Thursday, March 14, 2013

TN board moves toward new rules on compounding pharmacies


Tennessee pharmacies that compound medicine could see more inspectors more often under proposals the state pharmacy board set into motion Wednesday.
To do that, the board would beef up its inspection staff and pay for it by increasing licensing fees for all pharmacists and pharmacies.
The board told its staff to draft rules implementing those and other potential changes for its review, possibly as early as May. It’s unclear which proposals will become reality and when, as the rule-making process can last several months or longer.
“We have made progress,” board member Nina Smothers, a pharmacist, said following the nearly 4½-hour meeting.
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