NABP's Electronic Licensure Transfer Program™ (ELTP™) achieved a record number of licensure transfer requests in 2002: 6,144 requests were received at the time this news release was written. To date, NABP has processed 302 more requests than in 2001, when...

The Task Force on Transition of Pharmacy Regulation from the Dispensing Process to Outcomes met December 12, 2002. Task Force members reviewed their charge and, proposing no changes, accepted it as follows: Assess the current status of NABP’s Regulating for...

The Task Force to Examine NABP’s Data Resources met November 21, 2002. The appointment of this task force came at the direction of NABP President, John Fiacco, who discussed NABP’s data resources during his Report of the Incoming President to...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) Examination Security Group recently discovered an extensive security breach in the Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Equivalency Examination® (FPGEE®) improperly caused by a group of FPGEE candidates. As a result of the breach, administration...

The Task Force on Privacy met October 16, 2002. Task Force members reviewed their charge and, proposing no changes, accepted it as follows: Evaluate the final federal privacy regulations to determine how they will impact state pharmacy law and NABP’s...

The Task Force on the Evaluation and Modification of NABP’s Constitution and Bylaws met October 3rd and 4th, 2002. Task Force members reviewed their charge and, proposing no changes, accepted it as follows: Review the present NABP Constitution and Bylaws...

Anthem Rx Direct, a wholly owned subsidiary of Anthem Prescription Management, LLC, is the most recent online pharmacy to receive Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites™ (VIPPS™) certification from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®). Anthem Rx Direct is...

Avery Spunt, MEd, RPh, the newly hired competency assessment director, joined the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) on September 3, 2002, and brings with him 30 years of experience from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to name James R. Weiss as IT and applications database director. Weiss brings with him more than 20 years of Association experience in management and consulting. As IT and applications...

After recently learning from Chauncey Group International, NABP's testing vendor for the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination™ (NAPLEX®) and the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination™ (MPJE®), that the vendor's sitting fees, or administrative fees, for both examinations will increase significantly over...

Beginning January 1, 2003, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) will require foreign-educated pharmacists to have their professional degree from a five-year curriculum program in order to apply for Foreign Pharmacy Graduate Examination Committee® (FPGEC®) Certification. The program...

Charles R. Young, RPh, executive director of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term on the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) Executive Committee during the Association's 98th Annual Meeting in Phoenix,...

Delegates from the member boards of pharmacy adopted nine resolutions during the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 98th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz, held May 18-22, 2002. The resolutions addressed such timely issues as the appropriate use and...

Donna M. Horn, RPh, secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy, was elected treasurer of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) during the Association's 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2002, in Phoenix, Ariz. Prior to her...

Donna S. Wall, PharmD, member of the Indiana Board of Pharmacy, was elected president-elect of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during the Association's 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2002, in Phoenix, Ariz. Prior to her election, Dr...

Erik Weihenmayer, considered by many to be the most versatile blind athlete in the world, delivered the keynote address at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 98th Annual Meeting on Sunday, May 19, 2002, in Phoenix, Ariz. The...

John A. Fiacco, RPh, member of the New York State Board of Pharmacy, began his term as president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) at the conclusion of the Association's 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2002, in...

Michael A. Moné, RPh, JD, executive director of the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy, was elected to a three-year member term on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during the Association's 98th Annual Meeting, May...

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 98th Annual Meeting, held May 18-22, 2002, in Phoenix, Ariz, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association's 2002-2003 Executive Committee. At the conclusion...

The 2002-2003 committees and task forces of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) presented the results of their discussions on Monday, May 20, 2002, during the Association's 98th Annual Meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. Reports were given by representatives...

During the Annual Awards Dinner at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) 98th Annual Meeting, the following individuals were recognized for their tireless efforts and dedication to NABP. 2001-2002 Honorary President Joseph A. Whaley, Jr, RPh, who was...

Each year the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy ® (NABP®) Executive Committee selects an individual to serve as its honorary president for the coming year. Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy president, Harold B. Sparr, RPh, has been given...

Richard K. "Mick" Markuson, RPh, immediate past president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) assumed his position as chairman of the Association's Executive Committee at the conclusion of NABP's 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, in Phoenix, Ariz....

Resolution No. 98-9-02 Title: Recognition Resolutions Whereas, the members listed here have made significant contributions to NABP, the protection of the public health, and the profession of pharmacy: A. Milton Cohen (OH) Antonio T. Cruz (GUAM) Alfred “Dunc” Duncan (AZ)...

Resolution No. 98-8-02 Title: Interpretation of Federal Controlled Substance Prescription Refill Regulations Whereas, 21 CFR 1306.22(a) provides that no prescription for a controlled substance listed in Schedules III or IV may be refilled more than five times, and 21 CFR...

Resolution No. 98-7-02 Title: Unit of Use Whereas, the use of unit of use packaging improves the protection of the public health by reducing dispensing errors and freeing the pharmacist to devote more time to patient care activities; Whereas, standardized...

Resolution No. 98-6-02 Title: Scheduling of Carisoprodol to Schedule IV Whereas, the active metabolite of carisoprodol is meprobamate, a federal Schedule IV controlled substance; and Whereas, the American Hospital Formulary Service monograph for carisoprodol states that, “daily ingestion of very...

Resolution No. 98-5-02 Title: Education and Compliance with Current Standards of Practice of Preparation and Administration of Cytotoxic Drugs Whereas, boards of pharmacy are responsible for the safe practice of pharmacy as it affects both practitioners and the public; and...

Resolution No. 98-4-02 Title: Support for Legislation Recognizing Pharmacists as Health Care Providers Whereas, pharmacists are an integral component of health care delivery; and Whereas, pharmacists provide valuable services to patients; and Whereas, pharmacists are not currently recognized as providers...

Resolution No. 98-3-02 Title: Collaborative Interventions to Reduce Medication and Dispensing Errors Whereas, medical and medication errors significantly affect the health and welfare of patients; and Whereas, pharmacists assist in reducing medication errors and eliminating dispensing errors; and Whereas, distribution...

Resolution No. 98-2-02 Title: Support for Legislation Supporting Pharmacist Education Whereas, there is demonstrated value to the public health because of the role pharmacists assume in the American healthcare system and the provision of pharmaceutical care services; and Whereas, the...

Resolution No. 98-1-02 Title: Reformulation of OxyContin Whereas, state boards of pharmacy are reporting an increase in the diversion of OxyContin and crimes related to that diversion, which place patients, the public, pharmacists, and staff members, at risk; and Whereas,...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) will offer three tracks of continuing pharmaceutical education programming at its 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2002, at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Ariz. Attendees may choose from programming...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) 98th Annual Meeting May 18-22, 2002, at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Ariz, provides board of pharmacy members, executive officers, staff, and their guests stimulating opportunities to network and...

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) members, their spouses, and guests may choose from several optional events during NABP's 98th Annual Meeting, May 18-22, 2002, at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Ariz. NABP Golf Tournament On...

Mt McKinley, El Capitan, Mt Kilimanjaro, Aconcagua, and Mt Everest have one thing in common: they have all been ascended by Erik Weihenmayer, who last May became the first blind mountain climber to scale Everest. Weihenmayer, 32, will discuss these...

The pharmacy profession and the public face new challenges in a changing world, and the state boards of pharmacy need new tools and technological systems to address them. The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy's (NABP) 98th Annual Meeting, entitled...