CENTER FOR PHARMACY PRACTICE ACCREDITATION

What they do

SPECIALTY PHARMACY PRACTICE ACCREDITATION PROGRAMTHE STANDARDSCPPA RECOGNIZES THE PUBLICS NEED for SPECIFIC, PREDICTABLE and MEASURABLE PHARMACISTS CLINICAL SERVICES. to MEET THIS NEED, CPPA GATHERED EXPERT STAKEHOLDERS to DEVELOP CONSENSUS-BASED SPECIALTY PHARMACY PRACTICE STANDARDS. CPPA SPECIALTY PHARMACY PRACTICE STANDARDS ARE DESIGNED to CREATE A CONSENSUS AROUND THE PRACTICE of SPECIALTY PHARMACY and GUIDE THE ACCREDITATION PROCESS. THEY ADDRESS FOUR PRIMARY AREAS of SPECIALTY PHARMACY PRACTICE, WHICH ENCOMPASS THE OVERALL PROVISION of PHARMACY CARE for PATIENTS RECEIVING SPECIALTY PHARMACEUTICALS. THESE AREAS of FOCUS INCLUDE THE ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE to SUPPORT THE PROVISION of SPECIALTY PHARMACY CARE, PATIENT ACCESS to MEDICATIONS VIA MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENTS and BENEFITS INVESTIGATION, CLINICAL MANAGEMENT of THE PATIENT, and QUALITY. SPECIFICALLY, THE STANDARDS ARE ORGANIZED UNDER THE FOLLOWING STANDARD DOMAINS:1.0 ORGANIZATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE2.0 ACCESS to MEDICATIO