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Pharmacist's Fundamental Responsibilities and Rights

APhA and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) have released the Pharmacist's Fundamental Responsibilities and Rights focused on pharmacist's responsibilities and workplace expectations needed to fulfill those responsibilities.

The following have supported the Pharmacist's Fundamental Responsibilities and Rights:

Academy of Managed Care Pharmacy
Alabama Pharmacy Association
Alaska Board of Pharmacy
Alaska Pharmacists Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
American College of Apothecaries
American College of Clinical Pharmacy
American College of Veterinary Pharmacists
American Pharmacists Association
Arizona Pharmacy Association
Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy
Arkansas Pharmacists Association
Bay Street Pharmacy
Belmont University College of Pharmacy
Butler University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
Colorado Pharmacists Society
Delaware Pharmacist Society
Delaware State Board of Pharmacy
Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
East Tennessee State University Gatton College of Pharmacy
Hawai'i Pharmacists Association
Hematology/Oncology Pharmacy Association
Howard University College of Pharmacy
Husson University School of Pharmacy
Illinois Pharmacists Association
Indiana Pharmacy Association
Iowa Pharmacy Association
Kentucky Pharmacists Association
Larkin University College of Pharmacy

Lipscomb University College of Pharmacy
Manchester University College of Pharmacy, Natural & Health Sciences
Marshall University School of Pharmacy
Maryland Pharmacists Association
Mercer University College of Pharmacy
Michigan Pharmacists Association
National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
Nevada Pharmacy Alliance
New Mexico Pharmacists Association
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Ohio Northern University Raabe College of Pharmacy
The Ohio Pharmacists Association
Oregon State Pharmacy Association
Pennsylvania Pharmacists Association
Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin
Presbyterian College School of Pharmacy
Purdue University College of Pharmacy
Regis University School of Pharmacy
Rising Suns Pharmacy
Roosevelt University College of Science, Health & Pharmacy
Roseman University College of Pharmacy
St. Louis College of Pharmacy at University of Health Sciences & Pharmacy
St. John's University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Shenandoah University Bernard J. Dunn School of Pharmacy
South Carolina Pharmacy Association
South Carolina Society of Health-System Pharmacists

South Dakota Pharmacists Association
Sullivan University of College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
Temple University School of Pharmacy
Tennessee Pharmacists Association
Texas Pharmacy Association
University of California Irvine School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California San Diego Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences
University of California San Francisco School of Pharmacy
University of Findlay College of Pharmacy
University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy
University of Hawai'i at Hilo Daniel K. Inouye College of Pharmacy
University of Houston College of Pharmacy
University of Michigan College of Pharmacy
University of New England
University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy
University of North Texas System College of Pharmacy
University of Texas at Tyler College of Pharmacy
University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Pharmacy
University of Wyoming School of Pharmacy
Utah Pharmacy Association
Vermont Pharmacists Association
Virginia Pharmacy Association
Washington State Pharmacy Association
Wayne State University Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences
William Carey University School of Pharmacy

Reference Information

APhA Community Pharmacy Workplace Summit

In February 2022, APhA convened 46 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacy stakeholders and pharmacy organizations to discuss the challenges faced by community-based pharmacy personnel. The ideas and next steps generated are to serve as the foundation to jointly - employer organizations and pharmacy personnel - engage in frank and meaningful discussion to address issues in their pharmacy practice.

Read the Final Report here.

2021 APhA/NASPA National Pharmacy Workplace Survey

APhA and the National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) 2021 national pharmacy workplace survey was conducted to learn more about pharmacy workplace issues from pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and student pharmacists across all practice settings. Nearly 7,000 respondents from across the country and practice settings participated in this study.

Final Report of the National Pharmacy Workplace Survey here

Preliminary Findings from the National Pharmacy Workplace Survey can be found here .

National Consensus Conference

In 2019 APhA, along with four national pharmacy organizations, held a national consensus conference, to develop strategies that address pharmacists’ well-being and resiliency and design a path forward. The conference hosted multiple stakeholders from diverse practice perspectives.

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