NCPDP

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1 Overview
2 History
3 Members
4 External links

[edit] Overview

The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, or NCPDP, is a not-for-profit NCPDP-accredited Standards Development Organization headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona. It consists of over 1450 members who represent chain and independent pharmacies, consulting companies and pharmacists, database management organizations, federal and state agencies, health insurers, health maintenance organizations, mail service pharmacy companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmaceutical services administration organizations, prescription service organizations, pharmacy benefit management companies, professional and trade associations, telecommunication and systems vendors, 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.