Helping to develop drugs to treat cancer, growing disorders, and other conditions, Ellen Scharaga is Alegria Specialty Pharmacy’s operational consultant. To augment her work, Ellen Scharaga is a member of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New York (PSSNY). Founded in 1879, PSSNY aims to do more than just help pharmacists perform their work more efficiently. Through educating its members about changes in the field and legislative developments that could impact their practices, the organization works to provide better care for the patients its members serve. The resources it offers help pharmacists explain treatments to their patients, and its lobbying efforts ensure that proposed healthcare bills in the state of New York benefit patients directly or minimize potential harm. In addition to its own resources, PSSNY partners with many local and national organizations to assist its members. The PSSNY Career Center and library of virtual learning materials help members find and prepare themselves for advancement opportunities via continuing education. Credible, a loan refinancing organization, provides its services to PSSNY members, to help them cuts the costs of their student debt. In collaboration with the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA), the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) gives PSSNY members access to its online HCIdea Prescriber Look-up Tool, via a discounted subscription.

1. The Pharmacists Society of the State of New York
Ellen Scharaga

2. Introduction
Helping to develop drugs to treat cancer, growing disorders, and other conditions,
Ellen Scharaga is Alegria Specialty Pharmacy’s operational consultant. To augment
her work, Ellen Scharaga is a member of the Pharmacists Society of the State of New
York (PSSNY).

3. Founded in 1879, PSSNY aims to do more than just help pharmacists perform their
work more efficiently. Through educating its members about changes in the field
and legislative developments that could impact their practices, the organization
works to provide better care for the patients its members serve. The resources it
offers help pharmacists explain treatments to their patients, and its lobbying efforts
ensure that proposed healthcare bills in the state of New York benefit patients
directly or minimize potential harm.

4. In addition to its own resources, PSSNY partners with many local and national
organizations to assist its members. The PSSNY Career Center and library of virtual
learning materials help members find and prepare themselves for advancement
opportunities via continuing education. Credible, a loan refinancing organization,
provides its services to PSSNY members, to help them cuts the costs of their student
debt. In collaboration with the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
(NASPA), the National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) gives
PSSNY members access to its online HCIdea Prescriber Look-up Tool, via a
discounted subscription.