Katherine Eban, investigative reporter and author of the book Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply, discussed how her book came to fruition at the National Association of Board's of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) Fall Educational Conference on Friday, December...

Attendees of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) Fall Educational Conference, held December 2-4, 2005, at the Trump Sonesta Hotel in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, had a unique opportunity to increase their professional knowledge through exposure to continuing...

The Task Force on Model Regulations for Long-Term Care met on November 18, 2005. Task Force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows: The Charge of this Task Force will be to review issues defined by and impacting...

The Task Force on Standards for Compounding met on November 11, 2005. Task force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows: This Task Force is charged with reviewing standards set forth in USP Chapter 795, “Pharmaceutical Compounding–Nonsterile Preparations,”...

The Task Force on Telepharmacy and the Implementation of the Medicare Drug Benefit Medication Therapy Management Provisions met on October 27, 2005. Task Force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows: This Task Force will be reviewing existing state...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that Investigative Reporter Katherine Eban is the featured speaker at the Association's Fall Educational Conference. Eban, who published her book Dangerous Doses about counterfeit medications will speak during...

Continuing education (CE) opportunities abound at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) 2005 Fall Educational Conference (FEC), December 2-4, 2005, at the Trump Sonesta Hotel in Sunny Isles Beach, FL, where attendees may earn up to 11 hours...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is proud to announce that the Association's NABP Newsletter is the recipient of several awards from the 12th annual National Health Information AwardsSM (NHIASM) program. The Health Information Resource Center is a...

NABP Facilitates Emergency Pharmacist License Transfer Medication Distribution Efforts to Aid Hurricane Katrina Victims In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, pharmacist assistance and medications are sorely needed in the areas affected by the hurricane as well as in those states...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that the NABP Executive Committee has approved the elimination of the two-year time expiration of the Test of English as a Foreign Language™ (TOEFL®), Test of Spoken English™...

Delegates from the member boards of pharmacy adopted nine resolutions during the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 101st Annual Meeting, held May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. The resolutions addressed such timely issues as effective communication in...

Delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) 101st Annual Meeting, held May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA, elected individuals to fill the president-elect, treasurer, and open member positions on the Association's 2005-2006 Executive Committee. At the...

The 2004-2005 committees and task forces of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) provided the reports of their recommendations to attendees of the Association's 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. The reports, provided in...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that Governor C. Brad Henry recently signed into law Oklahoma Senate Bill (SB) 640 and House Bill (HB) 1347, which recognize the Association's new Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors™ (VAWD™)...

NABP Launches Enhanced NABPLAW Online On May 13, 2005, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) launched the updated NABPLAW® Online, the Association's Web-based, specialized, subscription database that contains pharmacy statutes and regulations from all 50 state boards of...

Charles R. Young, RPh, CFE, was elected to serve as treasurer of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during the Association's 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. Prior to the election, Mr Young was...

Dennis K. McAllister, RPh, FASHP, member of the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy since 1996 and Board president from 2004-2005, began his term as president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) following the Association's 101st Annual Meeting,...

Donna M. Horn, RPh, immediate past president of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®), assumed the office of chairperson of the Association's 2005-2006 Executive Committee at the conclusion of NABP's 101st Annual Meeting held May 21-24, 2005, in...

John R. Dorvee, Jr, PharmD, was elected to serve a two-year member term, District 1, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during its 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA....

Lawrence H. Mokhiber, MS, RPh, was elected to serve as president-elect of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during the Association's 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. Prior to the election, Mr Mokhiber was...

Patricia F. Harris, BA, was elected to serve a three-year member term, District 8, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during its 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA. As...

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. NABP is pleased to announce that William A. Fitzpatrick, RPh, has been awarded this honor...

Reginald B. "Reggie" Dilliard, DPH, was elected to serve a three-year member term, District 3, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during its 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA....

William T. Winsley, RPh, MS, was elected to serve a three-year member term, District 4, on the Executive Committee of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) during its 101st Annual Meeting, May 21-24, 2005, in New Orleans, LA....

Resolution No: 101-12-05 Title: Task Force on Electronic Prescribing Action: Defeated Whereas, electronic communications are rapidly emerging as an important method of transmitting prescription orders; and Whereas, security and accuracy in ordering medications are primary concerns of the boards of...

Resolution No: 101-11-05 Title: Repackaging of Medications Action: Defeated Whereas, many hospitals are transitioning to patient safety point of care systems that utilize bar code technology to minimize the incidence of medication errors; and Whereas, these point of care systems...

Resolution No: 101-10-05 Title: Centralized Reporting System on Imported Products Action: DEFEATED Whereas, the mission of NABP is to assist its member boards and jurisdictions in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform standards for the purpose of protecting the public health;...

Resolution No: 101-9-05 Title: Recognition Resolution Action: Passed Whereas, the individuals listed here have made significant contributions to NABP, the protection of the public health, and the profession of pharmacy: Reverend William Johnson (MD) Jerry Karbeling (IA) Linwood S. Leavitt...

Resolution No: 101-8-05 Title: Implementation of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 Action: Passed Whereas, the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) represents a significant change in the existing government health care...

