Kansas pharmacists recovery network

goals

• PROTECT The Public
  
• PROVIDE Valuable Resources
  
• EDUCATE Pharmacists & Interns
  
• ENCOURAGE Voluntary Participation

Purpose

The Kansas Pharmacists Recovery Network (KsPRN) is a confidential voluntary program that was established by the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. It is administered by the Kansas Pharmacists Association (KPhA) and the Committee on Impaired Pharmacy Practice (CIPP). KsPRN's mission is to assist any pharmacist or pharmacy intern whose health and/or professional effectiveness has been or is likely to be impaired by the disease of chemical dependency or other physical and/or mental health disorder.

Public safety is the responsibility of all practicing pharmacists. Pharmacists and pharmacy interns struggling with substance abuse are encouraged to seek treatment and rehabilitation while maintaining the confidentiality inherent in the KsPRN program. In many cases, the pharmacist will be able to continue practicing pharmacy during their recovery process.

Services

In keeping with the commitment to enhance the pharmacy profession's awareness of chemical dependency, KsPRN also provides information on the following topics.

• Prevention of issues leading to impaired practice;
• Recognizing chemical dependency;
• Availability of treatment and counseling (including programs, cost etc.);
• Family, Marital or Professional issues.

Most importantly, KsPRN assures all self-referred participants in its program the utmost confidentiality. No one outside of KsPRN, not even the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy, will be notified of the referred pharmacist's condition, unless he/she fails to comply with the recommendations of KsPRN/CIPP and/or an evaluator.

The CIPP committee sets forth recommendations to the Kansas State Board of Pharmacy. Together, pharmacists and KsPRN can work toward overcoming chemical dependency while ensuring the public and the pharmacy profession that impairments are being carefully and completely addressed.