American Pharmaceutical Association APhA

Several national organizations serve the professional needs of U.S. pharmacists. These reflect the practice milieu of members, eg, independent community pharmacies, chain dmg stores, and hospitals. The American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA), founded in 1852, is composed of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science, Academy of Pharmaceutical Practice and Management, and the Academy of Students of Pharmacy. Other organizations include the American Society of Health-Systems Pharmacists (ASHP), National Association of Chain Dmg Stores (NACDS), and National Association of Retail Dmggists (NARD). 

American Pharmaceutical Association (AphA) http //www.aphanet org/... 

Allen, L. V. The art, Science, and Technology of Pharmaceutical Compounding. American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA). Washington D.C., 2002. Pages 93, 95. 

In the early 1970s, most states had antisubstitution laws that required the dispensing of the innovator product when the prescriber wrote for a drug by trade name. Most physicians had learned only the trade name of the drug product, and these laws ensured that generic substitution would be at a minimum. The American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) along... 

The American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) is the national professional society of pharmacists and is located at 2215 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C. The main phone number is (202) 628-4410 the main fax line is (202) 783-2351 the primary web address is www. aphanet.org. APhA also hosts a site for consumers with the address www.pharmacyandyou.org. Since its founding, APhA has been a leader in the professional and scientific advancement of pharmacy, and in safeguarding the well-being of the individual patient. 

The Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 under the auspices of the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA). The overriding concern of BPS is to ensure that the public receives the highest possible quality pharmacy services, contributing toward outcomes that improve a patient s quality of life. The BPS has four primary responsibilities ... 

In 1956 Oddis joined the American Hospital Association (AHA) in Chicago as the staff representative for hospital pharmacy. In 1960 he was recruited by ASHP and the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) as secretary of ASHP and director of the Division of Hospital Pharmacy at APhA. When the APhA position was dissolved a few years later, Oddis became full-time chief executive officer at ASHP, a position he held until his retirement in 1997. 

The American Pharmaceutical Association. APhA Mission, Vision, Values, and Strategic Goals, http //www.iiphanct.org (accessed Oct. 2000). 

The need to gather and assess drug interaction information and to transfer this information to physicians and pharmacists experienced a m or advance when the American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA) evaluated the best way to disseminate DDI information to practitioners. Their analysis identified the following key desirable features of DDI monographs ... 

American Pharmaceutical Association (APhA). 1990. Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs, 10th ed. APhA, Washington, DC. 

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