Posts Tagged ‘prescriptions’
Electronic Prescribing of Controlled Substances in Colorado
Earlier this year, Colorado Governor Polis signed SB 19-079 Concerning a Requirement that Certain Practitioners Prescribe Controlled Substances Electronically into law. The new law requires that physicians, physician assistants, advanced nurse practitioners, dentists, podiatrists and optometrists must prescribe Schedule II, III, or IV controlled substances electronically, with certain exceptions. A few exceptions noted in the…
Read MoreNew 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)…
Read MoreColorado 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…
Read MorePharmacy Kiosks in Arizona
Patient convenience is the focus, but will pharmacy kiosks save patients valuable time since they can now skip going into their pharmacy to pick up a prescription? Medavail Technologies is planning to install around 40 pharmacy kiosks — essentially vending machines for medications — around Arizona. Patient’s will receive their prescription in the form of…
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 MorePatient Choice of Pharmacy Bill Introduced in the Colorado Legislature
House Bill 18-1097 (HB 1097), also referred to as the Patient Choice of Pharmacy, is a bipartisan sponsored bill that focuses primarily on patient choices when filling prescription medications and is aimed at protecting small, rural pharmacies that may be closer to patients. HB 1097, in its current form, states that an insurance carrier or…
Read MoreFDA’s 2018 Priorities for Drug Compounding
After the fungal meningitis outbreak of 2012 that killed 76 patients and injured hundreds more, Congress passed the Drug Quality and Security Act (DQSA), which, in part, tried to bring more compounding pharmacies, traditionally overseen by state boards of pharmacy, under FDA oversight. The DQSA created a new entity, called ‘outsourcing facilities,’ that could register…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacists Can Prescribe Contraception
With the passage of Colorado SB 16-135, which allows the Boards of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Medicine to collaborate on statewide protocols to address public health needs and improve patient outcomes, Colorado becomes the third state to authorize pharmacists to prescribe oral contraception. Once trained, qualified pharmacists will screen all patients seeking pharmacist-prescribed contraception for potential…
Read MoreAlabama's Proposed Action to Reschedule Seven Controlled Substances
The Alabama Department of Public Health recently filed a “Notice of Intended Action” to amend Alabama’s current Controlled Substance List by rescheduling seven substances to a higher schedule due to the potentials of abuse as recommended by the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners. The seven substances the Alabama Department of Public Health proposes to reclassify…
Read MoreIn-Home Pharmacist Visits for the Elderly: An Illinois Test Program.
The State of Illinois is testing a new program where pharmacists visit elderly patients at their homes and counsel them on their prescriptions. According to multiple studies, up to two-thirds of medications prescribed by doctors are taken incorrectly. In an effort to address this, the Illinois Department of Aging has partnered with suburban Chicago based…
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