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PHOTOS FROM THE 2010 GOLF OUTING: Golf Outing 2010

PHOTOS FROM THE 2010 INSTALLATION DINNER: Installation 2010

Marty Schreibman sworn in as President for 2010-2011

Marty's Speech:

Good evening fellow pharmacists and guests.

In my inaugurating speech in 2006, the theme was Bobby’s Dylan’s song

“The Times They are a changing”. Little did I realize how much pharmacy

have changed in just the last three years.  

     Throughout the country there has been an increase in the number of

College of Pharmacies.  Here in Ohio over the last 6 years we have 3 new

college of pharmacies. Due to the recession, chains like CVS and Walgreen’s

are not building new stores in America which means they aren’t hiring new  

Pharmacists. Due to the increase of pharmacy students and

the fact chains aren’t hiring, it has become difficult to find a job in some

parts of the country.

     Many of the chain stores are giving away free antibiotics, and lowering

Prices On their generic prescriptions while at the same time they are

receiving less CoPays money from the State.   

Due to the recession most states are cutting back on the co-pays they pay

pharmacies.  The State of Ohio is actually paying pharmacies lower co-pays

then they paid in 1970.

     The cost of running a pharmacy have greatly increased over the last 10

Years due to higher salaries for pharmacist. In addition stores have been

forced to spend more and more money on advance computer systems in order

to stay current on the billing and to provide better service.

The State of Ohio has started a new program for technicians called “Emily

law” Which will increase the cost of filling a prescription because of the

additional requirements placed on them.

     As I stated in my original speech, it is very difficult to get younger

Pharmacists to join, local, state and national organizations. With the

Increased cost of filling a prescription and with more and more

Pharmacists getting their licenses, it will be become even more difficult for

Pharmacists to find jobs and receive good benefits.  If younger pharmacists

can not find the time to join profession organizations they may find out

That the lucrative jobs  and benefits as a pharmacist will be harder to keep

and find.  Management will be forced to have fewer technicians to work

In the pharmacy and put more and more pressure on the pharmacists to

Complete more prescriptions with less help.

     As the older generation of pharmacists who help build this organization  

are retiring and the next generation of newer pharmacists decide not to take

their place, pharmacists will no longer have a voice in determining their own

destiny.

     It is no longer good enough to say ”let someone else do it” because
 
There is no else to do it but you!  As another one of Bobby Dylan’s songs

titled “It ain’t me babe” if you do not step up there is no one

else who will.  I challenge every pharmacist in this room to get one new

younger  person to  join Our organization. Those that get the scholarship

from our organization  should  join our organization or their local

organization if they  move  somewhere else.  For those students that go to

Ohio State and find jobs in central Ohio  we like you to join our organization

and encourage your  friends to join too.

Without your help the Academy of pharmacy of Central Ohio will Disappear.
 
As an organization and there will be no one here to speak on your

behalf and you will work longer harder days for less benefits.

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