Members have access to members-only business development advice and benefits that include everything from store efficiency, staff development and training, marketing, building consumer loyalty, lease negotiation and making sense of today's regulatory and business-related issues.

All NCPA Members will receive or have exclusive access to:

The NCPA Digest—The most comprehensive report on independent community pharmacy available. It is a summary of selected financial and demographic information that illustrates the value independent community pharmacists provide to their patients by maximizing medication effectiveness.

NCPA's Loyalty Card Program—Now NCPA independent pharmacy members can offer their own loyalty program to their customers and better compete in an ever-changing marketplace. With this program, you can reward your customers with in-store dollars, free goods or services, or discounts designed to increase the average customer purchase and number of retail visits.

Protect your Pharmacy Now! Toolkit—Members receive a toolkit which includes ways to improve pharmacy safety and security. This kit includes discounts on purchasing security systems for your pharmacy.

As a part of the PYP Now! initiative, we offer members a discount on background checks by a trusted and dependable company that will investigate individuals down to the county level.

We are also pleased to expand our program this year to help protect your pharmacy's surrounding environment. The new Protect Your Pharmacy Now! Prescription Disposal Program offers 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, including some green programs that convert pharmaceutical waste to energy.

NCPA eNews Weekly, sent every Tuesday via email; we keep you up to date on the latest issues affecting community pharmacy.

Member Discounts on Lexi-Comp Products—Members are eligible for a significant discount on all Lexi-Comp products including the PDA software package, Lexi-COMPLETE.

Member Discounts on Publications—This includes our Buying a Pharmacy and Selling a Pharmacy books along with other Staff training publications and niche service training manuals that are available through the NCPA Store.

Group Insurance Programs—Members have the opportunity to take part in affordable, NCPA-sponsored, group insurance plans for your pharmacy's staff. Make sure that you're receiving the most competitive rates for your professional liability, business, worker's compensation, and other types of insurance.



Pharmacists Mutual offers a variety of insurance options at competitive pricing for NCPA Members. Visit the Pharmacists Mutual Web site for product and contact information.

NCPA Professional Services—Call NCPA toll free to get personalized answers for your business and operations questions. The Management Institute offers tools, training opportunities, and publications to assist you in expanding and strengthening your business. Services are provided through personal consultations, seminars, workshops, articles, and brochures.

Credit Card Processing—Discount rates on credit and debit card processing are available to NCPA members.

NCPA Conferences—Members enjoy significant discounts on registration to all of our meetings.

• Multiple Locations Pharmacy Conference
• National Legislation and Government Affairs Conference
• Annual Convention
• Pharmacy Ownership Workshop
• Community Aging, Assisted Living, and Long-Term Care Certificate Programs