National Protect Your Pharmacy Week April 13-17, 2009 The NCPA, FBI LEEDA, and Purdue Pharma's RxPATROL® are partnering to combat pharmacy crime by improving pharmacy safety and security. The partners declared the third week in April as Protect Your Pharmacy Week and encourage pharmacists in all practice settings to take steps to protect staff and patients from pharmacy crime, including prescription drug theft.

Click here to join NCPA for access to the Protect Your Pharmacy Now! toolkit including:

• New! Security Height Decals-Be a better witness! Get an accurate account of a robber's height by placing these decals on your store doors
  
• New! Discounts on employee background screening services
  
• New! Continuing Education-This activity will help pharmacists access tools and information on what to do before, during, and after a crime as well as how to stop drug diversion and protect both the pharmacy and their patients.
  
• Discounts on packaged CCTV systems including monitors, DVR's, and cameras
  
• Poster and window decals
  
• RxPatrol Factsheet
  
• RxPatrol Pharmacy Security Videos
  
• Pharmacy Security Checklist
  
• Pharmacy Crime Form
  
• Pharmacy Security Brochure
  
• Sample Letter to the Editor
  

Also, new this year is the Protect Your Pharmacy Now! Prescription Disposal Program offering information and resources for pharmacies to create consumer drug disposal programs to help their patients safely dispose of unused and expired medicines that may be dangerous to others and to the environment.

Members can click here to access all parts of the NCPA Protect Your Pharmacy Now toolkit.

Click to hear the press conference announcing the Protect Your Pharmacy Now! initiative WAV (5M).