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The Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy (AMCP) is a national organization that strives to expose pharmacy students to fields of pharmacy that exist beyond the typical notion of pharmacists in retail or hospital settings. The AMCP Chapter at UH College of Pharmacy was the first student chapter to be established in Texas, when it was chartered in 2012. Managed care pharmacy is a rapidly growing field o

f pharmacy in Texas, and AMCP at UHCOP wishes to give its members ample opportunity to explore all that this field can offer. The AMCP vision statement is to improve healthcare for all, which is done through the vast resources available through the national chapter. Our chapter offers insight to the lesser known aspects of the pharmaceutical world through its diverse speakers, the P&T competition, the annual round table event, internship databases, mentor/mentee matching program, health fairs, on-site tours, and its legislative outreach programs.

Happy Monday, everyone! As the semester comes to a close, we want to wish everyone good luck as we push towards the end ...
04/19/2021

Happy Monday, everyone! As the semester comes to a close, we want to wish everyone good luck as we push towards the end and continue to keep safe! This week's MCM covers the status of a COVID antibody treatment and the development of a diabetes therapy.

1)https://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/548772-fda-rescinds-emergency-authorization-for-covid-19-antibody-treatment

2)https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20210416/benefits-of-cell-therapy-for-type-1-diabetes-outweigh-risks-fda-panel-concludes

Thank you for coming out to AMCP's Second General Meeting and listening to the candidates applying for the Executive Lea...
03/04/2021

Thank you for coming out to AMCP's Second General Meeting and listening to the candidates applying for the Executive Leadership Positions! Please continue to support your fellow peers and vote in the upcoming email for the future 2021-22 UHCOP AMCP officers.

03/04/2021
Language to Managed Care 3.3.21

Thank you for coming out to AMCP's Language to Managed Care Event! We hope you are more familiar with the terminology used in Managed Care and had fun with the activity!

Hello everyone! Now that there is a COVID vaccine out, the nation is facing a shortage of qualified vaccinators. Find ou...
02/24/2021

Hello everyone! Now that there is a COVID vaccine out, the nation is facing a shortage of qualified vaccinators. Find out how Pharmacy Interns and Pharmacists can help solve this problem. Additionally, here is an update on research suggesting the dangerous outcomes of a commonly prescribed therapy for Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis.

Article 1:
https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/who-giving-covid-vaccines-states-scramble-find-vaccinators-n1258370

Article 2:
https://www.gastroenterologyadvisor.com/inflammatory-bowel-diseases-ibd/kidney-function-monitoring-strategy-to-prevent-5-aminosalicylic-acid-nephrotoxicity-in-ibd/COV

UH AMCP hosted their first General Meeting of the spring semester yesterday! It was great seeing everyone and we hope yo...
02/10/2021

UH AMCP hosted their first General Meeting of the spring semester yesterday! It was great seeing everyone and we hope you learned something beneficial about managed care from our wonderful guest speaker, Dr. Tara Esse!

Another one for the books! On Friday, January 22nd, we hosted the AMCP/IPhO Sixth Annual Round Table Event virtually, op...
01/27/2021

Another one for the books! On Friday, January 22nd, we hosted the AMCP/IPhO Sixth Annual Round Table Event virtually, opening the doors for over 25 managed care and industry pharmacists to share their personal journey and experiences with our students. Our networking event was welcomed to students all across Texas and we were pleasantly greeted by 80 attendees. Even through the face of the pandemic and social distancing, let your sparks of curiosity meet the flames of success! We hope students and pharmacists enjoyed their time together and made everlasting connections. Thank you all and we hope to see you next year!

Happy New Years Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful winter & holiday break. We are excited to start off the new yea...
01/11/2021

Happy New Years Everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful winter & holiday break. We are excited to start off the new year strong and what better way to do that then to introduce to everyone our Sixth Annual Round Table Event!

Where sparks of curiosity meet flames of success. Ignite your passion for pharmacy with the brightest minds in managed care and industry! Light up your horizons, connect and soar to new heights with successful pharmacists at the 6th Annual AMCP/IPhO Round Table Event. All UH students are welcome to join us on Friday, January 22nd from 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM (Central Time) to start making those connections! Spots are limited so RSVP today!

RSVP Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeTwQSm873YdI7c_IrjTF97XCr-to8yYRIQJyrKl-sMCSXogw/viewform

Happy Monday everyone! AMCP continues to bring you updates around about the latest news in pharmacy as we all hope every...
10/27/2020

Happy Monday everyone! AMCP continues to bring you updates around about the latest news in pharmacy as we all hope everyone continues to stay safe and healthy! This week's MCM brings more data on the coronavirus vaccine and the latest FDA activity.

1st article:
https://www.statnews.com/2020/10/23/fda-shows-signs-of-cold-feet-over-emergency-authorization-of-covid-19-vaccines/

2nd article:
https://www.healio.com/news/hematology-oncology/20201023/fda-clears-application-for-car-gammadelta-tcell-therapy-for-advanced-lymphoma

10/21/2020
Third General Meeting

Thank you all for attending AMCP's third general meeting! We were very thankful to have to Dr. Thomas Nguyen from Superior HealthPlan join us and share his role in managed care pharmacy! We hope you learning something new and hope to catch you at our next event!

