun Area Pharmacist Association, serving on the LA Board of Pharmacy, as well as serving in many different capacities on the LPA Board of Directors, including President. He comes from a family of pharmacists and a family involved in politics – his father and brother were both pharmacists and Mayors of Ville Platte. He is the father of five, and two of his sons and one daughter-in-law are carrying on the tradition as pharmacists.

Joseph “Gary” LeBlanc, Jr., PharmD, MHA, MBA

Heart Hospital of Lafayette

Gary LeBlanc attended pharmacy school at the University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy where he obtained is Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2010. He

received his Master of Health Administration Degree from Simmons College in 2014 and his Master Business Administration from New England College in 2016.

LeBlanc has seven years experience as a licensed pharmacist, four of which have been spent in hospital pharmacy management. He has served as a sterile compounding clean room consultant for independent, specialty pharmacies and as a consultant on director of pharmacy advisory boards for pharmaceutical companies. He currently serves as director of pharmacy at Heart Hospital of Lafayette and as a licensed staff pharmacy for Wal-Mart Pharmacy.

LeBlanc also serves as President-Elect of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists and as a Louisiana delegate on the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists House of Delegates. He is the 2012 recipient of the Louisiana Pharmacist Association Distinguished Young Pharmacist of the Year Award, the 2014 recipient of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists Outstanding Affiliate Chapter President Award, and the 2015 recipient of the Louisiana Society of Health-System Pharmacists Health-System Pharmacist of the Year Award.

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Senator Fred Mills, RPh

Louisiana Senate

Senator Fred Mills, Jr. began service as a director of Farmers-Merchants Bank in 2001. He is the President and Chief Executive Officer of Farmers-Merchants Bank. He has an outstanding tenure in private business, banking, finance, state

government, civic leadership roles, and on parish governmental boards. He is the owner of Mills Cashway Pharmacy in Parks, LA. He serves as the St. Martin and Iberia Parishes District 22 State Senator and as a multi-term District 6 St. Martin Parish Government Council member.

Senator Mills is on the St. Martin Hospital Board of Directors, and is a member of the St. Martin Parish Economic Development Authority. He is a member of the Acadian Ambulance & Air Med Board of Directors. His many contributions to the Parish include a Board of Directors seat for Hospice of Acadiana, and his continuous work as a member of the Parks Jaycees; Knights of Columbus; St. Joseph Church Council; and Breaux Bridge Chamber of Commerce. He is a 1976 graduate of the University of Louisiana at Monroe’s College of Pharmacy who honored him with the 2007 Alumnus of the Year Award and the 2012 Meritorious Award. In addition he served as President-Elect for the Louisiana Pharmacists Association, as a Board Member on the Louisiana Board of Pharmacy and has served on the Governor’s Health Care Reform Panel. He is well known for his talents as a renowned public speaker, master of ceremonies, and humorist. He is a previous recipient of the prestigious Bowl of Hygeia and LPA Pharmacist of the Year Awards.

Alexander Novas

US Department of Labor, US

Alex Novas joined the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in 1991 as a Compliance Officer in the Baton Rouge Area Office. After serving as an Assistant Area Director he became a

Compliance Assistance Specialist in 2007. His duties include administering the Strategic Partnership and Alliance cooperative programs, while also overseeing and conducting audits for the Voluntary Protection Program. In addition, he travels throughout the state of Louisiana providing advice, education, and training to businesses, labor organizations, and other associations to encourage voluntary compliance with OSHA’s safety and health standards. Novas is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and a graduate of Louisiana State University.

Carleigh Roberts, PharmD Candidate

University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy

Carleigh Roberts is a third-year student at the ULM College of Pharmacy. She is a Mississippi native, but has been living in

Monroe for six years now for school. Roberts has a passion for fighting the opioid crisis and educating community members about the dangers of prescription and nonprescription drug abuse. This passion stemmed from losing a close friend to his battle with addiction in 2017. After losing her friend, Roberts took the position of Generation Rx Co-Chair for the APhA-ASP chapter at ULM. She has held this position for two years. In those two years, she pioneered a speaker series titled The Devin Harper Lecture Series in honor of her friend. Roberts will graduate in 2020 and start her career as a pharmacist.

