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4 ACROSS CALIFORNIA
Joint Orange County Gathering Features Chu, Gray
San Francisco Pharmacists Hold Inaugural Crab Feed Fundraiser
Joint Social Event at Brewery X
26 ETHICALLY SPEAKING
Health Disparities in the State of California
Amy Reese Hohmann
29 ENTREPRENEURIAL PHARM TECH
Leading with Purpose—How OKRs Can Transform Your Pharmacy
Amantha Bagdon
33 NEW DRUGS
FDA Novel Drug Approvals: May–August 2025
Ti昀昀any Phung, David G. Mitchell, and Kaitlyn Kui
39 LAWS & REGULATIONS
Legal Consequences for California-Licensed Pharmacists Arrested for
Alcohol or Drug Impairment
Tony J. Park
Executive Editor
Susan Bonilla
Associate Editor
Cynthia Jackevicius
Editor-in-Chief
L. Michael Posey
CPhA Board of Trustees
Kevin Komoto, PharmD – President
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD – President-Elect
Melissa Kimura, PharmD – Past President
Laressa Bethishou, PharmD – Speaker
Katherine Bass, PharmD – Speaker-Elect
David Mitchell, PharmD – Treasurer
Edith Mirzaian, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Editorial Review Committee
Laressa Bethishou, PharmD, APh, BCPS
Jennifer Courtney, PharmD, BCACP, FCPhA
Bin Deng, PharmD, BCACP, BC-ADM, CDCES
Amy Reese Hohmann, PharmD, MBe
Victor Phan, PharmD, CDCES, BCACP, APh
Joycelyn Yamzon, PharmD, BCACP
Ethan Huynh, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
I.R. Patel, RPh – Trustee-at-Large
Lilia Xu, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Pooja Singh, PharmD – Trustee-at-Large
Rohit Sheta, RPh – Trustee-at-Large
Krysten Jensen – Student Trustee
CPhA Staff
Susan A. Bonilla, MEd – Chief Executive O昀케cer & Secretary of the
Board of Trustees
Shawna Fitzgerald – Chief Financial O昀케cer
Michelle Rivas – Executive Vice President, Government Relations
& Corporate A昀昀airs
Cathy Pham, PharmD – Vice President, Operational Strategies
Sean Kim, PharmD – Vice President, Practice Development
Daryl Visitacion – Senior Director, Marketing & Communications
Ronnie Visitacion – Senior Manager, Corporate A昀昀airs
Giovanni Hernandez – Manager, Membership
Jackie Williams – Accounting Specialist II
Sarah Ruiz – Manager, Government Relations & Administrative A昀昀airs
Corey Velez – Manager, Professional Development
California Pharmacist is an association journal devoted to showcasing the exemplary practice of pharmacy in California by publishing news and information about current
trends and events in pharmacy; updates on CPhA’s local associations, student chapters, House of Delegates, and Special Interest Groups; and advances in pharmacy
practice as presented in peer-reviewed research, review, and opinion articles. Articles express the opinions of the authors and do not necessarily re昀氀ect the views or policies
of the California Pharmacists Association. Nothing in this publication may be reproduced in any manner, either in whole or in part, without speci昀椀c written permission of the
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