Injectable Weight Loss Drugs Illegally Sold Online Pose Danger to Patients
…the risks of taking the illegally sold drugs. For instance, fake Ozempic has been found in the US and in Europe. In one instance, an Ozempic pen contained insulin as…
More ›Federal Legislation to Prevent Prescription Drug Abuse Introduced to Senate
…also be required. The bill also includes provisions for increased funding of state prescription monitoring programs. More information about the bill is available in a press release from the office…
More ›Twenty-Five States’ Prescription Data Now Linked Through NABP PMP InterConnect
…implemented successfully in Ohio and Indiana and bring PMP data directly into the provider’s workflow. “Expanded use of NABP InterConnect is a major part of our program’s strategy to integrate…
More ›NABP Honors Leaders at the Forefront of Public Health Protection at Association’s 115th Annual Meeting
…unannounced inspections, which allowed the number of inspections to go from 466 in 2015, to 2,332 in 2018. The Board has also worked hard to ensure that pharmacy technicians received…
More ›Federal Judge Rules Washington State Emergency Contraception Dispensing Requirement is Unconstitutional
…they won’t stock certain medications for any number of ‘secular reasons’ – because they drugs are expensive, for example, or inconvenient to dispense, or because they simply don’t fit into…
More ›Nicole L. Chopski, PharmD, CGP, ANP, Elected to Serve as Member of Executive Committee at NABP 114th Annual Meeting
…Interactive Member Forums in 2016 and 2012. Dr Chopski is active in several other organizations, including the Southeast Idaho Medical Reserve Corps, and the Southeastern Idaho Pharmaceutical Association, and has…
More ›NABP’s Drug Distributor Accreditation Reaches Milestone of 700 Actively Accredited Facilities
…milestone marks the Association’s largest number of actively accredited Drug Distributor facilities since the program’s inception in 2005. NABP’s Drug Distributor Accreditation process requires these facilities to demonstrate ongoing compliance…
More ›Oklahoma Deploys NABP PMP InterConnect; 28 States Now Sharing PMP Data
…Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia,…
More ›2014 Report of the Treasurer
…offered thus far. As always, the meeting agenda is filled with numerous educational events focused on issues of pressing interest to member boards. “We’ve reached the portion of today’s business…
More ›Upcoming CDC Webinar Highlights Agency’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain
…online. The passcode to participate is 3377346, and the conference/meeting number is PW8523118. The last webinar on this topic, “Assessing Benefits and Harms of Opioid Therapy for Chronic Pain,” was…
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