Happy Monday, everyone! As the elderly population in the US is quickly aging, pharmaceutical companies are making effort...
10/19/2020

Happy Monday, everyone! As the elderly population in the US is quickly aging, pharmaceutical companies are making efforts to improve the safety of medications administered to them. Read more about the improved safety measures in community-acquired pneumonia treatment along with the new clinical trials for an autoimmune therapy for adults.

For more on the Scleroderma treatment:
https://www.healio.com/news/dermatology/20201016/first-patient-dosed-in-gene-therapy-trial-for-scleroderma

More on community-acquired pneumonia therapy:
https://www.healio.com/news/pulmonology/20201018/lefamulin-safe-effective-monotherapy-alternative-for-older-adults-with-cabp

Happy Monday, everyone! For this Managed Care Monday we  will be going over the shortages that have surfaced due to COVI...
10/12/2020

Happy Monday, everyone! For this Managed Care Monday we will be going over the shortages that have surfaced due to COVID in the US and around the world.

Find about the medical supply shortages in the US:
https://apnews.com/article/virus-outbreak-pandemics-ap-top-news-global-trade-fresno-4354f8e8026cf8135b74fa19f0d0f048

Read all about the medication shortage in Europe:
https://www.reuters.com/article/health-coronavirus-europe-drugs/european-countries-face-shortages-of-covid-19-drug-remdesivir-idUSL8N2

10/02/2020
Second General Meeting

Thank you all for attending AMCP's second general meeting. We also want to thank Dr. Kirti Gandhi and the Kelsey Seybold Team for talking about the residency process and sharing their role in managed care. We hope everyone learned about the opportunties available in managed care and discovered how they could be involved in our local chapter. Don't forget to follow this page and look out for updates in our weekly emails.

Happy Monday everyone! For this week's MCM, find out how FDA is improving it's labeling requirements and granting fast t...
09/28/2020

Happy Monday everyone! For this week's MCM, find out how FDA is improving it's labeling requirements and granting fast track designation to cancer therapy.

Latest on FDA's labeling requirements: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2020/09/24/fda-requires-stronger-warning-label-xanax-valium-similar-drugs-benzodiazepine/3516126001/

Updates on FDA's fast track designation:https://www.cancernetwork.com/view/fda-grants-fast-track-designation-to-dkn-01-for-gastric-and-gastroesophageal-junction-cancer

UH AMCP wants to give a huge thank you to everyone who made it to the Kelsey Seybold Seminar! We learned that Kelsey Sey...
09/27/2020

UH AMCP wants to give a huge thank you to everyone who made it to the Kelsey Seybold Seminar! We learned that Kelsey Seybold has several multi speciality clinics throughout Houston and the Greater Area. In addition, Kelsey Care Advantage is one of only 11 Medicare Advantage Plans to receive a 5-Star rating in the U.S. Thank you to the Kelsey Seybold team for taking the time to hold this seminar!

Congratulations to Falguni Maisuria for winning the AMCP Facebook Raffle! She will be taking home a free UHCOP Ice Blue ...
09/16/2020

Congratulations to Falguni Maisuria for winning the AMCP Facebook Raffle! She will be taking home a free UHCOP Ice Blue Comfort Color Long Sleeve Shirt.

AMCP is selling shirts and pins for its fundraiser! If you want a comfy long sleeve shirt to keep you warm once you're back in the classroom or a shiny pin to join your collection, now is your chance!

*Special Offer: If you purchase both, you will get $1 off the pin.

Here are the links to each item:
AMCP Pin Orders: https://forms.gle/DPsqzh3Bd41qv6pj7
AMCP Long Sleeve T-Shirt Pre-Order Form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfEEqR8sq2VVV1SF9Z6jeW5MU5iNcEZGRCPbrEC81GFEt3g-Q/viewform

Thank you all who came out to Part I of the Step Into Managed Care Series! If you missed it, not to worry! There is a Pa...
09/15/2020

Thank you all who came out to Part I of the Step Into Managed Care Series! If you missed it, not to worry! There is a Part II coming your way very soon.

Thank you all for coming to the AMCP events so far! We hope all those who attended learned a lot from the AMCP Informati...
09/10/2020

Thank you all for coming to the AMCP events so far!
We hope all those who attended learned a lot from the AMCP Informational, P&T Competition Informational, and Humana Webinar!

A special thank you to Dr. Debbie Meyer for sharing about the opportunities available at Humana and the new mentorship program.

Be on the lookout for our AMCP weekly emails for details on how to become a member, join the competition, and join the mentorship program.

Also, special shoutout to Lindsey Nguyen, who won the free membership at the AMCP informational!

Hope to see you all at our next meeting next week, where you will learn more about the field at Step Into Managed Care Workshop Part I.

Hope your Memorial Day weekend is going great! For our MCM this week, we’re talking about the medical supply shortage af...
09/07/2020

Hope your Memorial Day weekend is going great! For our MCM this week, we’re talking about the medical supply shortage affecting normal clinical tests and how the US is already manufacturing coronavirus vaccines.

1) Medical Supply Shortage
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-09-01/supply-shortages-are-plaguing-non-covid-testing-in-the-u-s-too

2) Manufacturing of Coronavirus Vaccines https://www.foxbusiness.com/healthcare/us-stockpiling-three-different-types-of-coronavirus-vaccines-through-operation-warp-speed

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