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NABP Announces Accreditation Program for Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy NABP is pleased to announce the addition of Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy Accreditation. The addition of a Home Infusion Therapy Pharmacy Accreditation to the Association’s already robust offerings enables NABP to provide customers with the most comprehensive set of pharmacy accreditation options of any organization. Read […]
Read More ›Amid COVID-19, Internet Intermediaries Can – and Should – Combat Fraud and Harms
Written by: Libby Baney and Matthew Rubin, Faegre Drinker Consulting Consistent with nearly every public health crisis in recent times, illegal actors have leveraged consumer fear and confusion to make short-term profits without significant risk of enforcement. It is happening again now. Since World Health Organization declared the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) a pandemic on […]
Read More ›Counterfeiters Pounce on Coronavirus Fears, Federal Regulators Respond
Written by: Libby Baney, Faegre Drinker LLP and Matthew Rubin, Faegre Drinker Consulting Amid what the World Health Organization now considers a worldwide pandemic, coronavirus (also known as COVID-19) has been the source of deep concern for individuals and communities across the globe. We hope all reading this have remained safe and healthy throughout the […]
Read More ›NABP Supports Boards of Pharmacy to Expedite Emergency Licensure for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is assisting its member boards of pharmacy in expediting emergency and temporary licensure requests for licensed pharmacists and pharmacy technicians through its new program, NABP Passport. Developed in response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), NABP Passport facilitates temporary authorization for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to practice in […]
Read More ›FDA Thwarts 500 Illicit Drug Shipments in Partnership With Indian Officials
By: Matthew Rubin, Faegre Drinker Consulting Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the successful execution of a collaborative enforcement effort with the government of India, the first bilateral operation between the two countries. Between January 28-30, 2020, enforcement officials identified significant threats to United States patients with the arrival of potentially counterfeit, substandard, or […]
Read More ›HHS and FDA Open Notice and Comment Period for Draft Importation Rule
By: Libby Baney and Matthew Rubin, Faegre Baker Daniels Last month, we chronicled all that has occurred the past year related to prescription drug importation and implications for the cost of medicines and potential impacts on patient safety. In 2020, the Trump Administration is pushing forward on its promises to take such actions. On Monday, […]
Read More ›2017 Issues of Innovations
Below you will find past issues of Innovations from 2017. January February March April May June-July 2017 Special Issue August September October November/December 2017 Index
Read More ›Rx Report Highlights Urgency of Acting on Opioid Crisis
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) released the Rogue Rx: Activity Report, highlighting the continued pervasiveness of illegal online opioid sales. The report, released in November, provides important statistics from the Association’s continuous review of the online pharmacy landscape. Of the 1,543 new pharmacy websites added to NABP’s Not Recommended List in the […]
Read More ›NABP Receives FDA Funding to Develop Data-Sharing System for Improved Oversight of Compounding Pharmacies
The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is pleased to announce it has been awarded funding from Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to create a data system to assist with the collection of critical information to protect public health. The new system will enable the collection, management, and sharing of information regarding compounding pharmacies […]
Read More ›NABP and G2 Expand Partnership to Improve Consumer Safety
NABP and G2, the leading global provider of merchant risk management solutions, have further formalized their partnership with the goal of helping consumers more easily find safe online pharmacies and avoid rogue outlets engaging in prohibited practices or the sale of illegal pharmaceuticals. After a series of webinars and presentations at the 10th Annual G2 Summit, NABP will continue […]
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