NCPA

Project Description

National Community Pharmacists Association

“Our mission is to represent the professional and proprietary interests of independent retail pharmacists who rank as strong community leaders that are actively involved in providing the highest quality of pharmaceutical care to the United States community health care delivery system.” NCPA was founded in 1898 as the National Association of Retail Druggists (NARD), and represents the pharmacist owners, managers, and employees of nearly 25,000 independent community pharmacies across the United States. Independent pharmacists – more than 60,000 nationwide – dispense the majority of the nation’s retail prescription drugs. They are community leaders actively involved in community-oriented public health, civic, and volunteer projects. Students will have the opportunity to participate in multiple events, such as going to different pharmacies in the community to help bring awareness to distinct health related issues that arise in this setting.  The LECOM School of Pharmacy started a student chapter of NCPA in 2004.

President: Jolie Hoppes (jhoppes94467@rx.lecom.edu)

Faculty Advisors: Dr. Luke Gilmore and Dr. Kathryn Zboyovski