American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) is a professional organization that represents

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s who serve as patient care providers in

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s, ambulatory clinics, and other healthcare settings. The organization's nearly 58,000 members include pharmacists, student pharmacists, and pharmacy technicians. ASHP maintains a national database on U.S. drug shortages that is published on their website.

Purpose

The aim of the society is to support the professional practice of pharmacists in hospitals and health systems. In addition, the society advocates to government agencies, such as the

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(FDA) and the

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(CDC) on public policy issues related to

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use and

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Publications

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American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy The ''American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy'' is a biweekly peer-reviewed medical journal covering all aspects of drug therapy and pharmacy practice specific to hospitals. It was established in 1943 and is published by the American Society of ...

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AHFS Drug Information Book The AHFS DI is one of several compendiums approved by the Social Security Act (Section 1861(t)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) as a source of off-label anti-cancer drug use. It was originally published in 1959 as the American Hospital Formulary Service (AHFS) by ...

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Handbook on Injectable Drugs A handbook is a type of reference work, or other collection of instructions, that is intended to provide ready reference. The term originally applied to a small or portable book containing information useful for its owner, but the ''Oxford Engl ...

'' *'' Best Practices for Hospital and Health-System Pharmacy''
ASHP Intersections
*''Clinical Pharmacy'' (; published 1982–1993)

References

External links

American Society of Health-System PharmacistsASHP Foundation
Pharmacy organizations in the United States Pharmacy-related professional associations Organizations established in 1942 1942 establishments in the United States {{pharmacy-stub