Medication Sample Vouchers Program (Defeated Resolution No. 100-13-04)

April 28, 2004 3:51 pm Topics: Resolutions

Resolution No. 100-13-04
Title: Medication Sample Vouchers Program Action: Defeated

Whereas, the provision of pharmaceutical care by pharmacists is an essential component of optimal public health and safety; and

Whereas, the pharmacist’s legal and professional medication management responsibilities which include drug utilization, review, and patient consultation also acknowledge and respect the covenant between the pharmacist and patient; and

Whereas, indigent patients may have limited access to pharmacists, pharmaceutical care, and medication therapy and receive sample medications from practitioners other than pharmacists without the benefit of the pharmacist’s medication management and care; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that programs for indigent patients, and other patient groups, which provide sample medications without the medication management and provision of pharmaceutical care of a pharmacist be eliminated and replaced with medication sample voucher programs which allow indigent patients, and other patient groups, to receive medications through the pharmacy of their choice and with the benefit of a pharmacist providing medication management and pharmaceutical care; and

THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that NABP commission a task force to study this issue and provide recommendations to the Executive Committee for addressing this public health concern.

(Resolution defeated at NABP’s 100th Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL)