About The Patient

About the Patient is an effort by the North Dakota Pharmacists Association and the North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation.

Our Diabetes Management Program launched in July 2008 and has grown since then to involve all aspects of health, wellness, and prevention across the state of North Dakota. Our diabetes program network comprises over 100 pharmacists at 70 different pharmacy locations.

In 2011, a Pain Management Program was added. It is currently being utilized in a pilot program from ND Workforce Saftey and Insurance (WSI).

The Dakota Pharmaceutical Association was organized August 3, 1885, in Fargo by pharmacists concerned about the quality of pharmacy practice in the northern part of the Dakota Territory. There were no licensure requirements for pharmacists and pharmacies and the goal of the group was to organize to advance the profession by promoting standards for pharmacists to meet. Following statehood, the organization was recognized as the North Dakota Pharmaceutical Association. The articles of incorporation were renewed in 1935. In April 2004, at the annual convention, the members voted to change the association’s name to the North Dakota Pharmacists Association.

The North Dakota Pharmacy Service Corporation (NDPSC) is a wholly owned subsidiary of the North Dakota Pharmacists Association. Membership is composed of participating pharmacies in the state of North Dakota. There are currently 108 member pharmacies in the organization. The purpose of the Corporation is to form a network of pharmacies in North Dakota that can provide services for, governmental agencies, employers, and third party payers. NDPSC acts on behalf of individual pharmacy members to represent them in dealings with third party payers, and to promote the ability of the collective membership to provide services to patients in a profitable manner. They are the overall administrators of this effort and the network of providers.