Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Lawmakers Attempt to Strengthen Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies

Lawmakers Attempt to Strengthen Regulation of Compounding Pharmacies

Update on Office Use in Louisiana: Review 1st Report and Note Public Hearing Scheduled

2013-1 ~ Compounding for Prescriber's Use (aka compounding for office use)               12-13-2012     Board issued Declaration of Emergency & Emergency Rule, effective immediately.
               12-16-2012     Distributed electronic Notice of Emergency Rule to List of Interested Parties, all pharmacies, and all pharmacists.
               12-17-2012     Distributed required Notice of Emergency to Office of the Governor, Office of the Attorney General, Office of the President of the Senate, Office of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Office of the Director of the Louisiana Register.
               01-18-2013     Louisiana Senate Committee on Health and Welfare rejected the Emergency Rule.  The effect of that decision was to void the December 13, 2012 Emergency Rule, effective immediately.  However, in recognition of the continuing potential risk, the legislative committee directed the Board to develop a replacement emergency rule with a different balance of risk vs benefit within two weeks.
               01-18-2013     Provided notice of legislative decision by distributing electronic Notice of Rulemaking Activity to List of Interested Parties, all pharmacies, and all pharmacists.
               01-20-2013     1st Report: Notice of Intent
               02-27-2013     Public Hearing


source found here

Tuesday, January 29, 2013

Virginia Bill 2312 Dealing With Compounding Introduced

On January 18, 2013,  VA Bill 2312, was introduced into legislation.  This bill includes new definitions and regulation of compounding. The bill would permit the Virginia Board of Pharmacy to revoke or suspend a pharmacy permit if the Board believes the actions of the pharmacy are of imminent threat to the citizens of the state. Language also is proposed that provides additional explanation to anticipatory compounding and defines compounding activities in "inordinate quantities" over anticipated patterns of prescribing and dispensing as manufacturing.

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Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy Inspections Stats


From information provided by Cindy Hamilton, D. Ph. Chief Compliance Officer for the Oklahoma State Board of Pharmacy, the Oklahoma Board of Pharmacy conducted 1173 inspections in 2011 and 1155 inspections in 2012.  Oklahoma has 1142 pharmacies and 400 facilities located in the State of Oklahoma.  These inspections include pharmacies and facilities (medical gas suppliers, wholesalers, manufacturers, etc.)  The Oklahoma Pharmacy Board  attempts  to inspect each registrant once a year unannounced.   However, for the past two years the Oklahoma Pharmacy Board has  been short a compliance officer. The board does not keep individual statistics on the number of compounding pharmacies inspected.