NCPA Foundation receives $100K grant from Purdue Pharma

ALEXANDRIA, Va. The charitable arm of the National Community Pharmacists Association has been awarded a $100,000 grant by Purdue Pharma to advance the foundation's efforts to stimulate community pharmacy-based research that helps improve patient care and education.

The NCPA Foundation said the grant will support its Catalyst Grant Award Program for Innovative Practice, with a focus on pain management.

"As healthcare providers, we know that partnerships and the pooling of resources are vital to improving our nation's healthcare delivery system in an effective and responsive manner," said Sharlea Leatherwood, NCPA Foundation president. "Purdue's funding of the Catalyst Grant Award Program underscores the importance of such collaboration."

The Catalyst Grant Award Program is designed to be conducted over a four-year period, with the selected best practices widely communicated to the pharmacy profession, other healthcare providers, policy-makers and payers, as well as patient and disease advocacy organizations. After four years, the program should generate a significant body of knowledge and evidence to showcase the effectiveness of pharmacy-provided services and the efficacy of pharmaceuticals when properly used.

Interested applicants must be NCPA members and currently licensed and engaged in independent pharmacy practice. Each grant will provide $3,000 or $5,000 to support up to an eight-month project. The application deadline is Aug. 6. Grant recipients will be announced at the NCPA 112th Annual Convention and Trade Exposition at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, Oct. 23 to 27. For more information, visit NCPAFoundation.org/Purdue.shtml.