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FEATURE NEWS
Accreditation Program Growth Continues in 2022
Drug Distributor Accreditation
A total of 717 facilities held Drug
Distributor Accreditation by the end
of 2022. This figure includes 52 new
accreditations and 156 reaccreditations
awarded in 2022. The number of states
currently requiring or recognizing
Drug Distributor Accreditation is 32.
DMEPOS Pharmacy
Accreditation
DMEPOS Pharmacy Accreditation
continues to receive a steady
number of applications, resulting
in 24 new accreditations and 44
reaccreditations in 2022. Currently,
170 companies representing almost
25,000 facilities are accredited by
NABP for DMEPOS Pharmacy.
Digital Pharmacy Accreditation
Digital Pharmacy Accreditation
awarded nine new accreditations and
23 reaccreditations by the end of 2022.
Eighty-nine businesses, which account for
tens of thousands of pharmacies across
the United States, were accredited, and
overall participation in Digital Pharmacy
Accreditation has steadily increased
since the program's inception in 1999.
Compounding Pharmacy
Accreditation
In 2020, NABP launched the
Compounding Pharmacy Accreditation
for facilities wishing to demonstrate
compliance with US Pharmacopeia
standards for Chapters <795>,
<797>, and <800>. As of the end of
2022, 30 new accreditations were
awarded, bringing the total number
of pharmacies that have received
this three-year accreditation since
the program launched to 60.
Healthcare Merchant
Accreditation
A total of 350 accreditations and
reaccreditations were awarded by
Healthcare Merchant Accreditation
in 2022. This figure includes 115 new
accreditations and 235 reaccreditations.
Newest Accreditations
Several of the Association's newer
accreditations demonstrated success in
2022, including Specialty Pharmacy
Accreditation and Community
Pharmacy Accreditation. In 2022,
three new pharmacy accreditations
were awarded through Specialty
Pharmacy Accreditation, while one
reaccreditation was awarded through
Community Pharmacy Accreditation.
After a Year of Playing 'Catch-Up,' VPP Is Back on Track
In 2022, NABP completed 261 inspections through the
Verified Pharmacy Program® (VPP®) compared to 372 inspections
the year before. Several VPP inspections that were postponed due
to the coronavirus disease 2019 were finished in 2021, accounting
for the higher volume that year. VPP continues to be a valuable
service for pharmacies through professionalism, careful reviews,
and a thorough report that provides areas for improvement that
may have been previously overlooked. There are 290 inspections
anticipated for 2023.
NABP's VPP is the most widely recognized multistate, uniform
inspection program accepted by state boards of pharmacy. The program
is ideal for pharmacies that need a resident or nonresident pharmacy
inspection required by a board of pharmacy for renewing or obtaining
licensure or want to pursue NABP's Compounding Pharmacy
Accreditation, for which VPP is a prerequisite. More information about
VPP can be found in the Programs section of the NABP website.
Since
VPP Inspections*
General Retail Pharmacy Only
General and Nonsterile Compounding Only
General and Sterile Compounding Only
General, Nonsterile, and
Sterile Compounding
Nuclear
2022
86
45
52
56
22
Inception
(2013)
411
660
368
690
96
* The totals above represent facilities whose inspections were completed in 2022
and do not include applicants who are awaiting an inspection or who recently
submitted an application.
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https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/drug-distributor/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/digital-pharmacy/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/healthcare-merchant/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/dmepos-pharmacy/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/compounding-pharmacy/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/specialty-pharmacy/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/accreditations-inspections/community-pharmacy/ https://nabp.pharmacy/programs/

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