2017
The compound Tamiflu suspension during the shortage
Proclamation terminating the State of Emergency
Please see the attached proclamation from Governor Ivey. The EMA will be activated on Friday 10/6/2017 7:00 AM. This proclamation does extend the 72 hour emergency fills to 30 days (sections a-d) and allows pharmacies to use insurance claims, medication bottles, etc to determine the prescription for those affected by the hurricane/ tropical storm. Waivers do not apply to controlled substances.
Governor’s proclamation attached which ends the waivers at 11-59 tonight for hurricane evacuees with the exception of limits to commercial motor carriers and drivers. Click here
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERNOR – HURRICANE IRMA
30 DAY TO 90 DAY FILLING
ATTENTION ALL PHARMACISTS!
The Board issued a new policy statement regarding changing a 30-day supply to a 90-day supply. If a legend medication is written by a physician and it’s given a 30- day supply with an appropriate number of refills, the pharmacist can fill that prescription as a 90-day supply with the commensurate number of refills without contacting the physician to obtain a new prescription. For example, if a prescription is written with 5 refills, you may fill it as two 90-day supply prescriptions. This will aid the public health in being able to give the patient a 90-day supply at a time and improving compliance.
ALBOP LEGISLATION PASSED: PROVIDER STATUS FOR PHARMACISTS IS OFFICIAL! ALBOP legislation, HB170, passed yesterday afternoon, which clarifies the definition of a pharmacist: “PHARMACIST. Any person licensed by the board to practice the profession of pharmacy AS A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER in the State of Alabama and whose license is in good standing.”
This is a big step forward for pharmacy in Alabama, and we are so excited for the positive changes this new legislation will bring! Congratulations to all pharmacists in the state, and thank you for your constant support, unity, and drive to advocate for this profession.