APhA Policy Manual

Pharmacy Practice Accreditation

LICENSURE, REGISTRATION, AND REGULATION PHARMACY PRACTICE QUALITY ASSURANCE

APhA should lead the creation of consensus-based, pharmacy profession-developed accreditation standards and methods of evaluation to optimize the quality and safety of patient care and promote best practices.
APhA urges that accrediting bodies use profession-developed standards for pharmacy.
APhA supports only those pharmacy accreditation processes that are voluntary, transparent, consensus-based, reasonably executable, and affordable, while avoiding duplication and barriers to patient care.
APhA opposes mandatory pharmacy accreditation.
APhA shall assume the leadership role among stakeholders on the design and implementation of an appropriate process for any new pharmacy accrediting program.
APhA supports the appropriate use of data gathered from pharmacy practice monitoring processes to facilitate the advancement of pharmacy practice and quality of patient care.