An Illinois rule requiring pharmacies to dispense emergency contraception was overturned on April 5, 2011, when a Sangamon County Circuit Judge ruled in favor of the two pharmacy owners who brought a lawsuit against the state. According to The State...

Published in the September 2007 Vermont Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Vermont law, 26 Vermont Statutes Annotated (VSA) §§2078 & 2079 (Act 101) allows pharmacists who have taken a Pharmacy Board-approved training program to enter into a collab¬orative practice agreement with...

Reprinted from the January 2007 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The August 24, 2006, FDA approval of the over-the-counter (OTC) sale of Plan B® to women 18 years of age and older was intended to make the drug more easily...

Reprinted from the January 2007 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. 1. Plan B®: On August 24, 2006, FDA approved Plan B for over-the-counter (OTC) sale. Please note the following: a. Plan B is authorized for OTC sale in pharmacies...

Reprinted from the January 2006 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The question has arrived in the Board office as to the existence of an “expiration date” for prescription orders. The only Regulation that would apply to this situation is...

Resolution No. 100-12-04 Title: Emergency Contraception Action: Defeated Whereas, the use of emergency contraception is becoming more prevalent; and Whereas, some pharmacists are reluctant to dispense prescriptions for such products due to ethical, moral, or religious considerations; and Whereas,...