As you may be aware, ASHP recently joined the Center for Pharmacy Practice Accreditation (CPPA) as a governing member. We believe that the CPPA brings considerable value to pharmacy. Its voluntary accreditation standards will help drive improvements in patient care in and between all sites of care, and, thus, will advance the profession of [...]

Today, I am pleased to make a very special announcement to the members of ASHP. At its January meeting, the Board of Directors voted unanimously to name the ASHP headquarters building, here at 7272 Wisconsin Avenue in Bethesda, Maryland, after the man who led our organization for 37 years: Dr. Joseph A. Oddis. As of [...]

Achieving provider status under Section 1861 of the Social Security Act is important for the profession. It is essential to recognize pharmacists for the patient-care providers that they already are, along with other formally recognized providers, such as nurse practitioners, dietitians, psychologists, social workers, optometrists, nurse-midwives, dentists, and others. The data are conclusive: Pharmacists improve [...]

I, like most of you, continue to follow the news out of Framingham, Mass., as more is learned about the operations at the New England Compounding Center. What investigators are finding—unsatisfactory conditions, shipping of product before the results of sterility testing were known, and inattention to other known safeguards—deeply upsets me. These types of practices [...]

Dr. Abramowitz shares his thoughts on ASHP’s new groundbreaking policies on pharmacist prescribing, board certification, and technician licensure and their impact on pharmacy practice.