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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2014

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING APRIL 3, 2014 TO BE "FACE OF PHARMACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF

RHODE ISLAND

     Introduced By: Representatives Serpa, Silva, Marcello, Hull, and Lombardi

     Date Introduced: April 03, 2014

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Thursday, April 3rd will mark the 11th annual Face of Pharmacy day in

Rhode Island. Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) students, preceptors, and faculty

members will be demonstrating and exhibiting "progressive and successful practices of pharmacy

in the state"; and

     WHEREAS, Pharmacists play a vital role in the health care system through the medicine

and information they provide to the public; and

     WHEREAS, More than 3.5 billion prescriptions are written each year and medications

are involved in approximately 80 percent of all medical treatments; and

     WHEREAS, Pharmacists are oftentimes the most accessible healthcare professionals for

individuals and particularly for our state's senior citizens; and

     WHEREAS, The practice of pharmacy and the role of the Pharmacist is constantly

evolving in order to meet the needs of patients struggling with an increasingly complicated and

ever-changing healthcare system; and

     WHEREAS, Rhode Island is fortunate to have the University of Rhode Island's College

of Pharmacy, a national leader in Pharmaceutical Sciences graduate education, which offers

programs and specializations in cutting edge pharmaceutical fields and practices; and

     WHEREAS, These committed and earnest men and women, who have spent years

studying, learning, and practicing to become pharmacists, take an oath to devote themselves "to a

lifetime of service to others through the profession of pharmacy." The bottom line is that

pharmacists help patients get well; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

Providence Plantations hereby proclaims April 3, 2014 to be "Face of Pharmacy Day" in the state.

We furthermore recognize and thank the dedicated professionals and students who not only

provide crucial services to Rhode Islanders, but also contribute caring assistance and constant

support; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to transmit

duly certified copies of this resolution to the University of Rhode Island College of Pharmacy,

and the Rhode Island Pharmacists Association

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