Posts Tagged ‘PDMP’
DEA Sues the Colorado Board of Pharmacy over PDMP Data
Last week, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sued the Colorado Board of Pharmacy (Board) demanding that the Board share its Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) data to assist in an ongoing investigation as to whether two unnamed pharmacies broke the law in dispensing opioids and other drugs. Colorado’s PDMP program tracks opioid and other prescription…
Read More2018 Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act: Pharmacist and Pharmacy Rule Changes
Earlier this year, Arizona passed the Arizona Opioid Epidemic Act (Act), a comprehensive, bipartisan bill aimed at combating the opioid epidemic. The new legislation addresses opioid treatment, opioid enforcement and oversight, opioid addiction and reversing opioid overdoses. Pharmacists and pharmacies must be aware of a few important rule changes slated to start April 26, 2018,…
Read MoreMaine’s Prescription Monitoring Program and Veterinarians
Maine State Senator Jim Hamper of Lincoln County has proposed a controversial bill (LD 1730) that would remove veterinarians from the Maine’s Controlled Substances Prescription Monitoring Program (Prescription Monitoring Program). Hamper is proposing to change the definition of ‘Prescriber,” under the Prescription Monitoring Program which in its current form, includes veterinarians – ‘“Prescriber” means a licensed…
Read MoreNew Nebraska Law Requires All Prescription Drugs to be Reported to PDMP
On January 1, 2018, Nebraska became the first state to require all dispensers to report all prescription drugs dispensed for an enhanced medication history, as required by Neb. Rev. Stat. 71-2454(2). The Nebraska Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) is a statewide tool for prescribers and dispensers that collects dispensed prescription information and serves as a…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacy Legislation Update: Modifying the PDMP
HB14-1283: Modify Prescription Drug Monitoring Program HB14-1283 modifies the electronic prescription drug monitoring as follows: The dissemination of automatic reports to prescribers and pharmacies when a patient meets a defined threshold that takes into account the number of prescribers and pharmacies visited within a certain timeframe. Reports started in September 2014. Allows a prescribing practitioner…
Read MoreNotice to All Licensed Colorado Pharmacists and Registered DEA Prescribing Practitioners
All Colorado licensed pharmacists and registered DEA prescribing practitioners are required to register an individual user account with Colorado’s Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) pursuant to CRS 12-42.5-403 of the Pharmacy, Pharmacy Businesses and Pharmaceuticals Practice Act. The following due dates for each profession are: Pharmacists and DEA-registered Advanced Practice Nurses: September 30, 2014 DEA-registered…
Read MoreColorado State Board of Pharmacy Legislation Update No. 2
HB14-1083 – Acute Treatment Units Stock Medications HB14-1083 – Acute treatment units (ATU) provide medically supervised behavioral health treatment services to individuals who suffer from psychiatric disorders. Current law does not allow an ATU to have an onsite stock of medications. The bill allows an ATU to procure, store, order, dispense, and administer prescription medications and to…
Read MoreColorado State Board of Pharmacy Legislation Update: Modifications to the Electronic Prescription Drug Monitoring Program
HB14-1283 – Modify Prescription Drug Monitoring Program HB14-1283 makes the following modifications to the electronic prescription drug monitoring program: The dissemination of automatic reports to prescribers and pharmacies when a patient meets a defined threshold that takes into account the number of prescribers and pharmacies visited within a certain timeframe. Reports will start in September…
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