The American Pharmacists Association (APhA, previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association), founded in 1852, is the first-established professional society of pharmacist

Pharmacist

Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...

s within the United States

United States

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.. APhA is made up of more than 60,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in advancing the profession. Through a House of Delegates that meets each year at the APhA Annual Meeting & Exposition, APhA provides a forum for discussion, consensus building, and policy setting for the profession of pharmacy. In fact, nearly all of pharmacy's specialty organizations trace their roots to APhA, having originally been a section or part of this broad foundation of pharmacy.
The APhA Board of Trustees is responsible for broad direction setting of the Association. All members choose one of these three Academies when they join APhA:

• American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management (APhA–APPM)
• American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Pharmaceutical Research and Science (APhA–APRS)
• American Pharmacists Association - Academy of Student Pharmacists (APhA–ASP)

See also

• American Institute of Pharmacy Building
  American Institute of Pharmacy Building
  The American Institute of Pharmacy Building, also known as the Americal Pharmaceutical Association Building and the American Pharmacists Association Building is a late Beaux Arts style building in Washington, D.C., the headquarters of the American Pharmacists Association...
  
  , the Association's headquarters building in Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C.
  Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
  
  , listed on the National Register of Historic Places
  National Register of Historic Places
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• Remington Medal
  Remington medal
  The Remington Honor Medal, named for eminent community pharmacist, manufacturer, and educator Joseph P. Remington , was established in 1918 to recognize distinguished service on behalf of American pharmacy during the preceding year, culminating in the past year, or during a long period of...
  
  , awarded annually by the APhA