National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA)
The National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA) is a national, professional organization of pharmacists committed to serving the underserved and promoting minorities in pharmacy.
Mission:
The National Pharmaceutical Association (NPhA), established in 1947, is dedicated to representing the views and ideals of minority pharmacists on critical issues affecting healthcare and pharmacy, promoting racial and health equity, as well as advancing the standards of pharmaceutical care among all practitioners.
Vision:
• To support a system of education and professional training which assure the public the availability of competent personnel to the accepted functions of the practice of pharmacy, especially disenfranchised communities.
• To promote good health by providing information for the safe effective use of medications by members of the health professions the general public.
• To provide information on current topics and medical product services through newsletters, journals, conventions and zone meetings.
• To encourage interest in the practice of pharmacy as a career, especially among minority students.
• To encourage and maintain relations with members of other health professions and their respective organizations by being a voice on public policy issues affecting and in representation of minority patients and pharmacists.
• To maintain lines of communication between the organization and its membership so that their needs are accurately represented.
• To provide continuing pharmaceutical education for its members.