The Board of Pharmacy Specialties (BPS) was established in 1976 and is an independent division of the
American Pharmacists Association
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA, previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association), founded in 1852, is the first-established professional society of pharmacists in the United States. The association consists of more tha ...
that grants recognition within the United States to appropriate
pharmacy
Pharmacy is the science and practice of discovering, producing, preparing, dispensing, reviewing and monitoring medications, aiming to ensure the safe, effective, and affordable use of medication, medicines. It is a miscellaneous science as it ...
practice specialities and establishes standards for certification of
pharmacists
A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in ...
in 14 specialities.
The specialty examinations are accredited by National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), the accreditation body of
Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE).
The Executive Director of the BPS is William M. Ellis.
Specialties
The BPS recognizes 14 specialties:
* Ambulatory Care (BCACP) established in 2009
* Cardiology (BCCP) established in 2017
* Compounded Sterile Preparations (BCSCP) established in 2018
* Critical Care (BCCCP) established in 2013
* Emergency Medicine (BCEMP) established in 2020
* Geriatric (BCGP) established in 2017 under BPS and in 1997 under Commission for Certification in Geriatric Pharmacy
* Infectious Diseases (BCIDP) established in 2017
* Nuclear (BCNP) established in 1978
* Nutrition Support (BCNSP) established in 1988
* Oncology (BCOP) established in 1996
* Pediatric (BCPPS) established in 2013
* Pharmacotherapy (BCPS) established in 1988
* Psychiatric (BCPP) established in 1994
* Solid Organ Transplantation (BCTXP) established in 2018
See also
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Board of Pharmacy
National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that assists member boards of pharmacy for the purpose of protecting public health. It has 54 active members and 12 associate members. Active member boards inc ...
References
Pharmacy organizations in the United States
Pharmacy-related professional associations
Organizations established in 1976
Organizations based in Washington, D.C.
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