Posts Tagged ‘prescriptions’
Colorado Senate Bill 16-158: Physician Assistant's Performing Functions Delegated by a Physician
On June 1, 2016, Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper signed Senate Bill 16-158: Concerning the Ability of a Physician Assistant to Perform Functions Delegated by a Physician that are within the Physician Assistant’s Scope of Practice. The bill, which went into effect on August 10, 2016, requires that a physician assistant prescription order meet the…
Read MoreCVS Agrees to Pay Millions to Settle Allegations of Filling Forged Prescriptions
Earlier this year, CVS paid $8 million for alleged violations of the Controlled Substance Act in its Maryland pharmacies. Last week, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts announced that CVS has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations that its pharmacists filled forged prescriptions, mostly for addictive painkillers, between 2011 and…
Read MoreFDA Warning Letters Sent to California and Kentucky Compounders
The FDA recently issued two warning letters to compounders in California and Kentucky for violating current good manufacturing practices related to sterility. Ionia Pharmacy, based in Tustin, California, and Spoonamore Drug Co., located in Louisville, Kentucky, were both issued warning letters for deficiencies in: Producing sterile drug products and putting patients at risk, Not receiving…
Read MoreColorado Board of Pharmacy Considering Rule Amendments to Address Medical Board Telehealth Guidelines
As previously discussed on the Baer Law Blog in August, the Colorado Medical Board (Medical Board) adopted Guidelines for the Appropriate Use of Telehealth Technologies in the Practice of Medicine (Guidelines). The Medical Board defined telehealth as: “‘a mode of delivery of health care services through telecommunications systems, including information, electronic, and communication technologies, to…
Read MoreCalifornia & Oregon Pharmacy Update: Pharmacists and Birth Control
In 2016, groundbreaking laws in California and Oregon will allow women to obtain hormonal contraceptive pills, patches and rings directly from pharmacists without a doctor’s prescription — a change many say is more convenient and likely a less expensive option than going to the doctor. Presently, a doctor’s prescription for hormonal contraceptive products is required,…
Read MoreColorado Pharmacy Law: Telehealth and Identifying Valid Preexisting Patient-Practitioner Relationships
The Colorado Medical Board recently published a new draft policy, No. 40-27, on “Guidelines for Appropriate Use of Telehealth Technologies in the Practice of Medicine.” The projected effective date is August 20, 2015. The new guidelines, however, appear to be at odds with the existing Colorado Board of Pharmacy rules that state, in part, the…
Read MoreCalifornia and Oregon To Allow Hormonal Contraceptives Without A Doctor's Prescription
California and Oregon will become the first states to allow women to get birth control pills and hormonal contraceptives directly from their pharmacists, without a doctor’s prescription. California’s rules are expected to take effect after October 1, 2015, while Oregon’s is expected to take effect after January 1, 2016. The contraceptives, however, will not be…
Read MoreAnalyzing Colorado 2014 Prescription Drug Outlet Disciplinary Actions: Repeated Deficiencies
Baer Law recently completed an analysis of thirty-two (32) separate disciplinary actions against Colorado Prescription Drug Outlets (PDOs) by the Colorado State Board of Pharmacy (Board). The Board registers and licenses pharmacy businesses, both in-state and out-of-state, including: Prescription Drug Outlets; Wholesale distributors of prescription drugs; Manufacturers of prescription drugs; Other outlets; and Limited licenses.…
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 MoreUniversity to Install Prescription Drug Vending Machine on Campus
Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, Arizona, is installing a vending machine for prescription medications after the closure of its on-campus pharmacy two months ago. Minneapolis-based InstyMeds will reportedly start dispensing medications in the ASU Health Service Building within a couple of weeks. ASU would be only the second university to get an InstyMeds machine, which…
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