The Florida Board of Pharmacy permits pharmacies serving residents and patients at long-term care facilities (nursing homes, ALFs, homes for DD residents, etc.) as either Special Closed System Pharmacies or Community...more
5/23/2024
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Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Kickbacks ,
Long Term Care Facilities ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drug Coverage ,
Prescription Drugs
The Florida legislature took aim at pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) during the 2023 legislative session by enacting the Prescription Drug Reform Act, Chapter 2023-29, Laws of Florida (https://laws.flrules.org/2023/29) (the...more
Chapter 2022-60, Laws of Florida (http://laws.flrules.org/2022/60), that went into effect July 1, 2022, allows registered pharmacy technicians to seek certification to provide immunizations and become “Certified Registered...more
Whoever authored this new legislation (Chapter 2021-135, Laws of Florida) deserves a pat on the back for an idea whose time has come. When an applicant files for a change of ownership (“CHOW”) or change of location for one...more
Whoever authored this new legislation (Chapter 2021-135, Laws of Florida) deserves a pat on the back for an idea whose time has come. When an applicant files for a change of ownership (“CHOW”) or change of location for one of...more
For most Florida prescribers whose licenses haven’t renewed since 2019, it’s time to commence electronic prescribing. In 2019, the legislature enacted legislation that required electronic prescribing. However, this...more
Pharmacists and other providers should beware of a medical consent requirement buried in the new “Parents’ Bill of Rights” signed by Governor Desantis. The law will be codified at Fla. Statutes § 1014.06 and became effective...more
While the COVID-19 pandemic made 2020 a trying year, one unintended benefit was that the Florida legislature allowed pharmacists to further expand their scope of practice to help patients with certain chronic conditions...more
Florida has been contemplating ways to increase patient access to care, especially in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and the anticipated increase in cases. Recognizing the accessibility of pharmacies, Florida is now...more
6/19/2020
/ Chronic Care Managment (CCM) ,
Clinical Laboratory Testing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Emergency Management Plans ,
Florida ,
Patient Access ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacist ,
Screening Procedures ,
Virus Testing
The catchphrase of the day is “social distancing” and it is the primary means of flattening the COVID-19 pandemic (the pandemic) curve by keeping contagious and healthy people apart. However, there is another kind of...more
At both the federal level and within Florida, there are the beginnings of the seeds of change regarding drug importation policies. President Trump and Governor DeSantis have both been HUGE supporters of drug importation as a...more
8/26/2019
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Drug Distribution ,
Drug Pricing ,
FDA Approval ,
Federal Food Drug and Cosmetic Act (FFDCA) ,
Florida ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Imports ,
Medical Devices ,
NPRM ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements
International export pharmacies took another step forward towards a separate, distinct licensure in Florida as the Florida Board of Pharmacy held a specially called Rules Sub-Committee Meeting on June 27, 2019, to address the...more
7/24/2019
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Exports ,
Florida ,
Imports ,
Licensing Rules ,
Medical Devices ,
Permits ,
Pharmaceutical Distribution ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Standards ,
State and Local Government
We are all familiar with prescription drug television commercials where it sounds like they hired a professional auctioneer to recite the drug side effects so fast you can hardly understand them....more
10/19/2018
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Comment Period ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Drug Pricing ,
Marketing ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Rulemaking Process
Prior to the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) only “physicians” could dispense and prescribe narcotic drugs for maintenance and detoxification treatment. CARA expanded who may prescribe for maintenance...more
1/30/2018
/ Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (CARA) ,
DEA ,
Drug & Alcohol Abuse ,
Florida ,
Health Care Providers ,
Nurse Practitioners ,
Opioid ,
Pain Management ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physician Assistants ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SAMHSA
The Florida Board of Pharmacy (BOP) recently amended the rules regarding community pharmacy hours of operation to reduce required daily operating hours from 40 to 20 hours per week. As before, the hours have to be posted and...more
The 2016 Florida Legislature enacted substantial legislation (Ch. 2016-212, Laws of Florida) to bring Florida’s Drug and Cosmetic Act (Ch. 499, Florida Statutes) in line with the federal Drug Supply Chain and Security Act...more
4/20/2016
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DSCSA ,
Exemptions ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
New Legislation ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Publix ,
Wholesale
The Florida Board of Pharmacy rules allow pharmacies to engage in office-use compounding. Rule 64B16-27.700, FAC. This allows pharmacies to compound drugs for physicians to use in treating their patients in the office without...more
A new declaratory statement from Florida regulators clarifies the restrictions on intracompany sales of pharmaceuticals. Previously, if one pharmacy in Florida wanted to send a bottle of prescription medicine to its sister...more
The 2013 Florida Legislative Session concluded on May 3, 2013. The following is a partial summary of healthcare-related bills that may impact your business or practice. Note that some of these bills have become law, but...more