ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVES: (1) Present conceptual support for a type of pharmacy network, a pharmacy service alliance (PSA), (2) describe the development of a PSA in eastern Iowa, and (3) discuss how other types of PSAs can be developed. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS: 12 independent pharmacies in eastern Iowa. SETTING: Community pharmacy practice. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Formation of a PSA. RESULTS: Pharmacy members of the Certified Pharmaceutical Care Network, a PSA, have jointly developed new pharmacy services. Collaborative efforts have involved disease state management programs, group marketing activities, and a quality improvement process. CONCLUSION: PSAs offer an organizational model that pharmacies could use to successfully develop new pharmacy services.