The National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities (NAPRA) is the alliance of Canada’s provincial and territorial pharmacy regulatory authorities (PRAs) as well as the Canadian Forces Health Services. NAPRA’s Members regulate the practice of pharmacy in their respective jurisdictions in Canada, and their primary mandate is to protect and serve the public interest. NAPRA facilitates collaboration and national approaches among its Members as they address common issues in the practice of pharmacy in Canada.

As part of this role, NAPRA develops model documents intended to serve as foundational resources for its Members. These documents support the development of provincial and territorial requirements and help promote alignment in pharmacy practice and regulation across the country.

NAPRA is aware that some organizations use references to NAPRA to promote products, services, and/or educational/training opportunities on their websites and in other promotional materials, digital or otherwise. These references include the use of terms such as “NAPRA compliant”, “NAPRA certified”, “to ensure compliance with NAPRA Model Standards” as well as the use of the NAPRA name within course titles in a way that infers that NAPRA is involved in the development of the course content, delivery of the course, and/or endorsement of the course, when that is not the case.

NAPRA does not authorize the use of its name in any of the ways outlined above. NAPRA is not a regulatory authority itself and, as such, does NOT have any compliance or certification mechanism related to any of its documents. The model documents developed by NAPRA cannot be used to claim compliance as they are not a regulatory requirement. The PRAs are the bodies that are responsible for setting jurisdictional requirements and for monitoring compliance with those requirements. Only the PRAs can implement and enforce practice requirements. Consequently, any claim that any service or product offered is “NAPRA compliant” or “NAPRA certified” is inaccurate.

Educational and training offerings related to NAPRA documents must clearly acknowledge:

• That each PRA establishes its own jurisdictional requirements, which may be, but are not required to be, based on NAPRA’s foundational model document and
• That, as a result, there may be variations in how each jurisdiction uses NAPRA documents to create provincial/territorial requirements and how they implement and verify compliance with the requirements in their jurisdiction.

To avoid misleading or confusing participants, educational/training providers are expected to:

• Clearly state that any interpretations made in a course regarding NAPRA documents are those of the course creator and not those of NAPRA.
• Not include “National Association of Pharmacy Regulatory Authorities”, “NAPRA”, “Association nationale des organismes de réglementation de la pharmacie” or “ANORP” in course titles, course descriptions, or learning objectives, whether in electronic or hard copy impressions, in a way that infers NAPRA engagement or endorsement of a course or activity.
• Provide written and verbal disclaimers to all participants for courses and materials that include the NAPRA name in any way, explaining that the course’s content has not been reviewed, approved, or endorsed by NAPRA.

NAPRA appreciates the cooperation and collaboration of all organizations and service providers in adhering to these expectations.