Currently, there are 9 states with statutes or regulations addressing pharmacist prescribing of tobacco cessation aids (without a CPA or local standing order). Tobacco Cessation Prescribing Map Advocacy Resources Pharmacist-provided tobacco cessation services fact sheet Pharmacist prescribing tobacco cessation infographic Pharmacist prescriptive authority for smoking cessation medications in the United States Includes FAQs helpful […]
New Study Suggests Using Pharmacist Services Could Free Up ERs
A new study out of Canada found that patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections can be “safely and quickly” treated by a pharmacist, and potentially unburden busy emergency rooms across the country. The study, “Outcomes of Urinary Tract Infection Management by Pharmacists: A study of pharmacist prescribing and care in patients with uncomplicated urinary tract infections […]
Pharmacist Prescribing: Statewide Protocols and More
**NASPA Members, please log-in to see all members-only information** Looking for something specific? Click a topic below to jump to that section: The Continuum of Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority Independent Prescribing (including statewide protocols) Advocacy Tools Support for Pharmacist Prescribing and Decreasing Scope Restrictions Pharmacist Prescribing Publications Category-Specific Resources Contraceptives Tobacco Cessation Strep and Flu Naloxone […]
Doctor says pharmacists are qualified to prescribe
Kevin Bozic, M.D., MBA Question leading to this response (1:28:42): Are there legal impediments now that you are experiencing … as a physician … that might facilitate … what patients hold important? Longer portion of response: Meeting information Click Here to Go to the Pharmacist Prescribing Resource Page
Support for Pharmacist Prescribing and Decreasing Scope Restrictions
It’s not just pharmacists who think it makes sense to expand pharmacy scope of practice restrictions and allow pharmacists to prescribe. Below are some of the many examples supporting the concept. On the physician shortage problem: …independent practice for non-physician practitioners is likely at the crux of an immediate solution. Although we’re running low on […]
Idaho Prescribing Rules Go Live July 1, Pharmacies Are Ready
On July 1, 2018, Idaho regulations governing pharmacists’ independent prescriptive authority for more than 20 categories of medications officially go into effect. Already, pharmacists in Idaho can prescribe tobacco cessation aids, immunizations, epinephrine, and more. Idaho’s new authority gives pharmacists the ability to prescribe medications used to prevent travel-related illness, treat common conditions, close clinical […]