Study to Review the Practices of “White Bagging” and “Brown Bagging” (Resolution 112-1-16)
Resolution No: 112-1-16Title: Study to Review the Practices of “White Bagging” and “Brown Bagging”Membership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, “white bagging” generally refers to a patient-specific medication that is distributed by a pharmacy to a hospital, clinic, physician’s office, or pharmacy for later preparation and administration to a patient where allowed by law and “brown bagging” generally refers to […]
Read More ›Increasing Patient Access to Naloxone Rescue Kits (Resolution 112-2-16)
Resolution No: 112-2-16Title: Increasing Patient Access to Naloxone Rescue KitsMembership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, prescription drug abuse and diversion of controlled substances continue to grow at epidemic proportions in the United States; and WHEREAS, the prescription drug abuse epidemic has led to increasing unintentional drug overdose death rates in recent years; and WHEREAS, the pharmacist is a readily accessible member of […]
Read More ›Utilization of PMP and Other Data to More Accurately Measure and Report the Scope of Prescription Drug Abuse (Resolution 112-3-16)
Resolution No: 112-3-16Title: Utilization of PMP and Other Data to More Accurately Measure and Report the Scope of Prescription Drug AbuseMembership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, prescription drug abuse and illicit drug use remain a public health crisis in the United States; and WHEREAS, the drug use and abuse crisis has led to an increase in unintentional drug overdose death […]
Read More ›Study on Regulations for Pharmacy Technicians to Perform Remote Data Entry (Resolution 112-4-16)
Resolution No: 112-4-16Title: Study on Regulations for Pharmacy Technicians to Perform Remote Data EntryMembership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) supports the provision of pharmacist care outside of a licensed pharmacy in remote locations, such as a home setting, provided that appropriate security and accountability […]
Read More ›Task Force on Telepharmacy Practice (Resolution 112-5-16)
Resolution No: 112-5-16Title: Task Force on Telepharmacy PracticeMembership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, telehealth is expanding and impacting the definition and regulation of telepharmacy; and WHEREAS, advanced technologies are improving and also challenging the regulation of the practices of telehealth and telepharmacy; and WHEREAS, there are telepharmacy practices that are presently operating that may not be known and appropriately regulated by state […]
Read More ›Recognition Resolution (Resolution 112-6-16)
Resolution No: 112-6-16Title: Recognition ResolutionMembership Vote: PASS WHEREAS, the individuals listed here have made significant contributions to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the protection of the public health, and the practice of pharmacy: WHEREAS, NABP and its member boards of pharmacy are saddened by the death of these individuals; THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NABP and its […]
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