Table 2.

Professional Pharmacy Organizations in Kenya

Organization	Abbreviation	Description
Pharmacy and Poisons Board	PPB	Regulates the practice of pharmacy and the manufacture of and trade in drugs and poisons
Pharmaceutical Society of Kenya	PSK	Professional organization for all pharmacists; advances the practice of pharmacy by creating and maintaining standards for professional conduct and a code of ethics, fostering a high level of control over the quality and distribution of medicines and other pharmaceutical products, and promoting the role of pharmacists as integral members of the health care team to ensure rational drug use
Hospital Pharmacist Association of Kenya	HOPAK	Advances and supports the professional practice of pharmacy practitioners in hospitals; also serves as a collective voice on issues related to medication use and information
Kenya Association of Pharmaceutical Industries	KAPI	Brings together both multinational and local industry players
Federation of Kenya Pharmaceutical Manufacturers	FKPM	Brings together local manufacturers
Kenya Pharmaceutical Association	KPA	Professional body for all pharmaceutical technologists; promotes ethical pharmaceutical practice within premises and institutions, to the standards required and expected by society and the professional fraternity, while enhancing scientific research and development