Organization Mission Statements

Advance pharmacy education, research, scholarship, practice and service, in partnership with members and stakeholders, to improve health for all.

As the voice of pharmacy, the American Pharmacists Association leads the profession and equips members for their role as the medication expert in team-based, patient-centered care. APhA will accomplish this by:

• Advancing pharmacists’ optimal roles in team-based, patient-centered care.
• Providing opportunities for professional development, recognition, differentiation, and leadership.
• Disseminating timely relevant information and state-of-the-art tools and resources.
• Raising societal awareness about the role of pharmacists as essential in patient care for optimal medication use.
• Creating unique opportunities for members to connect and share with peers across practice settings.

ASHP’s vision is that medication use will be optimal, safe, and effective for all people all of the time.  ASHP serves as the collective voice of pharmacists who serve as patient care providers in hospitals, health systems, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings spanning the full spectrum of medication use.

AAM works to ensure more generic and biosimilar medicines are more accessible to more people who need them.

To advance biotechnology innovation by promoting sound public policy and fostering collaboration, both locally and globally.

Empower self-care by preserving and expanding choice and availability of consumer healthcare products.

Advocate for sound public policy that supports patient access to medicines and medical products through safe, efficient, and effective distribution.

Lead the healthcare supply chain on policy issues, business practices, and industry guidelines to inform and support member development of innovative solutions.

Convene and partner with public and private stakeholders to facilitate discussions on industry issues, provide education, and support the sharing of leading practices.

NABP is the independent, international, and impartial association that assists its member boards and jurisdictions for the purpose of protecting the public health.

NACDS advances a pro-patient and pro-pharmacy agenda. For the ultimate benefit of the consumers served by NACDS members, the mission of NACDS is to advance the interests and objectives of the chain community pharmacy industry, by fostering its growth and promoting its role as a provider of healthcare services and consumer products.

• We are dedicated to the continuing growth and prosperity of independent community pharmacy in the United States.
• We are the national pharmacy association representing the professional and proprietary interests of independent community pharmacists and will vigorously promote and defend those interests.
• We are committed to high-quality pharmacist care and to restoring, maintaining, and promoting the health and well-being of the public we serve.
• We believe in the inherent virtues of the American free enterprise system and will do all we can to ensure the ability of independent community pharmacists to compete in a free and fair marketplace.
• We value the right to petition the appropriate legislative and regulatory bodies to serve the needs of those we represent.
• We will utilize our resources to achieve these ends in an ethical and socially responsible manner.

Our mission is to conduct effective advocacy for public policies that encourage the discovery of important, new medicines for patients by biopharmaceutical research companies. To accomplish this mission, we are dedicated to achieving these goals in Washington, D.C. and across the country.

To improve global health through public standards and related programs that help ensure the quality, safety, and benefit of medicines and foods.