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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 American College of Apothecaries (ACA) is an international (United States and Canada) professional association in the field of independent community pharmacy practice. The organization offers continuing education (CE) credits for pharmacists in coordination with the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. [2]
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 Journal of the American Pharmacists Association is a bimonthly peer-reviewed medical journal covering pharmacy-related topics.It was established in 1912, published as Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association with slightly varying title until 1977, as American Pharmacist (1978 – 1996), then again as the Journal of the American Pharmaceutical Association (1996 – 2002); it ...
The APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition is the largest meeting of public health professionals in the world. The meeting draws more than 13,000 attendees, offers 700 booths of exhibits and features more than 1,000 scientific sessions, representing the full spectrum of public health issues as well as the multifaceted nature of APHA in relation to ...
The Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP) is the largest professional delegation representing the interests of pharmacists within the United States. JCPP represents 13 professional associations in the field of pharmacy , developing consensus policy directives for the profession. [ 1 ]
The concept was endorsed by American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) and the American Association of College of Pharmacy (AACP) in 1991. [4] [5] In 1992, the American Pharmacists Association (APhA) followed suit. [6] In 1993, ASHP issued a statement in response to members seeking a standardized definition of pharmaceutical care. [7]
The USAN Council began in June 1961 after the AMA and the USP jointly formed the AMA-USP Nomenclature Committee. [3] The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) became the third sponsoring organization in 1964, at which point the name of the committee was changed to the USAN Council, and United States Adopted Name became the official term to describe any nonproprietary name negotiated and ...