Posts Tagged ‘pharmacy law’

Colorado Pharmacy Technician Regulation Bill: Update

There are currently about 8,000 pharmacy technicians practicing in Colorado. House Bill 19-1242 (HB 1242), as discussed previously on the Baer Law Blog, requires pharmacy technicians practicing in Colorado on or after June 15, 2020, to obtain certification from the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (Board) in the Department of Regulatory Agencies. If HB 1242…

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Michigan Board of Pharmacy Sued Over Marijuana Schedule I Status

Earlier this week, longtime marijuana advocate John Sinclair, and others, including a physician, a pharmacist, a medical marijuana patient and the Michigan Medical Marijuana Association, sued the Michigan Board of Pharmacy (Michigan Board) seeking to declassify marijuana as a Schedule I controlled substance in Michigan. The Michigan Board has the power to schedule, re-schedule or…

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New Prescription Law in California Causing Problems

According to the California Department of Public Health, about 2,000 Californians die annually from opioid overdoses. To address the opioid crisis, California, like many other states across the nation, continue to enact new laws that address the prescribing of opioid medications. On January 1, 2019, Assembly Bill (AB) 1753 took effect. AB 1753, in short, requires: (1)…

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Empowering Pharmacists in the Fight Against Opioid Abuse Act

Yesterday, President Trump signed into law the “Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act, or, for short, the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act. Chapter 2 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act empowers pharmacists in the fight against opioid abuse and is appropriately titled as such:…

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Opioid Crisis Response Act Passed By Senate

Yesterday, the US Senate passed an opioid bill – The Opioid Crisis Response Act – that addresses illicit fentanyl trafficking via the mail system, drug diversion in opioid manufacturing quotas and aims to improve access to addiction treatment via telemedicine. The ‘STOP Act’, drafted by Ohio Senator Rob Portman, addresses the illegal importation of illicit fentanyl…

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OK Board of Health Votes to Ban Sales of Smokeable Marijuana

Earlier this week, Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin signed the emergency rules on a medical marijuana program that was approved by the Oklahoma Board of Health two weeks after Oklahomans voted to approve legalizing medical marijuana. Part of these rules included: Banning sales smokeable forms of medical marijuana from sale in dispensaries (i.e. flowers and leaves),…

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Distributing Compounded Drugs to Colorado Veterinarians

In late 2017, the Colorado Board of Pharmacy (Board) sent notice to all facilities registered with the Board as nonresident pharmacies. The notification addressed the distribution of medications into Colorado. The notification states, in part, the following: “Colorado law and Board rule (CRS 12-42.5-118.5 and Board Rules 21.00.20(d)) allow a nonresident pharmacy (“Pharmacy”) to distribute…

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McKesson Tries to Avoid Opioid Liability

Drug distributor McKesson filed paperwork in federal court stating that its $40 billion contract with the federal government — the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Indian Health Service — to deliver medications, including opioids, and other pharmacy products, should allow it to raise the government contractor defense to liability in the recent lawsuit filed by…

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Will Colorado License Pharmacy Technicians?

The State of Colorado and the Office of Policy, Research and Regulatory Reform is performing its 2018 Sunrise Review on Pharmacy Technicians and citizens of Colorado can voice their opinions on whether pharmacy technicians should be regulated and/or licensed in Colorado. Click here to leave your opinion(s) on regulating Pharmacy Technicians in Colorado. How many…

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Colorado Board of Pharmacy Update: Non Resident Affidavit

In late 2017, the Colorado Board of Pharmacy (Board) sent notice to all non resident pharmacies licensed with the Board. The notification addressed the distribution of medications into Colorado. In part, the notification stated the following: “Colorado law and Board rule (CRS 12-42.5-118.5 and Board Rules 21.00.20(d)) allow a non resident pharmacy (“Pharmacy”) to distribute…

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