Nabp Al Law

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Who makes the rules and regulations?

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AL State Board of Pharmacy

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How many compliance officers and inspectors are there in AL?

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7

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What makes a fiscal year for the board?

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oct to september 30

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How many board members are there?

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5

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How many of the board members are pharmacists

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ALL 5 members

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Do you have to be actively practicing to be a member of the board

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yes, must be actively practicing and/or actively engaged in administration

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How many years of practice are required to be a board member

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5

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How long is one term in years

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5 years

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How many terms can a member serve

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2 terms
1 term = 5 years
can serve 10 years

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Can the terms on the board be served consecutively

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NO...the terms can not be consecutively

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How many public members serve on the board of pharmacy

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there are NO public members on the board

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Who appoints members to the board of pharmacy

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the governor

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How long is the NAPLEX score transfer allowed in AL

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for 1 year

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How many hours of practical experience are required by the board?

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1500 hours

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In which academic year does board recognition of pharmacy internship/externship credit begin?

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1st professional year

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Number of hours of college supervised experience recognized by the board?

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1500 hours and 400 hours must be obtained after meeting the requirements of the 2nd year of pharmacy school.

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Does the board require licensure/registration of training sites?

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yes

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Does the board require licensure/registration of preceptors and interns?

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yes

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Is there an intern initial and renewal fee?

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NO

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How long is the duration of registration for an intern?

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expires one year after graduation???
SEE board rule 680-X-2.16(5) and Code of Alabama (1975) section 34-23-50

Front 21

What board or regulatory agency issues licenses

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board of pharmacy

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What is the youngest age that one can obtain an initial license

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19 with proof of being a citizen or legally present in the US with documentation

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What are the requirements by the board to transfer a license to alabama

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MPJE, interview, pay fee

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How often do pharmacists renew licenses

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2 years on even number years

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How much is the license renewal fee

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$100, which does not require the renewal fee for state control substance fee $100

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On what date of the expiring year does the licence expire

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Dec 31 on even number years

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How many ACPE approved CEs does a pharmacist have to complete

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15

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Of the mandatory CEs required by the board how many must be live CEs

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3

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How many hours may carry over to the next year

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12

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Can a pharmacist carry over live CEs

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NO

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What agency disciplines licensees

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the state board of pharmacy

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Does the AL board of pharmacy license technicians

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NO

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Does the AL board of pharmacy require a registration for technicians

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yes

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Does the state of AL certify technicians

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NO

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What is the technician registration fee

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$60

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How often do pharmacy technicians have to renew the registration

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biannual on odd number years

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How many CPE (continuing pharmacy education) hours are required for technicians each year

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3 hours/year

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How many of the CPE hours for technicians must be live

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1

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Can the board of pharmacy deny, revoke, suspend or restrict technician registration

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yes

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What is the minimum age requirement for a technician

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17

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What is the pharmacist to technician ratio in ambulatory care and institutional settings

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3:1 if one of the technicians are certified in both settings the ratio is the same

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In the hospital/institutional setting can the technician accept called in prescriptions for physician

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NO

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in the hospital/institutional setting can the technician enter prescriptions into the pharmacy computer

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yes

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can technicians check the work of other technicians

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no

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In the institutional setting can pharmacy technicians call physicians for refill authorizations

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no, they can fax for a refill request but can not take verbal orders from an agent or a physician for a new prescription

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In the institutional setting can a technician compound medications for dispensing

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yes but under the checking and supervision of a pharmacist

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In the institutional setting can a technician transfer prescription orders

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NO

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In the community setting can technicians accept called in prescriptions

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NO

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In the community setting can technicians enter prescriptions into the pharmacy computer

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yes

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in the community setting can technicians check the work of other technicians

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no

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In the community setting can the technician call the physician for refill authorization

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No they may fax a refill request

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In the community setting can technicians compound medications for dispensing

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yes and the pharmacist must verify, check and is responsible for allowed activities

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In the community setting can the technician transfer prescription orders

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No

Front 54

Name the 2 license categories of pharmacies in AL

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institutional and retail

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Do non-resident pharmacies need to be licensed/registered

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yes

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what is the initial fee to register/license a pharmacy

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$500

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How often does the license for a pharmacy have to be renewed and what is the fee

