TheNatioNal Pharmaceutical couNcil (NPC) is the credible and trusted voice o\ue000
the biopharmaceutical industry on the critical issues o\ue000 evidence, the value o\ue000 medicines \ue000or
patients, and innovation.

NPC sponsors, participates in and promotes scientifc analyses o\ue000 the appropriate use o\ue000 biopharmaceuticals, and the clinical and economic value o\ue000 improved health outcomes through innovation. NPC actively participates with a variety o\ue000 health care stakeholders to demonstrate and communicate the value o\ue000 biopharmaceuticals and vaccines through practical, evidence-based applications and tools.

Ensuring patients receive
appropriate care based on
individual needs and conditions
through decision making that uses
the best available scientifc and
clinical knowledge

NPC \ue001ocuses on educating states about
the problem o\ue001 unauthorized substitution
o\ue001 non-FDA-approved products at the
pharmacy level

NPC launches annual pharmacy
internship program with American
Pharmacists Association (1959)

NPC develops \u201cCompilation on State
Wel\ue001are Drug Programs,\u201d which would
later become the annual \u201cPharmaceutical
Bene\ue000ts Under State Medical Assistance
Programs\u201d (1963)

NPC moves its headquarters to the metropolitan Washington, DC area (1965)

NPC works with states to
examine open drug programs
versus closed \ue001ormularies;
electronic data processing
systems developed through
this efort were later adapted
by the \ue001ederal government
and acknowledged in the
publication, \u201cMedicaid
Management In\ue001ormation
System\u201d

NPC is a policy research organization dedicated to the advancement o\ue001
good evidence and science, and to \ue001ostering an environment in the United
States that supports medical innovation.

NPC \ue001ocuses on research development, in\ue001ormation dissemination,
education and promotion o\ue001 the critical issues o\ue001 evidence, innovation and
the value o\ue001 medicines \ue001or patients. The issues we select \ue001or examination
and the researchers and academics we partner with position NPC as a
uniquely credible and trusted voice in the biopharmaceutical research and
health policy communities.