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American Institute of Pharmacy Building in Washington, D.C. American Pharmaceutical Association Historical Marker at N. 7th and Market Sts. in Philadelphia. The American Pharmacists Association (APhA, previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association), founded in 1852, is the first-established professional society of pharmacists in the United States. [3]
The following is a list of organizations for professionals involved in the practice of pharmacy. Such organizations are typically professional societies, as opposed to trade associations . This article contains dynamic lists that may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Pharmacy Examining Board of Canada administers the Pharmacy Technician Qualifying Examination. Pharmacy technicians are required to be registered with a provincial or a national regulatory body or council. In provinces and jurisdictions where pharmacy technician is a regulated occupation, liability insurance is required to practice. [7] [8]
The organization's nearly 60,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. [1] ASHP maintains a national database on U.S. drug shortages that is published on their website.
APHA has five types of membership: regular, retired, early-career professional, organizational, and student. [6] Members receive an online subscription to the American Journal of Public Health and The Nation's Health as well as a weekly newsletter, Inside Public Health, access to APHA's online community, and an extensive members only webinar ...
The University of Florida's Gainesville campus began offering pharmacy degrees in 1923. [7] The pharmacy campus is part of UF Health, which is the country's only academic health center with six health-related colleges [8] (Medicine, Nursing, Public Health and Health Professions, Dentistry, and Veterinary Medicine), nine research centers and institutes and 10 hospitals.
In the fall of 2014, Texas A&M University in College Station started its pharmacy program and admitted an inaugural class of 33 student pharmacists to the Doctorate of Pharmacy program. Effective September 1st, 2017, Texas Education Code § 89.051 requires the board of regents to have a pharmacy college as a component of the Texas A&M Health ...
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists member boards of pharmacy for the purpose of protecting public health. [3] It has 54 active members and 12 associate members. [6] Active member boards include all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.