National Council for Prescription Drug Programs
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[edit] Overview
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is a not-for-profit standards development organization headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It consists of over 1450 members who represent chain, independent and mail service pharmacies, database management organizations, federal and state agencies, health maintenance organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, wholesale drug distributors, and other parties interested in electronic standardization within the pharmacy services sector of the health care industry.
[edit] History
NCPDP began as a small group of ad hoc committee members and was incorporated on March 31, 1977.
[edit] Members
NCPDP's membership is comprised of government agencies, organizations, corporations, academic and international bodies, and individuals. In total, the Institute represents the interests of more than 125,000 companies and 3.5 million professionals. NCPDP is the most recognized standard in the US pharmaceutical industry.
