APhA Policy Manual

Uniform Designation for Pharmacists

TITLES/DESIGNATIONS

The profession of pharmacy should establish and use a uniform designation to identify an individual as a pharmacist.
The profession should adopt and use the designation “Pharmacist” following an individual’s name as the uniform designation identifying that individual as a pharmacist.
At the discretion of individual pharmacists, earned academic degrees or state licensure designation may be indicated following the uniform designation.