Pharmacists Considered Honest, Ethical by Americans, Gallup Finds

PRESS RELEASE

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Dec. 18, 2014) —

The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) issued the following statement today from President

John T. Sherrer, RPh

(

co-owner of Kenmar Pharmacy and Poole’s Pharmacy in Marietta, Ga. and a partner in several other Georgia pharmacies

) in response to the 2014 Gallup survey “U.S. Views on Honesty and Ethical Standards in Professions”:

“Americans place a high degree of faith and confidence in their pharmacists. Congratulations to our country’s community pharmacists on this impressive achievement and the continuation of a long-running trend in trustworthiness.

“Pharmacists are expertly trained, easily accessible and, as this survey affirms, trusted medication experts. As medication experts, they are well situated to play an even larger and evolved role in lowering U.S. health care costs and improving the quality of life for our nation’s citizens”

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The National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA®) represents the interests of America's community pharmacists, including the owners of nearly 23,000 independent community pharmacies. Together they represent an $88.8 billion health care marketplace, dispense nearly 40% of all retail prescriptions, and employ more than 300,000 individuals, including over 62,000 pharmacists. To learn more, go to www.ncpanet.org, visit facebook.com/commpharmacy, or follow NCPA on Twitter @Commpharmacy.