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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

Building a Sustainable, Healthy Pharmacy Workforce and Workplace

In June 2023 APhA, along with ASHP and NABP, convened 50 pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, employers, and state boards of pharmacy executives, for the invitational summit Implementing Solutions Summit: Building a Sustainable, Healthy, Pharmacy Workforce and Workplace Summit. The final report lays out actions to implement solutions to improve workplace conditions by addressing day-to-day challenges, removing obstacles to well-being, and advancing practice models for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians. The report identifies transformative and actionable changes for pharmacy.

Read the Final Report 

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 

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.

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.

Learn More 

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