The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and the Nonprescription Medicines Academy (NMA) have partnered to provide the NASPA/NMA Student Pharmacist Self Care Championship. The event, which is endowed by P&G, promotes active learning of self care conditions and nonprescription medicine.
The 2011 NMA Annual Conference will be held October 13-15, 2011 in Cincinnati, OH. Each year, the Steering Committee of the NMA invites pharmacy faculty to attend the Annual Conference based on their application submission and dedication in the field of nonprescription medicines. The conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for pharmacy faculty to network and share ideas in the field of nonprescription medicines and self-care conditions, and programming includes presentations by faculty pharmacy members and P&G experts on topics related to education, research and product development.
In a controversial decision, the emergency contraceptive Plan B One-Step—administered as a single tablet containing levonorgestrel 1.5 mg—will remain a dual-status product, available on a nonprescription basis to women 17 years of age and older but by prescription only to women 16 years of age and younger.
Two articles in the December 20, 2011, issue of Annals of Internal Medicine examine the role of vitamin D deficiency and supplementation in cardiovascular disease, cancer, and fracture prevention.
The mission of the Nonprescription Medicines Academy is to support pharmacy faculty by providing relevant and impactful information on nonprescription medicines and self care conditions, and is designed to promote networking, information-gathering and information-sharing.
