Please review the following descriptions of each primary option and then, at the bottom of this page, select one of these primary member types to join as a member:
Affiliated
County
Dues:
Please
note
the
dues below are
base
amounts and
that additional dues, that vary by membership category,
will
be
invoiced
for county affiliated
memberships.
Pharmacist:
$259 for any registered or licensed pharmacist, individuals not licensed or registered but who have a degree in pharmacy from an accredited school of pharmacy, and teachers of pharmacy, chemistry and other sciences
or arts, the knowledge of which is necessary to the practice of pharmacy. Access the application in printable format. Please note there are additional dues categories as listed below with in the Pharmacist membership
category:
- Joint with
Spouse/Pharmacist: $129 for any
individual
who
would
qualify
for Active Membership but is the Spouse
of
an
already
Active
Member.
- New
Practitioner – First through Third
Year:
respectively
$50,
$125
& $190 is a special reduced dues for
graduating
pharmacy
students
for their first three years following
graduation.
- Retired:
$89
for
individuals who have been
active PPA members or a member of a
county
or
regional
association
for
five years who request transfer to the
retired
dues
category.
Must
be
eligible for Social Security and not be
employed
more
than
20
hours
per
week. The dues reduction will take
effect
for
the
next
dues
cycle.
Part-time Pharmacist:
$129 for individuals who are
licensed pharmacists but who are only
working part-time. Hour per week may not
exceed 20
hours.
Student: $20 for any student enrolled in a professional undergraduate pharmacy curriculum. Students may also have
specific school chapter dues or may select a multi-year discount program.
Pharmacy
Technician: $40 for individuals working as pharmacy technicians, both those who are certified and those who are not currently. Members will have access to free, home study continuing education
programs through PPA's Recorded CE Catalog.
Associate: $159 for those persons who are desirous of advancing the interests of pharmacy or whom may be actively engaged in
the manufacture, distribution, or sale of prescription drugs in licensed pharmacies, but who are not themselves licensed. Examples include individuals who work for wholesalers,
pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, accountants, and others who market business products to pharmacist
Important Note: Membership period runs from January 1 – December 31 (except for Student Members). Due to seasonal registrations
for membership, your dues for the next year will be Pro-rated based on the following schedule:
|
Register Between
|
Amount that will be Pro-rated
|
|
January – March
|
0%
|
|
April – June
|
25%
|
|
July – September
|
50%
|
|
October
|
75%
|
|
November – December
|
100%
|
This will be reflected on your membership dues invoice beginning on January 1 of the year following your new membership registration! Not applicable to Student Memberships.
Dues
paid to the Pennsylvania
Pharmacists
Association are not deductible as charitable
contributions
for
federal
income tax purposes. However, such payments may be
deductible
as
a
business
expense under other provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code.
The
portion of
the membership fee not deductible as attributable to
lobbying
expenses is
30%. Please note that all applications for membership
are
subject
to
review, and approval is at the sole discretion of the
Pennsylvania
Pharmacists
Association.
*
Be sure
for New Practitioner, that you are including your
graduation
year
with
your application. Your dues will be automatically
calculated
based
on
your
graduation year.
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