The National Association of Boards of Pharmacy® (NABP®) is offering attendees the opportunity to earn up to nine contact hours (0.9 CEUs) of Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education-accredited continuing pharmacy education (CPE) credit at its 108th Annual Meeting. The meeting...

Originally published in the April 2012 NABP Newsletter By Dale J. Atkinson, JD When undertaking an administrative disciplinary action, the burden of proof necessary to substantiate a finding of guilt is essential to sustaining such board action. Boards of pharmacy...

A Los Angeles County doctor has been charged with second-degree murder for issuing prescriptions that led to the drug-overdose deaths of three patients in 2009. Hsiu-Ying “Lisa” Tseng, who co-operated a medical office in Rowland Heights, CA, since 2005, is...

Originally published in the November-December 2011 NABP Newsletter Reporting trends continue to reflect efforts by boards of pharmacy to report disciplinary actions to the NABP Clearinghouse. During third quarter 2011, a total of 846 actions were reported to the NABP...

As of February 1, 2011, state boards of pharmacy can utilize a new NABP Clearinghouse reporting tool to report disciplinary actions on health care entities and transmit data to the federal databanks, assisting boards in maintaining compliance with National Practitioner...

Published in the February 2009 Missouri Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Pursuant to 338.013, pharmacies and hospitals are required to report any final disciplinary action taken against a pharmacy technician or the voluntary resignation of a pharmacy technician against whom any...

Published in the August 2007 Indiana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Based on new legislation from 2006 and effective as of the most recent continuing education (CE) audit conducted by the Board of Pharmacy in May 2007, any pharmacist that fails...

Published in the April 2007 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Sexual misconduct by a health care provider exploits the patient-practitioner relationship and violates public trust. On December 14, 2006, the Board adopted a new rule that defines specific acts...

Published in the May 2006 Indiana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter LicenseWatch is an online notification service that allows entities to track license updates and notice of proceedings for occupational and health professionals licensed in Indiana. You can create a profile...