New York City: INTERPHEX

INTERPHEX is “The place for key players in pharma, biotech & manufacturing to come together”. Where pharmaceuticals are concerned, this was a biggie, with over a thousand product lines on show from 650 suppliers, including more than a hundred suppliers new to the market, and 30 technical sessions offered in the comprehensive education program. These included “Continuous Manufacturing: a Regulatory Perspective” and “Leveraging Technology to Ensure Raw Material Supply Chain Security in the Pharmaceutical Industry”, both from keynote presenters sent along by the Food & Drug Administration. After hours, INTERPHEX invited delegates to network and enjoy complimentary cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and live music at an opening night bash hosted by Puerto Rican Rum, a highly efficacious prescription which you could mix with pink lemonade, pomegranate juice, blueberry juice or White Cranberry. Just the thing for what ails ya….

Seattle: APhA (American Pharmacists’ Association)

APhA is the American Pharmacists’ Association. The show offered over 80 continuing pharmacy education sessions, including hot Pharma topics such as “Updated atrial fibrillation guidelines and the focus on strict versus lenient heart rate control, combined use of antiplatelet therapy, dronedarone use, and the place of dabigitran in therapy”. More concerned about influenza outbreaks? You needed the session on “ACIP recommendations that provide valuable guidance on use and monitoring of antiviral agents for treatment and prevention of influenza”. If it was job-hunting that took you to the show, Pharmacist Jobs was there for the pharmacist seeking employment, providing a large list of available jobs for each state within the USA, plus informative statistics, current relevant news, and more. Unemployed pharmacist, heal thyself!