NACDS Foundation offers assistance in diverse areas.(RX RETAIL PHARMACY: Continuing Education)(National Association of Chain Drug Stores)(Brief article)

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The National Association of Chain Drug Stores Foundation is offering educational programs to help pharmacy operators deal with current issues and operational challenges.

To that end the foundation and LearnSomething Inc. have collaborated on a new training program to combat methamphetamine misuse and abuse by the public.

Called the MethGuard Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005, the program was created in response to the employee training and education requirements of new federal meth abuse legislation. The legislation mandates that retailers provide training to all employees involved in the sale of any over-the-counter product …