Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Wilmington compounding pharmacy CutisPharma gets $20M funding

Wilmington compounding pharmacy CutisPharma gets $20M funding
Boston Business Journal - 2 hours ago
A 17-year old pharmaceutical compounding company that moved into a new Wilmington headquarters earlier ...

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

LA Board of Pharmacy Annual 2014 Report Shows It Disciplined 65 Pharmacists During the Year

During their August 6, 2014 meeting, the Board reviewed and approved its Annual Report for 2014, dated July 1, 2014.  Highlights from this year's report include:
  • There were 42,874 active credentials under management, an increase of 9.5% from the previous year.
  • Approximately 70% of the pharmacies in the state were inspected at least once during the year.
  • The members and staff closed 482 complaints during the year, exceeding the number filed during the year and reducing some of the pending caseload.
  • The Board disciplined 182 credentials during the year, including 65 pharmacists, 47 technicians, and 36 pharmacies.
  • The Board completed six regulatory projects and an additional three projects were pending.
  • The Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database receives approximately 1 million prescription transactions from the pharmacies every month; the database has approximately 74.5 million prescriptions available for review.
  • The program averages approximately 3,000 queries per day from prescribers and dispensers, at a ratio of approximately 3:1.
The Annual Report for 2014 is avalable here.  Copies of previous annual reports can be found in the Public Library section of the Board's website.

Texas Register December 26, 2014 Rules Relating to Texas State Board of Pharmacy

  1. Texas Register December 26, 2014 - Texas Secretary of State  

    sos.state.tx.us/texreg/sos/index.html
    Secretary of State of Texas
    5 days ago - 22 TAC §185.4 · TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY ... TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL GEOSCIENTISTS LICENSING AND ENFORCEMENT RULES.

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