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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 326 

Expressing support for designation of the week of April 13, 2009, through 

April 17, 2009, as ‘‘Protect Your Pharmacy Week’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

APRIL 2, 2009 

Mr. MCMAHON submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 

Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for designation of the week of April 

13, 2009, through April 17, 2009, as ‘‘Protect Your 

Pharmacy Week’’, and for other purposes. 

Whereas with a renewed national spotlight on prescription 

drug abuse, it is important to note the related issue of 

crimes against pharmacies; 

Whereas there are indications that the frequency of violent 

acts to obtain controlled substances in our Nation’s pharmacies is on the rise; 

Whereas it is estimated that prescription drug crime is the 

source of between 25 to 30 percent of the country’s drug 

problem, according to the National Association of Drug 

Diversion Investigators; 


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Whereas pharmacy owners are on the front line of this new 

war on drugs and need to know how to protect their 

pharmacy, community, patients, and the environment; 

Whereas in April 2008, the National Community Pharmacists 

Association (NCPA), Federal Bureau of Investigation 

Law Enforcement Executive Development Association 

(FBI LEEDA) and Purdue Pharma L.P. (collectively 

with NCPA and FBI LEEDA, the ‘‘Partnership’’) announced a Partnership to combat pharmacy crime by improving pharmacy safety and security; 

Whereas the Partnership declared the third week of April as 

‘‘Protect Your Pharmacy Week’’ and encouraged pharmacists in all practice settings to take steps to protect 

staff and patients from pharmacy crime, including prescription drug theft; 

Whereas NCPA and Purdue Pharma launched RxPATROL 

in 2003, a collaborative effort between industry and law 

enforcement designed to collect, collate, analyze, and disseminate pharmacy theft information; 

Whereas RxPATROL helps protect pharmacies and ensures 

legitimate patients’ access to life-sustaining medicines; 

Whereas RxPATROL has teamed up with neighborhood 

crime fighting groups such as Crime Stoppers; 

Whereas by working with local media outlets, Crime Stoppers 

can expedite the identification and apprehension of suspects who commit crimes; 

Whereas community pharmacists can not only benefit from 

this initiative by helping law enforcement apprehend 

pharmacy robbers, but community pharmacists can also 

gain access to important information on robbery trends 


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and patterns that will help reduce their vulnerability to 

theft; 

Whereas by making this information available to pharmacists, 

NCPA and Purdue Pharma hope to reduce the number 

of pharmacy thefts across the country; and 

Whereas the week of April 13, 2009, through April 17, 2009, 

is an appropriate week to designate as ‘‘Protect Your 

Pharmacy Week’’: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of ‘‘Protect Your 

3 Pharmacy Week’’; 

4 (2) recognizes the continuing importance of 

5 pharmacies; and 

6 (3) encourages pharmacies to take steps to re7 duce their vulnerability to theft. 

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