Resolution No: 101-7-05 Title: NABP and DEA Collaboration Action: Passed Whereas, the November 16, 2004 Interim Policy Statement on the dispensing of controlled substances issued by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) regarding the postdating of prescriptions for Schedule II controlled substances...

Resolution No: 101-6-05 Title: Electronic Pedigrees Action: Passed Whereas, the integrity of the pharmaceutical medication supply in the United States is paramount for patient care and safety; and Whereas, counterfeit, contraband, unapproved, expired, illegally relabeled, diverted, and substandard pharmaceutical products...

Resolution No: 101-5-05 Title: Reporting of Pharmacy Personnel Terminations to the Board of Pharmacy and the NABP Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules Action: Passed Whereas, it has been the experience of the boards of pharmacy that when a...

Resolution No: 101-4-05 Title: Medication Assistance and Access Programs Action: Passed Whereas, the provision of pharmacist care by the pharmacist is an essential component of medication therapy management for all patients; and Whereas, many pharmaceutical manufacturers administer medication assistance programs...

Resolution No: 101-3-05 Title: Reporting of NAPLEX Scores to Schools and Colleges of Pharmacy Action: Passed Whereas, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) requires schools and colleges of pharmacy to establish and implement an evaluation plan that measures desired...

Resolution Number: 101-2-05 Title: Sterile Compounding and the NABP Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules Action: Passed Whereas, the practice of pharmacy as it pertains to compounding has developed and evolved over time; and Whereas, the United States...

Resolution Number: 101-1-05 Title: Effective Communication in Pharmacy Practice and in the Provision of Pharmacist Care Action: Passed Whereas, a critical component of pharmacy practice and the provision of pharmacist care is effectively communicating, orally and in writing, with patients...

Effective June 20, 2005, online pharmacies must be accredited through the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites™ (VIPPS®) program to operate in Kentucky. NABP congratulates the Kentucky Board of Pharmacy on its success on...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that Prescription Solutions has earned the Association's Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites™ (VIPPS®) accreditation. Prescription Solutions, a national pharmacy and medical management company, is located online at www.rxsolutions.com....

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that on May 12, 2005, Governor Mitch Daniels signed into a law Indiana House Bill (HB) 1098, which recognizes the Association's new Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors™ (VAWD™) program. HB...

Indiana Wholesale Distributor Licensing Bill Passes Senate, Recognizes VAWD The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that its new Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors™ (VAWD™) program has been recognized in Indiana House Bill (HB) 1098, which passed...

NABP Launches PSAM, Non-Punitive, Knowledge Evaluation Tool for Pharmacists The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that the Pharmacist Self-Assessment Mechanism™ (PSAM™) is now available. The PSAM is an evaluation tool intended to assist pharmacists...

101st Annual Meeting CE Sessions Offer Insight on Today's Pharmacy Practice Issues Attendees of NABP's 101st Annual Meeting, held May 21-24, 2005, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, LA, may earn up to five hours of continuing...

NABP Offers Educational Presentation Area, NABP/USP Breakfast, and Hospitality Suite at Its 101st Annual Meeting As is tradition, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) will once again offer its Annual Meeting attendees programming that provides education as well...

NABP Pays Tribute to 2004-2005 Honorary President William L.‘Buck' Stevens During Its 101st Annual Meeting During 2004-2005, NABP has been privileged to have William L. "Buck" Stevens, RPh, as its honorary president. NABP will pay tribute to Stevens during the...

NABP's Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service and Fred T. Mahaffey Awards Recognize Dedicated Individuals The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is delighted to announce the recipients of its Lester E. Hosto Distinguished Service and Fred T. Mahaffey awards,...

"A Medley for Patient Safety: Accreditation, Self Assessment, and Quality Care" — the theme to this year's NABP 101st Annual Meeting — firmly establishes that patient safety continues to be at the forefront in the pharmacy profession, an initiative that...

Meeting attendees, spouses, and guests attending the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) 101st Annual Meeting, "A Medley for Patient Safety: Accreditation, Self Assessment, Quality Care," held May 21-24, 2005, at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans,...

Battling treacherous storms, performing search and rescues, and capturing narcotics traffickers may seem completely unrelated to the day-to-day functions of those in the pharmacy profession, but United States Coast Guard Captain Larry Brudnicki believes that success in any profession depends...

As with years past, attendees will not want to miss the special programming offered at the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy®'s (NABP®) 101st Annual Meeting, "A Medley for Patient Safety: Accreditation, Self Assessment, Quality Care," held May 21-24, 2005,...

In March 2005, under the direction of the Executive Committee, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) amended and re-released the Model Rules for the Licensure of Wholesale Distributors (Model Rules), which is a component of the Model State...

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce that it is now accepting applications for accreditation through the Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors™ (VAWD™) program. VAWD accredits wholesale distributors of prescription drugs and devices and serves as a...

The Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation met on January 28, 2005. The members of the Committee on Law Enforcement/Legislation reviewed their charge and, proposing no changes, accepted it as follows: Review and comment on existing legislation and rules for the practice...

The Task Force to Develop Recommendations for Electronic Pedigree Requirements met on January 14, 2005. Task Force members reviewed their charge and accepted it as follows: To examine current regulation, statutes, and legislation, and other pertinent information regarding electronic pedigrees...