North Carolina News: Item 2161 - Tamper Proof Rx Pad Requirement for Medicaid Prescriptions Now Effective

April 1, 2008 2:38 pm Topics: Tamper resistant prescription

Reprinted from the April 2008 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

Barring unforeseen developments between the time this copy was submitted and the publication date of the Newsletter, the “tamper proof prescription pad” requirement for Medicaid prescriptions will have gone into effect. The North Carolina Division of Medical Assistance (DMA) has issued some guidance to pharmacists and other health care providers about this requirement. Board staff posts these guidance documents, when received, on the Board’s Web site.

Pharmacists with questions about the meaning and operation of the tamper proof requirements should direct them to the DMA at 919/855-4300. The Board of Pharmacy does not administer this
statute.