Introduction:

The task force met on November 18-19, 2021, at NABP Headquarters in Mount Prospect, IL. This task force was established pursuant to Resolution 117-4-21, Task Force on Workplace Safety and Well-Being, which was approved by the NABP membership during the Association’s 117th Annual Meeting that was held virtually in May 2021.

Review of the Task Force Charge:

Task force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows:

  1. Examine the topics of pharmacy workplace safety and pharmacist well-being and their effects on patient safety.
  2. Review existing guidelines and objective tools that address these issues and make recommendations regarding their use.
  3. Amend, if necessary, the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) to reflect the work of this task force.

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