Bill Text: NY J00123 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Recognizing January 12, 2023, as National Pharmacist Day

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-01-10 - ADOPTED [J00123 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00123-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 123

BY: Senator PARKER

        RECOGNIZING   January   12,   2023,   as  National
        Pharmacist Day

  WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative  Body  to  acknowledge
official   days   that   are   set  aside  to  recognize  the  important
contributions of individuals who affect the health of  the  citizens  of
this great State and Nation; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
recognize January 12, 2023, as National Pharmacist Day; and

  WHEREAS, This vital day focuses on the importance of pharmacists, as
well  as  honors  how  much they impact the health and well-being of all
Americans; and

  WHEREAS, In 754 AD, the first pharmacies were established in Baghdad
during the Islamic Golden Age; and

  WHEREAS, On September 28, 1928, Scottish scientist Alexander Fleming
discovered penicillin  which  changed  the  course  of  modern  medicine
significantly, because due to penicillin infections that were previously
untreatable and life threatening were now easily treated; and

  WHEREAS, America's largest drug store, CVS, made its debut on May 8,
1963, employing 24,000 pharmacists; and

  WHEREAS, National Pharmacist Day honors more than 300,000 employees:
there  were approximately 316,500 pharmacists in the United States as of
2016, and the profession which continues to grow is up  from  less  than
224,000 just 15 years prior; and

  WHEREAS,  The  profession  is  vital  to  the  economy:  people need
pharmacists  to  keep  them  healthy,  which  keeps  businesses  moving;
American   employers   pay   more   than  $260  billion  each  year  for
health-related work loss; and

  WHEREAS,In  addition,  pharmacists  do  much  more   than   dispense
medication:  they  can  give health advice and tips, such as how to take
multiple medications, and they know about drug therapy effectiveness and
can inform individuals about medical devices used at home; and

  WHEREAS, Children can get up  to  12  colds  a  year,  while  adults
average  two to four; pharmacists work throughout the year to keep these
children and adults healthy; and

  WHEREAS,  Pharmacists  throughout  the  United  States  have  proven
themselves to be a great asset to medicine and to the health and welfare
of all American citizens; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
recognize January 12, 2023,  as  National  Pharmacist  Day;  and  be  it
further


  RESOLVED,  That  a  copy  of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the United Pharmacy Association.