A series of bills have been introduced to the Michigan Legislature that would include several provisions intended to strengthen the regulation of compounding in the state.

Over the last year, evidence has been mounting that rogue online drug sellers are peddling dangerous counterfeit Viagra^® (sildenafil) to many people who bought the medication online, Forbes reports.

The Arizona Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse Initiative has been honored as the best prescription drug abuse initiative in the Western region by the National Criminal Justice Association.

A new report from CDC warns that there is a growing threat of antibiotic-resistant strains of infectious diseases. 

People throughout the country are receiving threatening phone calls from international extortionists impersonating Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and other law enforcement personnel. 

At the 2013 International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP) World Congress hosted in Dublin, Ireland, NABP presented information on online pharmacy safety and rogue online drug sellers to delegates at a session dedicated to online health.

The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy^® (NABP^®) recently amended the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Model Act) in its effort to assist the boards of pharmacy as they work to protect the public health. 

The number of people abusing prescription medications in 2012 rose to 6.8 million users from 6.1 million users in 2011, a 10% increase, as indicated in the latest National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

To combat the misuse and abuse of extended-release and long-acting (ER/LA) opioids, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing class-wide label changes to ER/LA opioids, including a statement indicating the medications should be prescribed when the patient requires constant treatment of severe pain and when alternative methods are inadequate.

With flu shots now available across the country, and consumers stocking home medicine cabinets ahead of the coming cold and flu season, the Acetaminophen Awareness Coalition has issued a consumer message to “Double Check, Don’t Double Up” on acetaminophen when treating winter illnesses.

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and University Compounding Pharmacy of San Diego, CA, have issued a voluntary recall of several products.

The Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) will introduce an updated Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam (PTCE) on November 1, 2013.

NABP is seeking individuals to serve as volunteer item writers for its examinations.

FDA Drug Info Rounds, a series of online videos, provides important and timely drug information to practicing clinical and community pharmacists.

Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is offering two regional one-day Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) in Louisville, KY.

The Task Force on the Test of English as a Foreign Language Internet-based Test (TOEFL iBT) passing standards met July 9-10, 2013, at NABP Headquarters. 

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Park Pharmacy & Compounding Center of Irvine, CA, have announced a voluntary recall of two lots of products that were dispensed to patients and distributed to physician offices by prescription in June and July 2013 in California, Florida, New Mexico, and Indiana.

Medi-Son Solutions of Norwood, MA, and its sister company, CarePro, in Quincy, MA, have been closed at the order of the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy.

The Medical Licensing Board of Indiana is considering emergency rules related to opioid prescribing as mandated by the state’s “pill mill bill” (SB 246), which was signed into law by Governor Mike Pence in May 2013. 

In an effort to reduce prescription drug abuse, CVS pharmacists have adopted an analytical system to help identify “pill mill” prescribers.

NABP extends its thanks to the 1,198 attendees who came by its booth at the Cardinal Health Retail Business Conference (RBC), August 7-10, 2013, in Seattle, WA.