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2 years, $400

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Do non-resident pharmacists have to be licensed

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no must be licensed in the state where they are from

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Does the state recognize VIPPS accredidation

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no

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how often does the pharmacy get the controlled substance license renewed

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2 years

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Is the board of pharmacy responsible for licensing wholesale distributors

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yes

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Does the board of pharmacy have regulatory authority over medical device distributors

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yes

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Does the state license/register manufactures separately from wholesalers

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no

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Does the state license out of state whole salers

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yes

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does state require wholesale distributors of prescription medical devices to licensed

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yes

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Does the state require wholesale distributors of non prescription medical devices to be licensed

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no

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Does the state recognize VAWD accreditation

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no

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does AL have a food drug and cosmetic act

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yes

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Does AL have a controlled substance act

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yes

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Does AL have laws on over the counter sale of pseudoephedrine

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yes

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Does the state of laws/regs on dispensing prescription medical devices

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yes

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does the state have laws/regs on dispensing medical oxygen

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yes

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Describe the line format of prescriptions in AL

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must have 2 line format

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Is drug product selection permissive or mandatory and explain and who is expect from this provision

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it is permissive meaning that the board allows the pharmacist to make substitutions, but 2 lines on the prescription are mandatory and a pharmacist can only substitute if indicated by physician signing that line BUT if the prescriptions comes from another state w/o 2 lines the pharmacist can substitute
-public school employees are exempt from this provision

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How is a pharmacist prevented from making a substitution in AL

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by the prescriber signing the appropriate line

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Is the patients consent required to make a drug substitution

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yes

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Is a prescription valid from non controlled substance legend drug from out of state prescriber

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yes

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Is a prescription valid for controlled substance from out of state prescribes

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yes

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is a prescription needed to buy syringes or needles

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no

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are syringes/needles restricted to sale only in pharmacy

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no

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How long is a prescription good for that is in controlled substance schedules III through V

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6 months

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Does AL allow the sale of schedule V preparations OTC

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no

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Does AL have a controlled substance prescription monitoring program

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yes

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Does AL allow the use of preprinted Rx forms for non controlled prescriptions

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yes but no prescription blank can have the name or address of any pharmacy

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Does the state require beyond use dates on Rx vial labels in community practice

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yes

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How long must prescription records be maintained

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2 years

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Are controlled substances prescriptions allowed to be faxed

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yes

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Is the signature of the prescribers agent required on fax controlled substances

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yes for CII in long term care

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Under what circumstances can a CII prescription be faxed

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1. home infusion prescriptions
2. Long term care facility
3. hospice patients
in all other situations CII prescriptions can not be faxed

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Is in state prescriber computer to pharmacy computer allowed

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yes

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is prescription transmission from out of state prescriber computer to pharmacy computer allowed

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yes

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is prescription transfer from in state and out of sate pharmacy computers allowed

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yes if they share a common database

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Does AL allow electronic prescribing of controlled substances

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yes

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is patient counseling required for medicaid patients

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yes the offer to counsel is mandatory and the offer must be face to face unless professional judgement says inappropriate and in that case it may be in writing, telephone or in any manner deemed appropriate

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is patient counseling required for all patients

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yes and the offer should be face to face

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is patient counseling required for new prescriptions

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yes is mandatory and the offer should be face to face

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is patient counseling required on a prescription refill

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only when appropriate

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does patient counseling have to be performed personally face to face by the pharmacist

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yes

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are patient profiles mandated

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yes

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Does the board allow centralized prescription filling facilities to be utilized

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yes for instate pharamcies only

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May pharmacist initiate, modify and or DC drug therapy pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement or protocol

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no

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is prescriber ownership of a pharmacy prohibited

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no

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may pharmacist administer drugs

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yes

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may pharmacist administer immunizations

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yes

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does the sate have freedom of choice legislation

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yes

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does the board allow the pharmacy to maintain electronic reference materials

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yes

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does the state allow drug repository/donation program

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yes

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does the state permit return and reuse of medications

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no

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Does the board require compliance with USP 797 pharmaceutical compounding sterile preparations

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yes

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Does the board require compliance with USP 797 pharmaceutical compounding sterile preparations

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yes