New Jersey Governor Chris Christie recently signed into law a bill that will require prescribers and pharmacists to register for the state’s prescription monitoring program (PMP) and to check the database that tracks controlled substance (CS) prescriptions under certain situations. The legisla...
California and Oregon will soon become the only two states in the country where patients can obtain hormonal contraceptives directly from pharmacists without a prescription. Both Oregon’s House Bill (HB) 2879 (PDF) and revisions to California’s Code of Regulations (PDF), require pharmaci...
Coming at a time when heroin and opioid overdoses are gripping the nation, a new Colorado law allows pharmacies to sell naloxone without a prescription. A number of states are allowing measures like Colorado’s to combat increasing overdose death rates associated with prescription opioid and he...
Ohio pharmacists are among the latest in the country to be allowed to dispense naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdose, without a prescription. Last week, Ohio Governor John Kasich signed into law modifications to Section 4729.44 of the Ohio Revised Code and Rule 4729-5-39 of the Ohio Adminis...
Which of the following drugs utilizes ZipDose Technology? a. Olanzapine b. Metoprolol c. Levetiracetam d. Fluoxetine e. Amoxicillin
Levetiracetam is indicated for the treatment of: a. Diabetes b. Hypertension c. Seizure d. Parkinson’s e. Depression
When a pharmacy changes ownership, the original license becomes void and must be surrendered to the board, and a new license obtained by the new owner or owners. A change in ownership for the purposes of this rule shall be deemed to occur when more than _______ % of the equitable ownership of a busi...
Previously checked medication refills may be handed to patients or their agents by registered technicians in the pharmacist's absence. True or False
A pharmacist whose application for licensure has been denied or revoked or suspended for unprofessional conduct shall be eligible to be registered as a pharmacy technician.
Which of the following statement(s) is/are TRUE under the Vermont State Pharmacy Law? I. All drug outlets shall biennially register with the board of pharmacy. II. Any nonpublic corporation owning a retail or institutional drug outlet, upon application, shall declare all owners of...
If a pharmacist selects a pharmaceutically equivalent drug product for a prescribed product, the selected pharmaceutically equivalent drug product may not be rated less than ___________ as documented in Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations. a. AB b. BD c. BS d....
Registered pharmacists in South Dakota may: I. Perform drug administration pursuant to a prescription drug order. II. Perform or participate in scientific or clinical drug or drug-related research as an investigator or in collaboration with other investigators. III....
