PRINTER'S NO. 2444
No. 387 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, WASHINGTON, TARTAGLIONE, STACK, BAKER,
O'PAKE, FERLO, STOUT, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, RAFFERTY,
C. WILLIAMS, LAVALLE, COSTA, PIPPY, EARLL, GREENLEAF, FUMO,
FONTANA, HUGHES, A. WILLIAMS, ERICKSON, ORIE, TOMLINSON,
PILEGGI AND WONDERLING, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating the month of October 2008 as "American Pharmacists
2 Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, October 2008 has been designated as "American
4 Pharmacists Month" by the American Pharmacists Association; and
5 WHEREAS, The purpose of this campaign is to inform consumers
6 about the value of talking with their provider pharmacist in
7 order to use medicines appropriately; and
8 WHEREAS, Another purpose of the campaign is to urge consumers
9 to update their over-the-counter medicines and to restock their
10 medicine cabinets, carefully disposing of expired medicines; and
11 WHEREAS, In keeping with these purposes, the theme of the
12 campaign is "Know Your Medicine. Know Your Pharmacist."; and
13 WHEREAS, The residents of this Commonwealth benefit greatly
14 from the presence of dedicated and well-trained pharmacists in
15 places where prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines are
16 provided; therefore be it
1 RESOLVED, That the Senate designate the month of October 2008
2 as "American Pharmacists Month" in Pennsylvania.
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