CPPA Seeks Comments on Draft Standards for Community Pharmacy Practice Accreditation
The Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA) seeks review and comment on the newly released draft standards for community pharmacy practice accreditation. The draft standards will serve as the basis for community pharmacy practice accreditation. They are designed to facilitate the delivery of quality pharmacy services to patients, as well as recognize and stimulate innovative […]
Read More ›NABP Applies for New .PHARMACY Generic Top-Level Domain to Provide a Secure Destination for Consumers
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®), with the support of a global coalition of stakeholders, has applied to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) to own and operate the new .PHARMACY generic Top-Level Domain (gTLD). At a time when the vast majority of Web sites selling prescription drugs online are […]
Read More ›NABP PMP InterConnect Committed to PMIX Architecture Compliance; BJA to Immediately Release Funding for PMP InterConnect Participants
NABP, in partnership with the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), is pleased to announce its commitment to comply with the Prescription Monitoring Information Exchange (PMIX) Architecture to facilitate interstate data sharing. Specifically, NABP will immediately begin to implement the “Hub-to-Hub” Specification of the architecture, thereby enabling the sharing of information with any state without regard […]
Read More ›Settlement of NABP – University of Georgia Lawsuit
Today the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (“NABP”) and the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia entered into a settlement agreement that resolves a four-year dispute. The NABP develops and administers for its member Boards national pharmacy licensing examinations including the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (“NAPLEX”) and the Multistate Pharmacy […]
Read More ›Providers Asked to Advise Patients of Safe Use Steps for Acetaminophen Medications as Part of Know Your Dose Campaign
With a world of conditions and hundreds of medicines, the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition asks pharmacists and other health care providers to educate patients and caregivers about the proper use of medications containing acetaminophen. As the most common drug ingredient in America, acetaminophen can be found in over 600 medicines, including many prescription and over-the-counter medicines. […]
Read More ›NABP Alerts the Public About Online Drug Sellers Taking Advantage of Drug Shortage Fears
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) today issued a report to raise awareness about how rogue Internet drugs sites are preying on consumers’ fears about drug shortages. With the most critical shortages involving cancer, antibiotic, nutrition, and electrolyte-imbalance medicines, counterfeiters are taking advantage of a lucrative niche market for fake prescription medicine. A […]
Read More ›NABP, FSMB, NCSBN to Hold First Ever Tri-Regulator Symposium
With a focus on the history of state-based medical, nursing, and pharmacy regulation in the United States, the first ever Tri-Regulator Symposium will be held October 17-18, 2012, in Washington, DC. Members from NABP, the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB), and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) will participate and will […]
Read More ›PSM Warns of Dangerous Counterfeit Drug Ingredients, Shares Stories of Personal Injury by Counterfeit Drugs in PSM Video
Incidents of counterfeit drugs containing dangerous ingredients – such as mercury, rat poison, and paint thinner – and intercepted around the world are documented in a five-part series from the Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM). As reported by PSM, Hazim Gaber sold starch, dextrin, dextrose, and lactose to cancer patients seeking an experimental cancer drug called […]
Read More ›NABP Urges ICANN to Take Action to Protect Public Health From Domain Registrars Enabling Rogue Online Pharmacies
LegitScript Investigation Finds Registrar Facilitating Fake Pharmacies’ Unlawful Activities The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) has contacted the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) urging the organization to take action against Internet.bs, a Web site registrar that has been found to be responsible for 44% of the Web sites that NABP […]
Read More ›Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation Established by NABP and APhA
The Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA), a partnership between NABP and the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), has been established to develop and implement comprehensive programs of pharmacy practice site accreditation. CPPA is responsible for developing, maintaining, and ensuring proper implementation of consensus-based accreditation standards for pharmacy practice sites, and the organization’s goal is to […]
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