IV 
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 phar-
macies 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’’) an-
nounced a Partnership to combat pharmacy crime by im-
proving pharmacy safety and security; 
Whereas the Partnership declared the third week of April as 
‘‘Protect Your Pharmacy Week’’ and encouraged phar-
macists in all practice settings to take steps to protect 
staff and patients from pharmacy crime, including pre-
scription 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 dis-
seminate 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 sus-
pects 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 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of ‘‘Protect Your 
Pharmacy Week’’; 
(2) recognizes the continuing importance of 
pharmacies; and 
(3) encourages pharmacies to take steps to re-
duce their vulnerability to theft. 
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