National Community Pharmacists Association

NCPA-Pharmacia Digest 2000, A survey of U.S. independent community pharmacies for 1999, Pharmacia Corp., Teanpeck, NJ and National Community Pharmacists Association, Alexandria, VA. 

West D, ed. 2002. NCPA Pharmacia Digest. Alexandria, YA National Community Pharmacists Association. 

Wilkin NE. 2006. Profiles of Innovation in Community Pharmacy Final Report. Alexandria, VA National Community Pharmacists Association. 

SureScripts was founded in 2001 by the National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) and the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA)... 

Approved on July 27, 2004 by the Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy, the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy, the American College of Apothecaries, the American College of Clinical Pharmacy, the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, the American Pharmacists Association, the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, the National Community Pharmacists Association and the National Council of State Pharmacy Association Executives. 

About the Author Dr. West is an Associate Professor at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Pharmacy. She received a B.S. in pharmacy and a Ph.D. in pharmacy administration from the University of Mississippi. She coordinates the community pharmacy management course and teaches pharmaceutical policy in the health care system. Dr. West serves as a pharmacy consultant for the Arkansas Foundation for Medical Care and the Arkansas State Employee Insurance Group and is the faculty liaison for the National Community Pharmacists Association student chapter. Her research interests pertain to understanding provider and patient behavior to improve medication use and advance community practice. 

Parts of this section are excerpted with permission from West DS. Purchasing and inventory control. In Jackson R (ed), Ejfective Pharmacy Management CD-ROM, 9th ed. Alexandria, YA National Community Pharmacists Association Foundation, 2003, Sec. 17. 

The size of a pharmacy or pharmacy department commonly is determined by industry averages or by evaluating the sales per square foot of various pharmacy departments. Store managers can obtain industry information on the ideal size for their pharmacies from wholesalers and other vendors, as well as from their professional associations (e.g., National Community Pharmacists Association or National Association of Chain Drug Stores). 

See (1) HIPAA Privacy Standards A Compliance Manual for Pharmacists. National Association of Chain Drug Stores, Inc., and Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky, and Popeo, P.C., 2003 and (2) Fitzgerald WJ. The NCPA HIPAA Compliance Handbook for Community Pharmacy. National Community Pharmacists Association, 2003. 

National Community Pharmacists Association. National Institute of Pharmacist Care Outcomes, www.ncpanet.org/nipco/nipco.shtml, accessed November 13, 2002. 

National Community Pharmacists Association. NCPA/NACDS community pharmacy practice residency guidelines, http //66.113.233.142/manage-ment/guidelines.shtml, accessed June 25, 2003. 

National Institute for Standards in Pharmacist Credentialing (NISPC). The NISPC was founded in 1998 by the American Pharmaceutical Association, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the National Association of Chain Drug Stores, and the National Community Pharmacists Association. The purpose of NISPC is to promote the value and encourage the adoption of National Association of Boards of Pharmacy dis-... 

National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) 205 Daingerfield Road Alexandria, Virginia 22314 (703) 683-8200 www.ncpanet.org... 

Forms to document patient assessments and educational session content are abundant. Individual practices can modify these forms to meet their specific locations needs. Examples of these forms are often included in certificate programs such as those offered by the National Community Pharmacist Association, American Pharmaceutical Association, American Association of Diabetes Educators, and state pharmacy organizations. These forms are also found on the different web sites, such as www.bd.com,www.novo.dk, and www.humulinpen.com. 

National Community Pharmacists Association Certifying Bodies NCPA www.ncpanet.org 703-683-8200 800-544-7447... 

NCPA. 2001 NCPA-Pharmacia Digest, National Community Pharmacists Association Alexandria, Virginia, in press. 

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