National Association of Boards of Pharmacy
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The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (commonly abbreviated as the NABP) is an international association which assists state licensing boards in developing, implementing, and enforcing uniform standards relating to pharmacies. Originating in the United States in 1904, its membership now includes two Australian states and nine Canadian provinces in addition to the fifty federal states of the US, the District of Columbia, and three U.S. territories.
Part of the NABP's work includes standardised tests to aid in licensing, such as the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination
and NAPLEX
. In addition, in 1999 the NABP developed the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites VIPPS program to accredit online pharmacies. Vet-VIPPS, awarded to online veterinary pharmacies, has been granted to sites including PetMeds, VetCentric , and VetRxDirect . In a 2004 press release the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended VIPPS to consumers as "one method to help minimize the risks of getting bad quality drugs from disreputable sources.
In 2004, the NABP developed the Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors program (VAWD)
program to accredit Wholesale Distributors and to help protect the public from the threat of counterfeit drugs.
Part of the NABP's work includes standardised tests to aid in licensing, such as the Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination
Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination
The Multistate Pharmacy Jurisprudence Examination is a standard examination created by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to help individual state boards of pharmacy assess an individual's competency and knowledge so that he or she may be given a license to practice pharmacy. The MPJE...
and NAPLEX
Naplex
The NAPLEX, also known as the North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination, is a standard examination created by the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy to help individual state boards of pharmacy assess an individual's competency and knowledge so that he or she may be given a license to...
. In addition, in 1999 the NABP developed the Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites VIPPS program to accredit online pharmacies. Vet-VIPPS, awarded to online veterinary pharmacies, has been granted to sites including PetMeds, VetCentric , and VetRxDirect . In a 2004 press release the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recommended VIPPS to consumers as "one method to help minimize the risks of getting bad quality drugs from disreputable sources.
In 2004, the NABP developed the Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors program (VAWD)
VAWD
The Verified-Accredited Wholesale Distributors program was established in 2004 to help protect the public from thethreat of counterfeit drugs. The VAWD program was developed and is administered by the National Association of Boards ofPharmacy...
program to accredit Wholesale Distributors and to help protect the public from the threat of counterfeit drugs.