APhA 2026
By Buzzbox Media · Last reviewed August 3, 2026
What is APhA?
The premier meeting for community and ambulatory care pharmacists, featuring pharmacy owners and managers who make independent purchasing decisions for their practices. Three complimentary full registrations per booth ($3,000 value) offsets the booth cost significantly. Strong if you sell pharmacy software, point-of-care testing, or immunization supplies.
What are the key facts about APhA?
- Host organization: American Pharmacists Association
- Primary specialty: pharmacy
- Scale: large
- Geography: US National
- International attendance: ~5%
- See all Pharmacy conferences
Which device categories fit APhA?
Which buyer stages does APhA fit?
What does APhA charge for booth space?
Read from the APhA exhibitor prospectus published by American Pharmacists Association. These are the prices that document states. View the prospectus ↗
| Booth Type | $/sqft | 10×10 Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10x10 In-Line | n/a | $4,200 | Min 100 sqft |
| 10x10 Corner | n/a | $4,500 | Min 100 sqft |
What does an all-in 10×10 inline booth cost?
| Estimated all-in total | $7,500-$14,000 |
Buzzbox Media estimate covering space rental plus standard show services. Not a quote and not the organizer's number. Does not include travel, staffing, booth display, or marketing materials. Confirm current pricing with the organizer.
Planning the APhA booth itself? Read our guide to medical conference booth design for booth types, union labor rules, and the corner upgrade.
Who attends APhA?
APhA skews community and ambulatory care pharmacy (vs ASHP's hospital focus). Strong student pharmacist representation. Theme for 2026: 'Redefining Possible.' Three complimentary full-meeting registrations per 10x10 booth (up to $3,000 value).
- Purchasing authority: ~65% of attendees
- Effective buyers: ~3,250
- Cost per effective buyer: $3.31 ($10,750 all-in ÷ 3,250 buyers)
- International attendance: ~5%
Where is APhA held?
- Venue: Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Convention Center)
Who else exhibits at APhA?
Exhibitor data coming soon for APhA.
Is APhA worth exhibiting?
Why Exhibit
The premier meeting for community and ambulatory care pharmacists, featuring pharmacy owners and managers who make independent purchasing decisions for their practices. Three complimentary full registrations per booth ($3,000 value) offsets the booth cost significantly. Strong if you sell pharmacy software, point-of-care testing, or immunization supplies.
Why Skip
If your target buyer is hospital pharmacy, ASHP Midyear is the better venue (4x the audience, hospital-system focus). APhA's student-heavy attendance means lower purchasing authority density compared to shows with mainly practicing pharmacists. Community pharmacy is a shrinking market segment.
What should exhibitors know before APhA?
APhA and ASHP are complementary, not competing. APhA = community/retail/ambulatory pharmacy; ASHP = hospital/health-system pharmacy. Plan for both if your product spans settings. Booth space application is a downloadable PDF contract.
What is the Buzzbox Score for APhA?
8.7 / 10 (Excellent)
8.7 out of 10. A top-tier show worth a serious line item. Carried by data transparency (9.3: booth pricing published and exhibitor prospectus available). The lightest dimension is growth trajectory (7.0, large and well-established). The premier meeting for community and ambulatory care pharmacists, featuring pharmacy owners and managers who make independent purchasing decisions for their practices.
How we score
Six weighted factors, each scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band. Every show on this list cleared a relevance bar to be included, so 7.0 is the floor; the number tells you how far the leaders pull ahead.
Standout (9.2): 65% purchasing authority, 33:1 attendee ratio, and large-scale event.
Strong (8.1): $42/sqft, right at the dataset median.
Standout (9.3): booth pricing published, exhibitor prospectus available, and 2 booth options documented.
Solid (7.8): non-union venue (simpler, cheaper move-in) and purpose-built convention venue.
Strong (8.6): solid exhibitor rationale, honest "who should skip" guidance, and the flagship / largest show in its niche.
Solid (7.0): large and well-established and attendance has softened.
When are the APhA exhibitor deadlines?
Detailed deadlines not yet published for APhA. Check the official site for the application window.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a booth cost at APhA?
APhA publishes an exhibitor prospectus, and read from it an all-in 10×10 booth works out to roughly $7,500-$14,000, covering space rental plus standard show services. Travel, staffing, and booth display are additional. This is an estimate read from a published prospectus, not a quote, so confirm current pricing with the organizer.
How many people attend APhA?
APhA draws approximately 5,000 attendees. APhA skews community and ambulatory care pharmacy (vs ASHP's hospital focus). Strong student pharmacist representation. Theme for 2026: 'Redefining Possible.' Three complimentary full-meeting registrations per 10x10 booth (up to $3,000 value).
When and where is APhA 2026?
APhA 2026 takes place March 27-30, 2026. The venue is Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Convention Center). American Pharmacists Association hosts the meeting.
How many APhA attendees have purchasing authority?
About 65% of APhA attendees hold purchasing authority, which works out to roughly 3,250 effective buyers out of approximately 5,000 attendees. Effective buyers multiplies total attendance by the share of attendees who hold purchasing authority. Both inputs are estimates drawn from organizer reporting and our own exhibitor research, so read the figure as directional rather than exact.
How does Buzzbox Media score APhA?
APhA carries a Buzzbox Score of 8.7 out of 10 (Excellent). The score weighs six factors: audience quality, cost efficiency, data transparency, exhibitor experience, editorial value, and growth trajectory. Each factor is scored on a 0 to 100 rubric then normalized to a 7.0 to 10.0 band, and every conference in our index cleared a relevance bar to be listed, so 7.0 is the floor. On this record the highest is data transparency at 9.3 and the lowest is growth trajectory at 7.0.