Archive for March 2017
Arkansas House Passes a Bill Requiring Pharmacist Consultants at Medical Marijuana Dispensaries
The Arkansas House of Representatives passed HB 2190, which amends the state’s medical marijuana guidelines and, amongst other things, requires medical marijuana dispensaries appoint a ‘pharmacist consultant‘ who, as a registered dispensary agent, would provide training to the dispensary at least once per year. Under HB 2190, which is now headed to the Arkansas senate,…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacists Prescribing Contraceptives Under a New Statewide Protocol
Under a new statewide protocol based on Senate Bill 16-135, only Colorado-licensed pharmacists that have completed an Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE) accredited educational training program related to the prescribing of contraceptives by a pharmacist, may dispense hormonal contraceptive patches and oral hormone contraceptives to patients who are at least 18 years of age. Additionally,…
Read MoreOhio Pharmacist Suspended for Mixing Wrong Medications
The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy (Ohio Board) recently suspended a local pharmacist’s license after the pharmacist admitted to personally compounding medications so he did not have to add the total dose prescribed to the IV for particularly dangerous drugs. The pharmacist, Ernest Perrin, of Youngstown, OH, indicated he did this to reduce costs. A…
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