The National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations (NASPA) and the Nonprescription Medicines Academy (NMA) have partnered to provide the NASPA/NMA Student Pharmacist Self Care Championship. The event, which is endowed by P&G, promotes active learning of self care conditions and nonprescription medicine.
The 2013 16th Annual NMA Conference will be held September 26th - 28th, 2013 in Cincinnati, OH. Each year, the Steering Committee of the NMA invites pharmacy faculty to attend the Annual Conference based on their application submission and dedication in the field of nonprescription medicines. The conference provides an unparalleled opportunity for pharmacy faculty to network and share ideas in the field of nonprescription medicines and self-care conditions, and programming includes presentations by faculty pharmacy members and P&G experts on topics related to education, research and product development. Applications are being accepted now and the deadline to apply is June 7, 2013! Please do not miss out on the excellent programming!
The application form is located under 'Pharmacy Resources' - 'Faculty Resources' - 'NMA Annual Conference'. (NMA Members Only)
The FDA has approved the availability of Plan B One-Step (single-dose levonorgestrel 1.5 mg) as a nonprescription product for all women of child-bearing potential.
According to the results of meta-analyses designed to characterize and quantify the risks of particular NSAID regimens, the vascular risks of high-dose diclofenac (and possibly ibuprofen) are similar to coxibs, while naproxen is not associated with an increased risk of major vascular events.
The mission of the Nonprescription Medicines Academy is to support pharmacy faculty by providing relevant and impactful information on nonprescription medicines and self care conditions, and is designed to promote networking, information-gathering and information-sharing.
