American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists

American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists
AbbreviationAAPP
PredecessorCollege of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists; Conference of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists
FormationMarch 24, 1998
TypeProfessional Association
HeadquartersLincoln, NE
Region
United States
FieldsPharmacy
Membership (2016)
2057[1]
Websitehttps://aapp.org/

The American Association of Psychiatric Pharmacists (AAPP) is a professional organization representing pharmacists and other health care professionals in the specialized areas of psychiatric and neurologic pharmacy practice within the United States.[2] AAPP maintains "The Mental Health Pharmacy Directory", an online search engine that includes more than 850 mental health pharmacies.[3][4]

As of December 2015, AAPP is a member of the Coalition on Psychiatric Emergencies (COPE) and is the only professional pharmacy organization represented on the coalition.[5][6] In January 2017, AAPP was elected to membership status on the Joint Commission of Pharmacy Practitioners (JCPP).[7][8] AAPP is the only Board of Pharmacy Specialties accredited provider of BCPP (Board Certified Psychiatric Pharmacist) recertification products.[9]

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