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 […]
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 […]
Read More ›NABP Accreditation Programs Support Pharmacy and Wholesale Distributor Efforts to Provide Quality Products and Services
In keeping with the Association’s mission to protect the public health, each of the NABP accreditation and approval programs include requirements to help ensure patients and beneficiaries receive quality care and products. In 2011, entities including durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DMEPOS) suppliers, Internet pharmacies, and wholesale distributors continued to seek the appropriate […]
Read More ›License Transfer Requests Show Steady, Modest Climb
The number of license transfer requests submitted though the NABP Electronic Licensure Transfer Program® (e-LTP®) climbed modestly from 2010 to 2011, with a total of 14,221 requests in 2011. This number represents a 4.4% increase, or 607 requests more than the 2010 total of 13,614, and continues a steady trend from 2010 when the total […]
Read More ›NABP Participating with APhA to Develop Community Pharmacy Accreditation Program
Originally published in the February 2012 NABP Newsletter NABP is partnering with the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) to develop the voluntary community pharmacy accreditation program. The associations are working together to develop, test, and implement standards and the accreditation process, and the program is expected to launch this year. The program standards will be focused […]
Read More ›Michigan and Connecticut Deploy NABP PMP InterConnect
Prescription monitoring programs (PMPs) in Michigan and Connecticut have gone live with the NABP PMP InterConnectTM, 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 Michigan Automated Prescription System (MAPS) and the Connecticut Prescription […]
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