Alex C. Varkey (President) Randy McDonough (President-elect) The American Pharmacists Association (APhA, previously known as the American Pharmaceutical Association), founded in 1852, is the first-established professional society of pharmacists in the United States.

[3] The association consists of more than 62,000 practicing pharmacists, pharmaceutical scientists, student pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and others interested in the profession.

Nearly all U.S. pharmacy specialty organizations were originally a section or part of this association.

[4][5][6] All members choose one of these three Academies : The Annual Meeting & Exposition provides a forum for discussion, consensus building, and policy setting for the pharmacy profession.

[citation needed] In the second quarter of 2021, APhA received a $202,000 grant from Pfizer to “support effective pharmacy based pneumococcal vaccine immunization services.”[7] The Association publishes two peer-reviewed journals:[8] It also publishes:[8]