Courtney Robertson, PharmD

Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Louisiana at Monroe College of Pharmacy

Dr. Courtney Robertson, PharmD began her career as a faculty member for the ULM School of Pharmacy in 2013. After

graduating in 2009 and completing a pharmacy practice residency at EA Conway, she further developed her pharmacy practice in community and hospital settings. At her current practice site, Dr. Robertson focuses on anticoagulation management, medication therapy management, and diabetes education. She is a certified immunization provider, as well as an APhA immunization certification course instructor, and is active in teaching immunization courses for pharmacy students and practicing pharmacists.

Daphne Robinson, JD, MPH Daphne R Robinson Consulting & Training Daphne Robinson is a native of Greenville, Mississippi and a 1988 summa cum laude graduate of Tougaloo

College in Jackson, Mississippi, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She received a Juris Doctorate degree from the American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. in 1991.

Upon graduation from law school, Robinson served as law clerk at the United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana and the Louisiana Second Circuit Court of Appeal. She is a member of the Louisiana State Bar

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Association. From 1995 to 2015, Robinson served as an Assistant District Attorney in Rapides Parish, Louisiana, where she supervised the prosecution of criminal, juvenile, and child abuse/neglect cases. During that time, she also served as Project Manager for the Models for Change: Systems for Juvenile Justice Reform Project funded by the John T. and Catherine D. MacArthur Foundation in Louisiana.

In May of 2016, Robinson completed her Master’s Degree in Public Health with a concentration in Prevention Sciences from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health in Atlanta, Georgia. Upon graduation from public health school she served as Research Professor at the University of Houston Law Center Health Law and Policy Institute and later as the Maternal and Child Health Special Projects Coordinator for the Bureau of Family Health at the Louisiana Office of Public Health in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Robinson is currently an Assistant District Attorney in the Juvenile Division of the Caddo Parish District Attorney’s Office in Shreveport, Louisiana and the Executive Director of the Center for Public Health & Justice, a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the public health and access to justice for people living in the Mississippi Delta.

Emily Weidman-Evans, PharmD Louisiana State University Health Shreveport

Dr. Emily Weidman-Evans is a 2002 graduate of the University of Florida, and completed a residency focusing on Community Pharmacy at Texas Tech

University Health Sciences Center in 2003. She has been a faculty member at South University in Savannah, GA, and at University of Louisiana at Monroe, and during that time worked in retail and in a family medicine clinic.

Dr. Weidman-Evans now is on faculty part-time at the LSU Physician Assistant Program, as well as the University Health Department of Family Medicine, where she sees patients to help them with their medication therapy management.

She is married to Dr. Jeff Evans and mommy to two beautiful little girls, and in her (limited) free time, she likes to swim, bike, and run…in that order.

LaKeisha Williams, PharmD, MSPHXavier University College of Pharmacy

Dr. LaKeisha Williams is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Division of Clinical and Administrative Sciences at Xavier

University College of Pharmacy. She received her Master of Science in Public Health from Tulane University and a Doctor of Pharmacy from Xavier University of Louisiana. Following her graduate studies, she completed an American Society of Health-System Pharmacists accredited Pharmacy Practice residency.

Dr. Williams is passionate about optimizing patient care through effective therapeutic management. Her professional and research interests include medication safety, health disparities and public health, cardiovascular disease and medication adherence, interprofessional education and mentorship within the profession. She currently serves as a preceptor for third and fourth year pharmacy students in an ambulatory care setting, incorporating drug information and chronic disease state management. She previously served as a Drug Information Specialist at the Xavier University Drug Information Center Satellite, and she currently maintains a practice site at the Interim LSU Hospital Ambulatory Care Clinics, focusing on diabetes, hypertension and weight management.

