The American Society for Automation in Pharmacy (ASAP) held its 2026 Annual Conference in January at The Lodge & Club at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, gathering together innovators and leaders who are building the technology underpinning modern pharmacy practice.
The 2026 Consumer Electronics Show showcased emerging health technologies that increasingly blur the line between consumer gadgets and clinically meaningful tools, offering new opportunities for pharmacists to support patient care.
Ahead of the 2026 NCPA Digest, we review the 2025 data to uncover key financial, staffing, and clinical trends shaping independent pharmacy. Learn how operators are navigating shrinking margins, PBM pressures, and expanding patient care services to stay competitive.
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JFCRx has been selected as a pharmacy automation vendor partner for SPS Health, providing long-term care pharmacies with access to solutions that improve accuracy and reduce cost-to-fill.
PODCAST | Leaders from PointClickCare and LI Script explore how LTC pharmacies are adapting to rising costs, staffing strains, and care transitions using automation.
Guest Content | The sale of Omnicare's LTC pharmacy business is more than another healthcare transaction — it's a signal that the economic and operational realities facing long-term care (LTC) pharmacy are evolving in ways that affect every type of provider in the market, large or small.
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 established the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, which enabled CMS to negotiate a maximum fair price.
Direct Access | Intelligent automation is emerging as a critical ally for cutting manual data entry, streamlining workflows, and freeing up crucial time.
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Through a first-of-its-kind regulatory sandbox, the state has authorized a pilot program with a tech startup called Doctronic, effectively allowing an algorithm to step into a role traditionally guarded by the MD title.
Learn how expanding pharmacy technician scope of practice benefits the entire care team through real-world case studies on immunizations, product verification, and individual advocacy.
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An integration between Outcomes and Rx.co brings world-class, enterprise-class pricing strategy made available at scale to your local pharmacy.
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PODCAST | Direct Access | Renzo Luzzatti, President and CEO of US RxCare, joins the Direct Access podcast to discuss trends in GLP-1s, the fiduciary PBM model, and how the pharmacy benefit management industry is evolving to address rising costs and utilization.
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The premier gathering for long-term care pharmacies to discuss the trends and challenges and opportunities shaping the future of long-term care pharmacy.
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[PODCAST] Independent pharmacies and small health systems are often priced out of high-volume central fill automation. iA’s Chief Automation Officer, Alicia Lashier, explains how a "shared network" model is democratizing efficiency, cutting inventory costs, and returning pharmacists to patient care.
Pharmacy Industry Trends
With the busy summer trade show circuit in full swing, I wanted to share a few notable news announcements from technology vendors as well as legislative updates and applicable study findings. If you have news to share or a story you’re tracking, please reach out
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By leveraging automation and operational metrics, organizations can reduce manual, task-based efforts and redirect staff toward higher-value, customer- and patient-focused activities.
Pharmacy Technology
iA announced the appointments of James Hammerschmidt as Chief Financial Officer and Srinivas Chintha as Executive Vice President of Research & Development to support its long-term growth strategy and platform innovation.
Pharmacy Technology
News | JFCRx has announced the expansion of its portfolio of growth-ready prescription fulfillment platforms.
Pharmacy Management
Brittany Sanders has a philosophy to do better for her patients, and her approach to an innovated pharmacy resulted in her receiving the 2025 NCPA Willard B. Simmons Independent Pharmacist of the Year Award.
Pharmacists are often at the leading edge when it comes to integrating health information technology (HIT) into practice settings. Among some of the most discussion-worthy HIT developments are digital twins, healthcare gamification, and the Trusted Exchange Framework and Common Agreement.
As PQA celebrates its 20th anniversary, the general sessions offered a blend of reflective milestone discussions and forward-looking strategies regarding drug pricing policies, emerging therapeutics, and clinical interoperability.
Discover how Lumistry is uniting legacy tech into a modular "System of Action" and replacing frustrated touch-tone menus with advanced pharmacy Voice AI.