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AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION. Jan Engle, Pharm.D., FAPhA Past President, APhA Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy. APhA TASK FORCE.
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AMERICAN PHARMACISTS ASSOCIATION Jan Engle, Pharm.D., FAPhA Past President, APhA Associate Dean for Academic Affairs Clinical Professor of Pharmacy Practice University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy
APhA TASK FORCE • APhA has examined the issue of Pharmacy Care OTCs multiple times over the past several years • Most recently, a Task Force was convened in August 2004 to make recommendations on how a pharmacy only category of OTCs might work
APhA TASK FORCEWhat is a pharmacy care OTC? • OTC medication distributed only in outlets with a pharmacy • Distributed on open shelves with current OTC products • Does not require pharmacist intervention, but supports it • Expands supportive services such as cholesterol testing and counseling • Especially beneficial for potential first-time users and chronic users with questions
TASK FORCE PRINCIPLES • Detail what pharmacies and pharmacists must consider when they sell Pharmacy Care OTCs: • How to support consumer/pharmacist interaction • Scope of consumer/pharmacist interaction • Necessary services in the facility