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1. First Guaranty Bank

2. EPIC Pharmacies

3. Smith Drug Company

5. Pharmacy-Lite Packaging

6. Morris & Dickson

7. Exemplar

8. Walgreens Pharmacy

9. RxMaster Pharmacy Systems

10. Louisiana Wholesale Drug Co.

11. Biolyte

12. Avondale Pharmaceuticals

13. Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency

14. Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association

15. Pfizer

16. McKesson Pharma

17. QS/1 Data Systems

18. Southern Scripts

19. Selfie Booth!

20. AmerisourceBergen

21. ULM College of Pharmacy

22. ULM College of Pharmacy of Office of Experiential Education

23. L&T Health Systems

24. Abbvie Pharmaceuticals

25. Louisiana Pharmacists Association—Drop off Challenge Cards Here!

26. Pharmacy First

27. Allometrics

28. Pharmacists Mutual Companies

29. SAI Therapeutics

30. PioneerRx

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Abbvie Pharmaceuticals (Booth 24) Abbvie employs scientists, researchers, communicators, manufacturing specialists and regulatory experts located around the globe. We come up with new approaches to addressing today’s health issues—from life-threatening illness to chronic conditions. We target specific difficult-to-cure diseases where we can leverage our core R&D expertise to advance science. At AbbVie, we see a future full of possibility, where health is in reach and patient lives are improved. Learn more at www.abbvie.com.

Allometrics (Booth 27) Allometrics specializes in laboratory product sales and instrument services in the Petrochemical, Pharmaceutical, and Medical industries. As a well known accredited service provider, we manage a board base of experience in the disciplines of testing, certification and repair where we have the highest levels of competency. Learn more at www.allometrics.com.

AmerisourceBergen (Booth 20) Powered by our associates around the world, we provide the pharmaceutical products and business solutions that improve access to care. We operate the backbone of the healthcare supply chain. We drive the future of local care delivery. We guide medical innovations to market. This is what it means to create healthier futures. Learn more at www.amerisourcebergen.com.

Avondale Pharmaceuticals (Booth 12) Avondale Pharmaceuticals is a specialty pharmaceutical company that develops and markets a growing portfolio of innovative, branded & generic prescription pharmaceutical products. Learn more at www.avondalepharm.com.

Biolyte (Booth 11) Biolyte is the first hydration drink with the same amount of electrolytes as an IV bag. Biolyte gives you superior IV Level hydration anywhere and anytime. No risk. No hassle. And no inflated medical expense. Learn more at www.biolyte.com.

EPIC Pharmacies (Booth 2) Formed in 1982 and headquartered in Maryland, EPIC Pharmacies is a true co-op of community pharmacies. By providing its members with group buying power, centralized administration, third-party contracting, pharmacy compliance alert program, and managed care solutions essential to delivering quality patient care, EPIC Pharmacies is committed to helping independent pharmacies thrive in today’s chain-saturated marketplace. For more information about EPIC Pharmacies, EPIC Pharmacy Network, or PharmCAP®, visit www.epicrx.com.

Exemplar (Booth 7)

Exemplar is the healthcare partnership organization. Exemplar stands for paradigm shift. Our mission is to write independent pharmacies and physicians to demand two things: more dues in our network and better reimbursements. Learn more at www.exemplarhpo.com.

First Guaranty Bank (Booth 1)

From customized bank products to mobile banking ability and local loan decisions, you have the flexibility and convenience to bank your way at First Guaranty Bank. You see…we live, work and play where you do. We’re a part of your community and we take pride in knowing our customers. For over 80 years, First Guaranty Bank has proudly served the communities we live in. We look forward to continuing this legacy and the ability to work with you. For more information, visit www.fgb.net.

L&T Health Systems (Booth 23)

L&T Health Systems provides sales, leasing, and service of blood pressure and wellness stations for the Retail pharmacy industry and corporate Wellness Programs. Learn more at www.lthealthsystems.com.

Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association(Booth 14)

Since 2001, LIPA has been providing services that benefit its membership of independent pharmacies in order to promote and advance the pharmacy community. A member-based organization, LIPA advocates on behalf of your needs, issues, and concerns and is dedicated to delivering quality information designed to inform and compel. Learn more at www.lipanow.org.

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company (Booth 10)

In the past 35 years, LWD has grown from 51 to 180 stockholders serving over 250 stores. LWD is one of the top 5 privately held companies in Acadiana, offering unparalleled pricing, wholesaler equity, optimum investment, and industry expertise. LWD has recently expanded into Mississippi, Texas and Oklahoma. Learn more at www.lwdrx.com.

McKesson (Booth 16)

McKesson Pharmaceuticals has been in the healthcare space for 200 years. Access Health, our third party company, is the largest with 5,400 members. Healthmart, our franchise program, is the fastest growing franchise with over 4,000 pharmacies. Learn more at mcknet.mckesson.com.

