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In 1993, New Mexico passed the Pharmacist Prescriptive Authority Act (PPAC), recognizing advanced practice pharmacist which is officially designated as "Pharmacist Clinician", or Ph.C. [43] Regulation of Pharmacist Clinician is found in New Mexico State Board of Pharmacy section 16.19.4.17 titled Pharmacist Clinician. [44]
While pharmacists can suggest the substitution of prescribed medications with generics, the final decision usually remains with the prescribing physician. There is ongoing discussion about expanding the role of pharmacists to include more autonomy in the prescription process, but such changes would require substantial legislative reform. [9] [10]
Representatives of twenty [a] state and territorial boards of pharmacy met at the Coates House Hotel in Kansas City, Missouri, on September 7, 1908. At the meeting, they formed the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy that would provide for interstate reciprocity in pharmaceutical licenses based on a uniform minimum standard of education and uniform legislation.
Clinical pharmacy is the branch of pharmacy in which clinical pharmacists provide direct patient care that optimizes the use of medication and promotes health, wellness, and disease prevention. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Clinical pharmacists care for patients in all health care settings but the clinical pharmacy movement initially began inside hospitals and ...
California pharmacists can apply for Advanced Practice Pharmacist (APh) licenses from the California State Board of Pharmacy. Senate Bill 493, written by Senator Ed Hernandez, established a section on the Advanced Practice Pharmacist and outlines the definition, scope of practice, qualifications, and regulations of those holding this license ...
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In some cases, a prescription may be transmitted orally by telephone from the physician to the pharmacist. The content of a prescription includes the name and address of the prescribing provider and any other legal requirements, such as a registration number (e.g., a DEA number in the United States). Unique to each prescription is the name of ...
A pharmacy (also known as a chemist in Australia, New Zealand and the British Isles; or drugstore in North America; retail pharmacy in industry terminology; or apothecary, historically) is where most pharmacists practice the profession of pharmacy. It is the community pharmacy in which the dichotomy of the profession exists; health ...