Pharmacies Receive Suspicious Offers of Wholesale Drugs; Importance of Following FDA Guidelines to Protect Patients Stressed
Several pharmacies in the Charlotte, NC, area have been approached by questionable drug wholesalers attempting to sell them drug supplies that may be fake, reports WSOCTV. One pharmacy owner indicated that he received calls from companies claiming to be new wholesalers on a daily basis. He indicated further that he avoids working with such companies […]
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 Supports Partnership for Safe Medicines’ Call for Senators to Maintain Closed Drug Supply for the Benefit of Public Health
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) has signed the Partnership for Safe Medicines’ (PSM) letter to United States senators to show its support of PSM’s stance that the Prescription Drug User Fee Act should not be amended to allow drug importation by individual consumers. By allowing importation, the secure US drug supply chain […]
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 ›Arizona and Kansas Deploy NABP PMP InterConnect; Nine States Now Live
Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) in Arizona and Kansas have gone live with the NABP PMP InterConnectSM, the system that facilitates the secure sharing of data between state PMPs, a key element for early detection, intervention, and prevention of substance abuse and diversion of controlled substances. The Arizona Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program and the Kansas […]
Read More ›Pre-NAPLEX and Pre-FPGEE Now Hosted through NABP Web Site
On April 22, 2012, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is launching its new test driver for the Pre-NAPLEX® and the Pre-FPGEE®. As of this date, the registration and administration of the two practice examinations will be hosted on NABP’s systems. Candidates who registered for the Pre-NAPLEX or Pre-FPGEE by April 20 (11:59 […]
Read More ›CPE Monitor Launches Electronic Data Transmission; ACPE Providers Begin to Require NABP e-Profile
Electronic transmission of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) data is now live through the CPE Monitor™ service, NABP announced in a recent news release. Nearly 50 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited CPE providers have already transitioned their systems to transmit data and are now requiring licensees to submit their NABP e-Profile ID and date of […]
Read More ›Electronic Recording of CPE Data Now Live through CPE Monitor Service, ACPE Providers Begin to Require NABP e-Profile ID
Electronic transmission of continuing pharmacy education (CPE) data is now live through the CPE Monitor™ service. Nearly 50 Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE)-accredited CPE providers have already transitioned their systems to transmit data and are now requiring licensees to submit their National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®(NABP®) e-Profile ID and date of birth (MMDD) […]
Read More ›Kentucky PMP Executes Agreement to Participate in NABP PMP InterConnect
The Kentucky prescription monitoring program (PMP), known as the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) program, has executed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with NABP to participate in the NABP InterConnectSM, the system that facilitates the secure sharing of data between state PMPs, a key element for early detection, intervention, and prevention of substance […]
Read More ›Kentucky PMP Plans to Participate in NABP PMP InterConnect
The Kentucky prescription monitoring program (PMP), known as the Kentucky All Schedule Prescription Electronic Reporting (KASPER) program, has agreed to join the NABP PMP InterConnectSM, the system that facilitates the secure sharing of data between state PMPs, a key element for early detection, intervention, and prevention of substance abuse and diversion of controlled substances. Kentucky’s […]
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