Exhibitor Profiles

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Morris & Dickson (Booth 6)

As a recognized leader in pharmaceutical distribution services, Morris & Dickson is fully committed to delivering premier quality and industry leading innovation. Learn more at www.morrisdickson.com.

Pfizer (Booth 15)

At Pfizer, we apply science and our global resources to bring therapies to people that extend and significantly improve their lives. We strive to set the standard for quality, safety, and value in the discovery, development, and manufacture of health care products. Every day, Pfizer colleagues work across developed and emerging markets to advance wellness, prevention, treatments, and cures that challenge the most feared diseases of our time. Learn more at www.pfizer.com.

Pharmacists Mutual Companies (Booth 28)

Pharmacists Mutual Companies is a nationally recognized leader in providing insurance products and risk management solutions for pharmacists, dentists, and associated businesses and professionals. Learn more at www.phmic.com.

Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) (Booth 13)

Pharmacists United for Truth and Transparency (PUTT) is a non-profit advocacy organization founded by independent pharmacists to expose the truth about PBM anti-competitive tracks. Learn more at www.truthrx.org.

Pharmacy First (Booth 26)

Pharmacy First is an independent PSAO servicing retail, community pharmacies all across the United States. As an independent, we pride ourselves on our live customer service representatives, tailored network services and home-grown reconciliation. Learn more at www.pharmacyfirst.com.

(Booth 5)

Pharmacy-Lite manufactures streamlined vial systems which are “...simply more efficient.” That brand promise also extends from our service model of efficient delivery from six regional warehouses to our guarantee of customer satisfaction. For 25 years, our goal has been to deliver proactive solutions to the independent pharmacy. As a family-owned U.S. manufacturer, Pharmacy-Lite designs innovative packaging with fewer SKUs and configurable

options. Our Simple & Safe 2 Cap System is automation compatible and offers child resistant, reversible, and easy-open twist caps. Our EZ One Vial System combines the need for dry and liquid vials into one convenient solution; one cap fits all sizes. Learn more at pharmacylite.com.

PioneerRx (Booth 30)

PioneerRx was built from the ground up to provide the pharmacy community a solution that can grow as the industry changes. Our features are designed to provide speed, simplicity, consistency and flexibility. However, our ultimate goal is to help pharmacies make more money and have more fun. Learn more at www.pioneerrx.com.

QS/1 Data Systems (Booth 17)

QS/1, a division of the J M Smith Corporation, provides service to our customers by developing and supporting technology systems for pharmacies, home medical equipment providers, long-term care facilities and point-of-sale operations. QS/1 serves customers throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Aruba, Taiwan, Guam, the Dominican Republic, Trinidad and the Caribbean. Learn more at www.qs1.com.

RxMaster Pharmacy Systems (Booth 9)

Offering pharmacy management software and point-of-sale software. Learn more at www.rxmaster.com.

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SAI Therapeutics (Booth 29)

SAI introduces the latest in health & sport supports - NEW OTC SELECT AND CHAMPION designs feature high-tech materials and construction that feel great, and look fantastic! Fashion forward TRUFORM Compression Legwear is always a "must see." SAI Brands - your #1 Choice for Health & Sport Supports, and Home Convalescent products. Learn more at www.saibrands.com.

Smith Drug Company (Booth 3)

Smith Drug Company is a wholesale pharmaceutical distributor in the Southeast, Northeast, and Midwest dedicated entirely to the growth and vitality of independently owned pharmacies. Learn more at www.smithdrug.com.

Southern Scripts (Booth 18)

Southern Scripts provides pharmacy benefit solutions to self-funded employers. We address the need for a simplified, straight-forward administration that addresses two big challenges: reducing cost and managing utilization. Learn more at www.southernscripts.net.

ULM College of Pharmacy (Booth 21)

The University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy is Louisiana's School of Pharmacy and is the only publicly supported center for pharmacy education and research in the state. The college, bustling today with students, faculty, research and service activities, exemplifies 50+ years of determination, advancement, and excellence. Learn more at www.ulm.edu.

ULM College of Pharmacy Office of Experiential Education (Booth 22)

Visit with the Office of Experiential Education from the University of Louisiana at Monroe School of Pharmacy is Louisiana. Meet with staff who can answer your questions about being a preceptor.

