U.S. authorities see red over Canadian Rx parties
July 7th 2003Some Canadian mail order pharmacies are now sponsoring prescription parties to help American senior citizens import medications even though the FDA has warned that anyone aiding and abetting such illegal importation is subject to civil and criminal charges.
Pharmacy faces new HIPAA hiccup
June 2nd 2003Pharmacies must document and disclose to patients who ask when state pharmacy board inspectors skim through Rx records, according to the director of the HHS Office of Civil Rights, which oversees enforcement of the Health Insurance and Portability Act (HIPAA).
'Help us,' fight drug imports, FDA urges state boards
May 19th 2003At the 99th annual meeting of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Food & Drug Administration officials urged state pharmacy boards to help the agency cope with the growing number of storefront operations facilitating illegal Rx drugs pouring into the U.S. from Canada.
Inciting change for the sake of pharmacy means getting involved
November 18th 2002In order for things to evolve, they must change, and hopefully for the better. This is certainly true of pharmacy. Although there have been many changes in the way pharmacists are reimbursed for their services, marking their increased acceptance as healthcare providers, many more changes need to happen.
More states allow e-Rxing and collaborative practice, says NABP
February 4th 2002More states now permit the transfer of electronic Rxs between physicians and pharmacies and two more states now permit collaborative practice agreements between physicians and pharmacists, according to NABP's annual survey of pharmacy law.