Help Domestic Abuse Survivors and Their Pets with the Purina Purple Leash Project As a veterinary pharmacy professional, you see the deep bond between people and their pets. But for survivors of domestic abuse, that bond can be a barrier to seeking help - they worry about what will happen to their beloved [...]
ACVP Veterinary Pharmacy Student Competition: Putting Their Knowledge to the Test The field of veterinary pharmacy requires a unique combination of knowledge and expertise, blending pharmaceutical science with veterinary medicine. On March 18, the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists held a “knowledge bowl” style competition that brought together student pharmacists and veterinary students [...]
Nominate Now: Shape the Future of ACVP As members of the American College of Veterinary Pharmacists, we are bound by a shared passion for our profession and a commitment to fostering its growth and development. One crucial way we have the power to shape the future of our association is by nominating individuals [...]
ACVP Proposal to Expand Definition of “Patient” Approved by APhA House of Delegates Inclusion of “non-human species” acknowledges pharmacists’ wider scope of care The APhA House of Delegates approved a proposal on March 15 from new member ACVP to recognize the ability of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide care for animals as well as [...]
Brenda Jensen, ACVP Board Member, Elected to USP Council of Experts Congratulations to ACVP Board Member and ACA Pharmacy Technician Member Brenda Jensen, CPhT, CNMT, MBA, on her recent election to the USP Council of Experts for 2020-2025 as the Chair of the Compounding Expert Committee. Brenda is also on the ACA Faculty as [...]
June is National Pet Preparedness Month — easy to use digital resources from the US Department of Homeland Security are easily customized for your Veterinary Pharmacy. Click to access Pet Preparedness ToolKit Some additional suggestions: Have a "My Pet & Me" selfie content on your pharmacy Facebook page to encourage customers & the community to have [...]
A new Vice-President and five new directors have been named to the American College of Apothecaries (ACA) Board of Directors. The ACA Board of Directors is made up of ACA Fellows representing 13 geographical regions of the United States and Canada and Executive Officers. Elections for board Vice-President and Regional Directors for regions 6, 7, […] [...]
Just a year after establishing the Pharmacist Member, New Practitioner, and Dual Fellow membership categories, the American College of Apothecaries is once again expanding its scope in an effort to encourage and support independent pharmacy worldwide. The ACA’s new International Pharmacist Member category grants independent pharmacists working in countries outside of the United States and […] [...]
The American College of Apothecaries presented the 2016-17 Albert E. Rosica, Jr. Memorial Award to Don Downing of Seattle, Washington at the College’s 2017 Fall Pharmacy Conference at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel. The award, established in memory of Albert E. Rosica, Jr., a Past President of ACA, is presented each year to a pharmacy practitioner for […] [...]
The American College of Apothecaries Research and Education Foundation presented the Presidential Scholarship for Academic and Leadership Excellence to Cassandra Cangelosi at the 2017 Fall Pharmacy Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cangelosi is a pharmacy student at Wingate University School of Pharmacy in Wingate, North Carolina. The Presidential Scholarship for Academic and Leadership Excellence is awarded by the […] [...]