Medication Access Bill in Ohio Replicated Across the Country
A medication access bill, House Bill 188 signed into law in March, expanding pharmacist services in Ohio is now being replicated across the U.S. House Bill 188 gives pharmacists the authority to provide life-sustaining medications to patients in emergency situations, as well as allowing pharmacists to order blood work and write prescriptions within a collaborative practice agreement with a physician.
The Ohio Pharmacists Association praised the bill. “It’s finally taking the shackles off pharmacists to do what they’re trained to do,” stated Antonio Ciaccia, director of government and public affairs for OPA.