Delegates Approve 16 Resolutions at NABP's 100th Annual Meeting

May 18, 2004 12:00 AM

Delegates from the member boards of pharmacy adopted 16 resolutions during the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) 100th Annual Meeting and Centennial Celebration, held April 24-27, 2004, in Chicago, IL. The resolutions addressed such timely issues as illegal importation; continued cooperation between Canadian and United States pharmacy regulatory authorities; electronic transmission of prescriptions; organization and operation of boards of pharmacy; bar code imaging technology; medication identification; medication indication on the prescription; medication error reduction and continuous quality improvement programs; national patient safety goals: prohibited abbreviations; compounding; sterile products; Active member status of the California State Board of Pharmacy; NABP's 100th anniversary; the prosecution of entities aiding and abetting in the illegal importation of prescription medication; and the recognition resolutions. The resolutions have been forwarded to NABP's Executive Committee for review.

The complete text of the resolutions will be published in the forthcoming special Annual Meeting issue of the NABP Newsletter, and will be available on NABP's Web site, www.nabp.net, in May.

Renee Renganathan