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American College of Apothecaries
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To translate and disseminate knowledge, research data, and recent developments in professional pharmacy practice for the benefit of pharmacists, pharmacy students, and the public
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ACA
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American College of Clinical Pharmacy
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A professional and scientific society that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources enabling clinical pharmacists to achieve excellence in practice and research. Currently, more than 7000 pharmacists belonged to ACCP
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ACCP
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Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
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The national professional society dedicated to the idea and practice of pharmaceutical care in managed care environments. Currently, 4800 pharmacists belong to AMCP
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AMCP
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American Pharmacists Association
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Is the national professional society for pharmacists. The APhA is dedicated to improving public health by helping its members and strengthening the profession of pharmacy. Currently, the APhA has more than 50,000 members.
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APhA
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American Society of Consultant Pharmacists
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Is the international professional association that provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to advance the practice of senior care pharmacy. Currently, the ASCP has more than 7000 pharmacist members.
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ASCP
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International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
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Since 1991, the IACP has fought to protect, promote, and advance the art and skill of the compounding pharmacy profession. IACP represents more than 1800 pharmacists, physicians, technicians, and patients ho are committed to practicing quality pharmacy compounding
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IACP
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National Community Pharmacists Association
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The NCPA represents the pharmacist oners, managers, and emploees of nearly 25,000 independent community pharmacies across the United States
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National Pharmaceutical Association
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Dedicated to representing the views and ideas of minority pharmacists on critical issues affecting health care and pharmacy. The NPhA seeks to serve as a role model, through its members, for minority youth and vigorously supports their recruitment into the profession. Currently, NPhA has about 200 pharmacist members
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NPhA
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Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners
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Created in 1977, is a federation of national pharmacy practitioner organizations: AMCP, ACA, ACCp, AphA, ASCP, ASHP, and NCPA. non practitioner
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JCPP
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Accreditation council for Pharmaceutical Education
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The national agency for the accreditation of professional degree programs in pharmacy and providers of continuing education. The ACPE is an autonomous and independent agency hose board of directors is dra from AACP, APhA, NABP, and the American Council on Education (ACE)
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ACPE
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American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education
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The only U.S. organization whose sole purpose is funding undergraduate research projects, graduate education, and faculty research at schools and colleges of pharmacy.
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AFPE
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American Association of Homeopathic Pharmacists
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A not-for-profit corporation representing the interests of homeopathic manufacturers, distributors, and individual pharmacists in cooperative efforts with regulatory agencies and other organizations nationally
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AAHP
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American Association of Pharmaceutical Scientists
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Represents more than 12,000 members employed in academia, industry, government, and other research institutes worldwide
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AAPS
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American College of Veterinary Pharmacists
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A subsidiary organization of ACA, supports the efforts of independent pharmacists ho provide services for animals and veterinarians
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ACVP
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American Institute of the History of Pharmacy
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A nonprofit organization devoted to advancing knowledge and understanding of the place of pharmacy in history. It is composed of pharmacists and pharmacy historians.
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AIHP
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American Society for Automation in Pharmacy
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Helps its members in advancing the application of computer technology in the pharmacist’s role as a caregiver and in the efficient operation and management of a pharmacy
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ASAP
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American Society of Pharmacognosy
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An international group that brings together men and women dedicated to the promotion, growth, and development not only of pharmacognosy but also to all aspects of those sciences related to and dealing in natural products
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ASP
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American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
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Represents members who are involved in the provision of clinical nutrition therapies, including parenteral and enteral nutrition. Physicians, pharmacists, nurses, dieticians, and other health professionals belong to ASPEN
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ASPEN
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American Society for Pharmacy Law
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Is an organization of pharmacist-lawyers, whose members are pharmacists who are interested in the law as it applies to pharmacy, lawyers who are interested in the law as it applies to pharmacy, lawyers who are interested in the subject of pharmacy law, and students of these disciplines.
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ASPL
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Food and Drug law Institute
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A nonprofit institute dedicated to advancing public health by providing a neutral forum for critical examination of the laws, regulations, and policies related to drugs, medical devices, other health care technologies, and foods.
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FDLI
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International Society for Pharmacoepidemiology
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A nonprofit international professional membership organization dedicated to promoting pharmacoepidemiology, the science that applies epidemiological approaches tostudying the use, effectiveness, value, and safety of pharmaceuticals.
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ISPE
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International Society for Pharmacoeconomic and Outcomes Research (ISPOR)
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An international organization promoting the science of pharmacoeconomics and health outcomes research
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ISPOR
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Parental Drug Association
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A nonprofit, international association of scientists involved in the development, manufacture, quality control, and regulation of pharmaceuticals and related products
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PDA
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Society of Veterinary Hospital Pharmacy
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Further the interests and continuing education for veterinary hospital pharmacists
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SVHP
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American Association of Pharmacy Technicians
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Provides leadership and represents the interests of its members to the public as well as health care organizations
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AAPT
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National Pharmacy Technician Association
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The leading provider of technician-specific continual education in the Unites States.
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NPTA
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Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
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The organization that oversees the process of pharmacy technician certification
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PTCB
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Pharmacy Technician Educators Council
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An organization for educators of pharmacy technicians
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PTEC
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Chain Drug Marketing Association
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Sole purpose is to support chain drug owners’ marketing and merchandising efforts
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CDA
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Food Marketing Institute
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FMI
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Generic Pharmaceutical Association
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Represents the generic drug manufacturers and shares a commitment to improving consumer access to high-quality, affordable medicine
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GPhA
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Healthcare Distribution Management Association
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The only trade association representing pharmaceutical and related health care product distributors (e.g., drug wholesalers) in the Americas
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HDMA
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National Pharmaceutical Council
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Supported by more than 20 of the nation’s major research pharmaceutical companies. It sponsors various research and education projects aimed at showing the correct use of pharmaceuticals that improve both patient treatment outcomes and the cost-effective delivery of overall health care services
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NPC
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National Association of Chain Drug Stores
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Represents chain drugstore owners including supermarket chains, traditional chain drugstores, and mass merchandisers
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NACDS
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Pharmaceutical Care management Association
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Represents managed care pharmacy and its health care partners in pharmaceutical care: managed care organizations, PBMs, HMOs, PPOs, third-party administrators, health care insurance companies, drug whole-salers, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and community pharmacy networks
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PCMA
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Pharmaceutical research And manufacturers of America
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Represents the country’s leading research-based pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to developing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, happier, and more productive lives
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PhRMA
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Board of Pharmaceutical Specialties
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Improves the public health through recognition and promotion of specialized training, knowledge, and skills in pharmacy and certification of pharmacist specialists
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BPS
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Commission for Certification in Geriatrics Pharmacy
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CCGP
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International Pharmaceutical Federation
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A worldwide federation of national (professional and scientific) associations, which has a mission to represent and serve pharmacy and pharmaceutical sciences around the globe
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FIP
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National Association of Boards of Phamacy BABP
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The only professional association that represents the state boards of pharmacy in all 50 states, the Virgin Islands, New Zealand, nine Canadian Provinces, and the four Australian states
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NABP
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United States Pharmacopeia
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Sets up standards to ensure the quality of medicine for human and veterinary use. The USp also develops authoritative information about the correct use of medicines. National health care practitioner reporting program support U.S. public health standards and information programs
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USP
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