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The UFCW Professional Division -
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Michael Straeter, Pharm.D., President UFCW 1442

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An important phone poll is being conducted by the UFCW in response to concerns raised by YOU or your fellow pharmacists regarding:

  • The loss of future UFCW pension accruals
  • Elimination of UFCW Health & Welfare Plans fully funded by your employer

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UFCW Letter to Pharmacists Employeed by Albertsons, Ralphs and Vons
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Welcome to the UFCW Professional Division Website. We have developed this site to provide you with immediate access to information which affects the pharmacists we represent. This site is intended to give special recognition to the dedicated pharmacists who make up our UFCW Professional Division.

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Special Announcement
  • Transfer Coupons on CA Board of Pharmacy Meeting Agenda
    As a result of a letter by Pharmacist Patti Bruha, the California Board of Pharmacy has placed the issue of Pharmacy Incentive, or Transfer Coupons, on their January 23, 2008 meeting agenda, to be held in San Diego.

    Patti is a longtime member of the UFCW, employed by Rite Aid and its predecessor companies for many years. In addition, she is an original participant in our Rite Aid Professional Relations Committee meetings.

    Patti's participation has been instrumental in improving working conditions in the Rite Aid pharmacies for all Rite Aid pharmacy employees (pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy clerks). Her concern for not only the employees, but the customers as well is reflected in Patti Bruha's ideas and dedication.

Pharmacy Alerts
  • CA State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert
    April 28, 2008
    The board is again advising all licensees to carefully check all drug inventory for recalled Heparin products. As part of its consumer protection mandate the board is inspecting licensed facilities to confirm that all affected drug product is appropriately quarantined to eliminate further use of the recalled product. The board is working with the FDA and the Department of Public Health and is advising these agencies of our findings. Please visit the FDA web site for a complete list of all affected products. View all FDA recall notices.
  • CA State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert
    March 26, 2008
    Today, the Board of Pharmacy voted to delay implementation of electronic pedigree requirements for prescription drugs from 2009 until 2011. The board made this decision pursuant this policy statement (PDF).
  • CA State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert
    March 6, 2008
    GlaxoSmithKline is recalling Wellbutrin XL® (bupropion hydrochloride extended-release tablets) 300 mg packaged as bottles of 30 tablets for lot number P08A011 from the retail and wholesale levels. Entire Drug Recall Notice.
  • CA State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT, Inc., of Angier, N.C. Two lots have been found to be contaminated with Serratia marcescens, a bacterium that can cause serious injury or death. More info.
  • CA State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert
    California State Board of Pharmacy Subscriber Alert Baxter Healthcare Corporation has announced the voluntary recall of nine lots of heparin sodium injection 1000 units/mL 10mL and 30mL multi-dose vials. More info.
  • Important Medicare Update
    2008 Medicare Part D Enrollment Continues through December 31, 2007 (PDF)
  • RE: Disaster Reponse Policy and Emergency Refill Authority
    The Board of Pharmacy continues to strongly support the efforts of our licensees in caring for patients impacted by the Southern California wildfires.  We have received stories of how pharmacies have been aiding patients, and in several weeks will actively seek such reports so that we can build a record.

    We remind all licensees of the board's disaster response policy and the existing (everyday) authority of pharmacists to provide emergency refills of medicine when the prescriber is not available (California Business and Professions Code section 4064).
    October 25, 2007
  • RE: Pharmacy Operations in Fire Affected Areas of California
    California pharmacies are reminded that the Board of Phamacy has activated its emergency response provisions to all pharmacies under the authority granted it by Business and Professions Code 4062 and its disaster response policy. It is the expectation of the board that patients in or from affected areas will continue to receive prescription medicine, and pharmacists are expected to use professional judgment in providing care. The priority of the board is patient care first. Pharmacists licensed in other states are welcome to help provide pharmacy services to affected patients in California.
    October 24, 2007
  • Counterfeit blood glucose test strips are being sold in the U.S. for use with various models of LifeScan, Inc., One Touch Brand Blood Glucose Monitors.
    October 13, 2006
  • Advair Diskus® — Drug recall
    September 19, 2006
  • Paxil CR® Tablets — Drug recall
    September 8, 2006