Mississippi State Pharmaceutical Association

What Mississippi State Pharmaceutical Association does

The Mississippi Pharmacists Association (MPhA), founded in 1871 and headquartered in Jackson, Mississippi, is a non-profit professional membership association serving licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students across the state. Its core offerings include a tiered membership product (membership dues and benefits are not publicly priced), a quarterly Mississippi Pharmacist journal providing up to 8 free CE hours annually, and a calendar of in-person and virtual continuing education programming — Mid-Winter Seminars, Spring and Fall Consultant Seminars, a Last Chance Seminar, and the 155th Annual Convention & Trade Show scheduled for June 4-6, 2026 in Oxford, MS. Members also receive access to legislative advocacy, including representation by a dedicated lobbyist at the Mississippi Capitol, and a five-district networking structure that organizes pharmacist engagement geographically across the state.

The association generates revenue through three primary streams: recurring membership dues, one-time event registration fees (e.g., Mid-Winter Seminars priced at $125 for members and $175 for non-members), and continuing education content delivery via quarterly journals and CE quizzes. Distribution runs entirely through domestic, direct channels — online enrollment and event registration are handled via the NeonCRM platform (mspharm.app.neoncrm.com), and engagement is driven through email newsletters, the company website, organic social media, and in-person events. Adjacent service lines include CLIA Waiver Certificate guidance, MBOP CE Requirements resources, and the Pharmacy Tech Training Academy developed in partnership with PTCB.

The business model is characteristic of a small professional association: long-tail individual membership, no enterprise customers, and a single-state geographic footprint. Operations are supported by 1-10 staff and rely on partnerships — most notably with the University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, which sponsors the Annual Convention and supplies faculty for immunization training and CE content. The association has no disclosed parent company, no funding rounds, and no revenue disclosures, reflecting its non-profit membership-association structure rather than a venture-backed or commercially scaled enterprise.

Name

Mississippi State Pharmaceutical Association

Legal name

Mississippi Pharmacists Association

Website

https://mspharm.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1871

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Mississippi Pharmacists Association (MPhA) is a non-profit state-level professional association founded in 1871 that provides membership, continuing education, legislative advocacy, and networking for licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and students across Mississippi through a five-district structure.

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Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Business Associations (813910), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

KOL Engagement & Medical Education (Advisory Boards/CME Support) (HLAGALAM)

Keywords

• Pharmacy association membership
• Continuing education
• Legislative advocacy
• Professional networking
• Pharmacy conferences

Headquarters

HQ city

Jackson

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: Annual membership fees providing access to networking, continuing education, quarterly journals, legislative advocacy, and committee participation.
2. Event Registration Fees: Fees for seminars and conventions including Mid-Winter Seminars ($125 members/$175 non-members), Consultant Seminars, and Annual Convention.
3. Continuing Education Credits: CE credit hours provided through quarterly journals (Mississippi Pharmacist) and CE quizzes, with up to 8 free CE hours per year included in membership.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Mississippi Pharmacists Association (MPhA) is a state-level nonprofit professional association that sells membership subscriptions to Mississippi-licensed pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students. Its core deliverables are legislative advocacy at the state Capitol via a retained lobbyist, continuing education (CE) programming delivered through a quarterly journal, online quizzes, and in-person seminars/conventions, and a five-district networking infrastructure. Additional paid offerings include Mid-Winter Seminar tickets ($125 members / $175 non-members), Consultant Seminars, the Annual Convention & Trade Show, and member-only guidance resources such as CLIA Waiver Certificate assistance and Pharmacy Tech Training Academy.

