Our History

"A mission statement without actions and results is worthless."
Mike Johnston, CPhT, NPTA Founder

1999
February - NPTA Founded in Houston, Texas
November - NPTA Opens a Corporate Office

2000
March- NPTA Launches Today's Technician™ Magazine
July- NPTA's 1st  Annual Convention [Houston]

2001
March - NPTA Hosts 1st Regional Conference [Seattle]
July - NPTA's 2nd Annual Convention [Orlando]
August - NPTA Releases Pharmacy Technician PR Video
October - NPTA Launches Rx Techs - Helping America Feel Better™ Campaign

2002
January - NPTA Debuts the US Tour 2002, a 14-City CE Tour
June - NPTA Forms TAG - the Technician Advocacy Group, a 501(c)6 non-profit org.
July - NPTA's 3rd Annual Convention [Las Vegas]
October - NPTA Launches NPTAnews™

2003
April - NPTA Hosts Spring Conference [Anchorage]
June - 4th Annual Convention [Las Vegas]
August - NPTA Forms STAT Educational Services
September - NPTA Hosts Fall Conference [Chicago]

2004
January - NPTA/STAT Educational Services Becomes an ACPE-appoved CE Provider
June - 5th Annual Convention [San Antonio]
July - NPTA Publishes The Professional Roadmap - a Special Report
September - NPTA, AAPT & PTEC Sign Official Statement of Unity
October- NPTA Releases What the Future Holds [VHS]
November - NPTA Releases Updated Sterile Products Certification Course

2005
January - NPTA Debuts The 2005 National CE Tour
May - NPTA Becomes the Only Non-European Member of CEPT
July - 6th Annual Convention [New Orleans]
August - Prentice Hall Health Releases The Pharmacy Technician Series, endorsed by NPTA
September- NPTA Launches The Helping Hands Fund
October- NPTA Publishes Learning About Earnings: An In-Depth Wage/Benefit Survey
November - NPTA Releases Laughter - The Best Medicine After All  [DVD]