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ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition 2026

Dec 7–11, 2026
Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
5 days
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About ASHP Midyear

The ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting & Exhibition is the world's largest pharmacy meeting, drawing over 25,000 attendees each December. Organised by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), it brings together hospital pharmacists, clinical specialists, pharmacy directors, students, and industry partners for five days of education, recruitment, and networking.

The 2026 meeting takes place December 7–11 at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV. Sessions span clinical therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, drug informatics, compounding, oncology, infectious disease, ambulatory care, and pharmacy leadership.

Key programme highlights

Clinical education sessions

Hundreds of ACPE-accredited CPE sessions covering therapeutics updates, clinical guidelines, pharmacokinetics, and specialty practice areas.

Personnel Placement Service (PPS)

The primary residency and job recruitment event in US pharmacy — structured interviews between candidates and residency programs over multiple days. See ASHP Residency Matching.

Exhibition hall

The pharmacy industry exhibition showcases drug products, pharmacy technology, informatics platforms, compounding systems, and clinical decision tools.

Student and resident programming

Dedicated tracks for student pharmacists and pharmacy residents including poster presentations, leadership development, and ASHP member meetings. Learn about student membership at ASHP student resources.

New therapeutics in focus

Midyear 2026 is expected to cover several recently approved agents highlighted in our news feed, including mavacamten (Camzyos) paediatric expansion, tiratricol (Emcitate) for MCT8 deficiency, and safety updates for ferric carboxymaltose (Injectafer). The FDA drugs approval page tracks all recent approvals.

For pharmacokinetics of drugs likely discussed at Midyear, explore our glossary: half-life, bioavailability, and volume of distribution. Drug labels are searchable at DailyMed and FDA Drugs@FDA.

Practical information

Registration

ASHP Midyear registration page — ASHP members receive discounted rates. Early registration typically opens in summer.

Accreditation

Sessions are accredited by ACPE. Pharmacists earn CPE credit via the CPE Monitor system.

Abstracts & posters

Research abstracts are published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy (AJHP), accessible via the journal website.

eLearning after

Recorded sessions may be available post-meeting via ASHP eLearning for those unable to attend in person.

Frequently asked questions

What is the ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting?
ASHP Midyear is the world's largest pharmacy meeting, held every December. Organised by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP), it draws over 25,000 pharmacists, students, residents, and industry professionals each year. Details and registration: ASHP Midyear official page.
What is the Personnel Placement Service (PPS)?
PPS is ASHP's residency and job recruitment event held at Midyear. Pharmacy residents, candidates, and programs hold structured interviews over several days — it is the primary venue for US pharmacy residency recruitment. See the PPS information page and ASHP Resident Matching Program.
What continuing education (CE) credit is available?
ASHP Midyear offers ACPE-accredited CPE credit across hundreds of sessions covering therapeutics, pharmacokinetics, informatics, compounding, oncology, ID, and ambulatory care. Check the full programme on the ASHP Midyear site.
How do I find drug approval updates presented at Midyear?
New drug sessions and therapeutic updates appear in the clinical educational track. After the meeting, session recordings may be available via ASHP eLearning. For real-time FDA approval updates, see FDA drug approvals and ASHP Drug Shortages.
Where can I find drug information resources from ASHP?
ASHP publishes AHFS Drug Information (the standard clinical reference for health-system pharmacists), drug shortage bulletins, and clinical practice guidelines. Free drug information is also available via DailyMed and NCBI pharmacotherapy resources.