Product overview

Mississippi Pharmacists Association (MPhA) is a professional association for pharmacists, not a technology product company. The organization provides membership services including networking opportunities, continuing education (CE) programs through various formats (quarterly journals, seminars, conventions), legislative advocacy, and member resources. The core offerings include the Mississippi Pharmacist quarterly journal, CE quizzes, consultant seminars, Mid-Winter Seminars, Annual Convention & Trade Show, CLIA waiver certificate guidance, and pharmacy technician training resources through PTCB partnership. MPhA is organized into five districts for networking and provides government affairs representation at the state capitol.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MPhA Membership Annual professional membership subscription for licensed Mississippi pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students providing access to networking events, the quarterly Mississippi Pharmacist journal, legislative advocacy at the state Capitol, committee participation, and member spotlights.
• Mid-Winter Seminar In-person continuing education seminar delivered in Jackson (and Oxford), offering live CE credit hours; member and non-member ticket pricing applies.
• Consultant Seminars (Spring and Fall) Twice-yearly in-person CE seminars providing 8 hours of consultant-focused CE credit, targeting consultant pharmacists in Mississippi.
• Annual Convention & Trade Show Annual educational convention featuring multiple CE sessions, immunization training programs, a trade show with exhibitors, an awards luncheon, and networking opportunities for pharmacy professionals.
• Mississippi Pharmacist Quarterly Journal Quarterly journal including association news, event coverage, academic articles, and CE quizzes providing up to 8 free continuing education hours per year to members.
• Pharmacy Tech Training Academy PTCB partnership program providing certification preparation resources and training for pharmacy technicians pursuing national certification.
• CLIA Waiver Certificate Guidance Detailed step-by-step guidance resource for Mississippi pharmacies applying for or maintaining CLIA waiver certificates for waived testing.
• MBOP CE Requirements Resource Resource providing information on Mississippi Board of Pharmacy continuing education requirements, including mandatory opioid abuse prevention credits and live seminar requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 8 free CE hours per year through quarterly journal membership benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• University of MississippicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity of Mississippi School of Pharmacy is a sponsor of the Annual Convention & Trade Show (Opening Reception Sponsor) and provides speakers and academic content for CE programs. Faculty members serve as presenters at MPhA events including immunization training programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• American Pharmacists Association (APhA): National professional pharmacy association offering membership, CE, advocacy, and publications for pharmacists across the U.S. Comparable as the national counterpart providing overlapping CE and advocacy services to MPhA's Mississippi membership base.
• National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA): National association serving independent community pharmacists with advocacy, CE, and member services. Comparable as a parallel membership body serving similar pharmacist segments with advocacy and education programming.
• American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP): National association for hospital and health-system pharmacists offering CE, advocacy, and practice resources. Comparable as a specialty pharmacy association with a similar dues + CE + advocacy revenue model.

Direct peers

• Ohio Pharmacists Association: State professional pharmacy association providing CE, legislative advocacy, and networking to Ohio pharmacists. A direct structural peer to MPhA with similar membership, education, and advocacy offerings.
• Texas Pharmacy Association: State-level pharmacy membership association providing advocacy, CE, and networking to Texas pharmacists. Comparable as a direct peer state pharmacy association with a near-identical membership, CE, and advocacy offering scaled to a different state.
• Florida Pharmacy Association: State-level professional pharmacy association serving Florida pharmacists with CE programs, legislative advocacy, and an annual conference. Closely comparable structure to MPhA, differing only by geography and scale.
• Illinois Pharmacists Association: State pharmacy membership association serving Illinois pharmacists with CE, advocacy, and an annual meeting. Closely mirrors MPhA's structure and revenue model at state-level.
• California Pharmacists Association (CPhA): State pharmacy association providing advocacy, CE, and member services to California pharmacists. Directly comparable as a peer state association with a parallel dues + CE + legislative advocacy model.

Emerging players

• Pharmacy Times (Pharmacy & Healthcare Communications): Major pharmacy media and CE provider offering accredited continuing education to pharmacists nationally. Comparable on the CE delivery side as a competitor/alternative to MPhA's CE programming for Mississippi pharmacists.
• CE City (CE Outcomes): Aggregator of ACPE-accredited continuing education for pharmacy professionals. Comparable as a non-association CE provider whose library could substitute for MPhA's bundled CE benefit.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mspharm

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