Walgreens Pharmacy (Booth 8)

Walgreens is one of the largest and oldest drug store chains in all 50 states, the Disctrict of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. We provide access to pharmacy and clinical services as well as consumer goods including cosmetics, photo and health and wellness. Learn more at www.walgreens.jobs.

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LPA Anti-Trust Policy During all convention activities, the Louisiana Pharmacists Association would like to remind all attendees to please comply with the association’s antitrust policy.

It is the policy of the Louisiana Pharmacists Association (LPA) to be in strict compliance with all Federal and State Antitrust laws, rules and regulations. This policy and procedures apply to all membership, board, committee and other meetings of LPA, and all meetings attended by representatives of the Association. Therefore:

1. Discussions of prices or price levels is prohibited. In addition, no discussion is permitted of any elements of a company's operations which might influence price such as:

a. Cost of operations, supplies, labor or services; b. Allowance for discounts; c. Terms of sale including credit arrangements; and, d. Profit margins and mark ups, provided this limitation shall not extend to discussions of methods of operation, maintenance, and similar matters in which cost or efficiency is merely incidental.

2. It is a violation of Antitrust laws to agree not to compete, therefore, discussions of division of territories or customers or limitations on the nature of business carried on or products sold are not permitted.

3. Boycotts in any form are unlawful. Discussion relating to boycotts is prohibited, including discussions about blacklisting or unfavorable reports about particular companies including their financial situation.

4. All meetings attended by representatives of LPA where discussion can border on an area of antitrust sensitivity, the LPA representative will request that the discussion be stopped and ask that the request be made a part of the minutes of the meeting being attended. If others continue such discussion, the LPA representative will excuse himself from the meeting and request that the minutes show that he left the meeting at that point and why he left. Any such instances should be reported immediately to the President and staff of LPA.

5. A copy of these Antitrust Compliance Policies and Procedures is to be given to each officer, director, committee member, official representative of member companies and LPA employees annually and that the same be read, or understood at all meetings of the membership of LPA.

LPA Off icers

President President-Elect Treasurer Immediate Past President Julie W. Breithaupt, PharmD, MBA Beverly Walker, PharmD Kenny Wilson, RPh William Kirchain, PharmD Alexandria Monroe Marksville Mandeville

LPA Board of Directors

Bayou Regional Chair Capitol Regional Director Central Regional Director Northeast Regional Director Jason Bergeron, PharmD Simone Ginn Jo Ann Gibbs, PharmD Peggy Van, RPh Houma Baton Rouge Leesport Monroe Orleans Regional Chair Red River Regional Director Southwest Regional Director LaKeisha Williams, PharmD Steve Ritter, RPh Chase Snyder, PharmD Mark Mouton, RPh New Orleans Kenner Natchitoches Abbeville Director-At-Large Director-At-Large Director-At-Large Director-At-Large Ricky Guidry, RPh Nikki Hollier, RPh Robert Hollier, RPh Chris Melancon, RPh Lake Charles Breaux Bridge Breaux Bridge Carencro Director-At-Large Director-At-Large Pharmacy Technician Representative Blake Pitre, RPh Kimberly Wixson, RPh Betty Diann Poret, CPhT Houma Cottonport Cottonport

2018-2019 Board of Directors

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LPA 2020 Annual Convention and Trade Show

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MORRIS & DICKSON

GOLD SUPPORTERS

BRONZE SUPPORTERS

Supporters current at time of printing.

STUDENT TRACK SUPPORTERS

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company, Grand Supporter

Morris & Dickson, Super Supporter

Southern Scripts, Super Supporter

Julie Breithaupt, Super Supporter

ULM College of Pharmacy Xavier University College of Pharmacy

GOLF TOURNAMENT SUPPORTERS

Lunch and Beverage Cart

Louisiana Independent Pharmacies Association

Golf Prizes

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company

Candace Chelette

Simone Ginn

Albert Hazelton

Rock LeBas

Blake Pitre

Maria Serpas

Andy Soileau

Anthony & Beverly Walker

Kenny & Ann Wilson

Peggy Van

Bellard’s Family Pharmacy

Don’s Pharmasave

Dufilho Society

Louisiana Wholesale Drug Company

Morris & Dickson

Pharmacists Mutual Companies

Soileau’s Pharmacy

Southern Scripts

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