National Association of Boards of Pharmacy

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National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
AbbreviationNABP
FoundedSeptember 7, 1904;120 years ago (1904-09-07) [1]
Founded at Coates House Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. [1]
Type 501(c)(3) [2]
36-1520565 [2]
Legal status Nonprofit organization
PurposeTo assist member boards of pharmacy for the purpose of protecting public health. [3]
Headquarters Mount Prospect, Illinois, U.S.
Coordinates 42°04′39″N87°54′51″W / 42.0776339°N 87.9141475°W / 42.0776339; -87.9141475
Lenora S. Newsome [4]
Jeffrey J. Mesaros [4]
Lemrey "Al" Carter [5]
Subsidiaries NABP Solutions LLC,
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy Foundation [3]
Revenue$46,171,815 [3] (in 2022)
Expenses$43,177,367 [3] (in 2022)
Employees212 [3] (in 2022)
Volunteers9 [3] (in 2022)
Website nabp.pharmacy

National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists member boards of pharmacy for the purpose of protecting public health. [3] It has 54 active members and 12 associate members. [6] Active member boards include all 50 United States, the District of Columbia, Guam, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Associate member boards are The Bahamas, and 10 Canadian provinces. [6] Australia was formerly an associate member but was removed in 2020. [7]

Contents

NABP supports its member boards of pharmacy by offering: [8]

History

Representatives of twenty [a] state and territorial boards of pharmacy met at the Coates House Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 7, 1908. At the meeting, they formed the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy that would provide for interstate reciprocity in pharmaceutical licenses based on a uniform minimum standard of education and uniform legislation. [1] [9] It was intended to act independently from the American Pharmaceutical Association, as it would help resolve differences between state boards of pharmacy. [1] NABP's constitution stated that the NABP would become operative when ten state or territorial boards of pharmacy had adopted the rules and regulations that had NABP adopted. [1] George Reimann was elected its first president, and J. M. A. Laue was elected its first vice president. [9]

NABP was incorporated in Kentucky on November 5, 1913. [10] Its original governing board consisted of J. W. Gayle, E. Berger, M. G. Beehe, John Culley, and J. J Campbell. [10]

In 1999, the NABP developed the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites (VIPPS) program to accredit online pharmacies. [11] NABP says it looks at an online pharmacy's state licenses, its state inspection reports, and its procedures for dispensing of drugs when determining whether to accredit an online pharmacy, and it requires the online pharmacy to adhere to the VIPPS criteria and program requirements. [11]

In 2004, the NABP developed the Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors (VAWD) program to accredit Wholesale Distributors and to help protect the public from the threat of counterfeit drugs. [12]

In 2011, the NABP implemented a data exchange that allows authorized pharmacists, law enforcement agents, and regulatory boards to access patient-specific controlled substance prescription information. Known as NABP PMP InterConnect®, the platform provides a single page summary of patient's drug seeking activities across state lines. As of 2018, authorized users in 42 states have accessed data using the system in order to prevent drug abuse and drug diversion. [13]

Top-level domain .pharmacy

In 2014, the NABP launched the generic top-level domain (gTLD) .pharmacy , "to provide consumers around the world a means for identifying safe, legal, and ethical online pharmacies and related resources". [14]

The impartiality of the domain has been questioned, because Eli Lilly and Company, Merck & Co., and Pfizer are the main contributors to the NABP application. Previously, that application was challenged by Public Citizen, Knowledge Ecology International, and the Canadian International Pharmacy Association. [15]

Notes

  1. ↑ In attendance were representatives from Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Tennessee, South Dakota, Vermont, the Territory of Arizona, the Territory of New Mexico, and the District of Columbia. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "New Druggists' Movement: State Pharmacy Boards May Exchange Certificates". The Kansas City Times. September 8, 1904. p. 2.
  2. 1 2 "National Association of Boards of Pharmacy". Tax Exempt Organization Search. Internal Revenue Service. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Form 990: Return of Organization Exempt From Income Tax". National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Internal Revenue Service. December 31, 2022.
  4. 1 2 "Executive Committee". National Association of Boards of Pharmacy". Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lemrey “Al” Carter, MS, PharmD, RPh, Assumes Position of NABP Executive Director/Secretary". National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. May 15, 2020.
  6. 1 2 "About". National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Issues Regarding and Suggestions For Dividing The EC's Proposed Amendments To The NABP Constitution And Bylaws" (PDF). Retrieved 11 October 2020.
  8. ↑ "NABP and the Boards of Pharmacy". National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  9. 1 2 "Schneider Read a Paper". The Fresno Morning Republican. September 9, 1904.
  10. 1 2 "National Association of Boards of Pharmacy]". Kentucky Office of the Secretary of State. Retrieved December 6, 2024.
  11. 1 2 Winter, Christine (August 5, 1999). "Online pharmacies under microscope". South Florida Sun Sentinel. p. 9B.
  12. ↑ Background of the VAWD. Retrieved from http://www.nabp.net/vawd/VAWDbackground.pdf.
  13. ↑ "PMP InterConnect". NABP website. January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  14. ↑ "NABP Launches .Pharmacy Generic Top-Level Domain to Help Consumers Find Safe Pharmacies Online" (Press release). National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. September 9, 2014. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  15. ↑ Can The Dot Pharmacy New Generic Domain Be Impartial?— Intellectual Property Watch (July 7, 2014)


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