The IRPA is here to further assist and speed up the evolution of independent community pharmacies in a changing health care environment.

At inception, the changes in the health care environment include:

• a growing focus on value and quality based payments and declining product reimbursements;
• the integration of health care providers including pharmacists;
• an increase in consumer driven health care;
• an increase in the services that are able to be provided in a community pharmacy setting; and
• the influence of the digitalization of health care and business.