NABP Releases Amended Model Rules

March 25, 2005 12:00 am

In March 2005, under the direction of the Executive Committee, the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) amended and re-released the Model Rules for the Licensure of Wholesale Distributors (Model Rules), which is a component of the Model State Pharmacy Act and Model Rules of the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. The updated Model Rules is available on NABP's Web site at www.nabp.net. The updated Model Rules aids the state boards of pharmacy in maintaining the integrity of the United States medication distribution system through the regulation of wholesale distributors. These amendments are a result of feedback and comments received from the state boards of pharmacy, the pharmacy profession, the wholesale distributor industry, and regulatory and state legislative bodies. NABP first released revisions to the Model Rules in February 2004 as a result of the 2003-2004 Task Force on Counterfeit Drugs and Wholesale Distributors.

For more information about the updated Model Rules for the Licensure of Wholesale Distributors, visit NABP's Web site at www.nabp.net, call the Customer Service Department at 847/391-4406, or e-mail custserv@nabp.net.

Renee Renganathan