The Future of Telehealth and the Ryan Haight Act Post-Pandemic
A year into the pandemic, and coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has radically changed our health care system from the pace at which new drugs come to market to how patients access health care and medications. Arguably one of the most dramatic shifts has been the major increase in telehealth usage and the expansion of services […]
Read More ›Internet Platform Accountability and Why it Matters to Public Health
On March 25, 2021, chief executive officers (CEOs) from internet giants, including Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Google’s Sundar Pichai, and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey, testified before the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the rise of extremism and misinformation plaguing their online platforms. Although the impetus for this hearing is the lack of action taken by […]
Read More ›Running high from COVID-19 boost, telehealth changes likely to become permanent
Telehealth use had already been growing in recent years, but the social distancing requirements of COVID-19 helped it really take off. According to a CDC analysis, the number of telehealth visits increased by 50% during the first quarter of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019. As we discuss in the September 2020 edition […]
Read More ›Why the White Pages of the Internet Matters to Public Health
This week, members of the Coalition for a Secure and Transparent Internet (CSTI) – including NABP – will virtually take to Capitol Hill to meet with members of Congress to discuss restoring access to WHOIS data. NABP and other CSTI members will speak with congressional staff about how essential this data is to law enforcement […]
Read More ›NABP e-Profile keeps your career and compliance data in one spot, saving you time and hassle
It’s been three years since we launched a revitalized NABP e-Profile, and recent system upgrades offer an even smoother experience. With the addition of business e-Profiles for our accreditation and inspection programs, the new NABP e-Profile is truly all-online. Goodbye, paper applications. Pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, pharmacies, and pharmacy-related businesses can keep their career and compliance information […]
Read More ›NABP PMP InterConnect Is the Answer the Government Is Looking For
Prescription drug monitoring programs (PDMPs) help physicians, pharmacists, and other health care providers make informed decisions about prescribing and dispensing controlled substances, and research shows that robust state programs lead to fewer opioid-related overdose deaths. Congress and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) agree, and have continued to make bolstering PDMPs a priority. […]
Read More ›National Polling Finds Uptick in Online Pharmacy Use, Internet-Based Health Care Services
A swing in online pharmacy use may open up patients and caregivers to misinformation or fraudulent product representation online, as stressed in a recent Alliance for Safe Online Pharmacies (ASOP Global) study. In July 2020, ASOP Global conducted a 1,500-respondent national survey aimed at identifying consumer behavior and perception related to online pharmacy use and […]
Read More ›Received a questionable email from NABP? It may be illegal spoofing.
Has your organization recently received an email claiming to be from NABP’s Internet Drug Outlet Identification Program (IDOI)? If so, it is possible that someone is trying to trick you. The NABP IDOI team’s email account has recently been illegally “spoofed” by unaffiliated persons or organizations. Email spoofing involves the forgery of an email header […]
Read More ›Breathe Easier with New CPE Monitor Features
To meet the September 30 deadline for licensure renewal, Florida pharmacists must take Human Trafficking CPE. In Arizona, pharmacists must have at least 3 hours of opioid, addiction, or substance-use-related CPE to renew by October 31. With 51 NABP member jurisdictions, renewal requirements are as varied as the patients who visit the pharmacy counter. It’s […]
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