Originally published in the May 2011 Ohio State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter On January 1, 2011, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy changed its transfer rule (4729-5-24) to limit the number of transfers on every prescription to one transfer during...

In the interest of patient safety and to address prescription drug abuse, the Ohio State Board of Pharmacy has implemented a rule stipulating that prescriptions may only be transferred one time. As stated in the revised rule, effective January 1,...

Published in the March 2009 Delaware State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter Regulation 5.8 states that when a pharmacy receives a verbal request for a prescription transfer, it may be honored provided that:  The request comes from a registered pharmacist....

Reprinted form the April 2008 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. A recent question to the Board office asked whether an “office use” prescription is valid. The answer is no. Medications prescribed must be dispensed to a patient. When medication is...

Reprinted from the October 2007 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Board staff is frequently asked whether and under what circumstances a transfer of prescription drugs to another pharmacy could trigger wholesaler obligations. Dan Ragan – the drug administrator for...

Reprinted from the October 2006 Montana Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. The following is a summary of the new rules that went into effect on July 1, 2006. For a complete listing, visit the Board of Pharmacy Web site www.pharmacy.mt.gov. Registration...

Reprinted from the January 2006 Nevada State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter. Recent legislation (AB276) requires a registered pharmacist, upon request by a patient, to transmit prescriptions for that patient to another registered pharmacist as long as the prescription is legally...

Published in the January 2006 South Dakota State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter The sale of drugs from one licensed pharmacy to another pharmacy or a prescriber’s office is allowed by law. Some physicians believe they can write on a prescription...