American Association of Psychiatric PharmacistsAbbreviation | AAPP |
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Predecessor | College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists; Conference of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists |
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Formation | March 24, 1998 |
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Type | Professional Association |
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Headquarters | Lincoln, NE |
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Region | United States |
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Fields | Pharmacy |
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Membership (2016) | 2057[1] |
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Website | https://aapp.org/ |
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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]