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AUTOMATED DISPENSING DEVICES
Automated Dispensing Devices


BIOSIMILARS
Biosimilars


(NC) BOARD OF PHARMACY BUSINESS
Background Checks for Licensees/Registrants
Board Elections

Board Meetings/Board Business/Board of Pharmacy Office
Board Newsletter
Fee Schedule


CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
FluMist
Safe Injection Practices / Single-Dose vs. Multi-Dose Vials


COMPOUNDING

Compounding Rule - 21 NCAC 46 .2800
Compounded Products

DQSA (Drug Quality and Security Act) / FDA Information
USP Information:

Identifying Risk Levels
USP 795
USP 797
USP 800
USP 825


CONTINUING EDUCATION
Continuing Education
Continuing Education for Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners (CPPs)
CPE Monitor
Internet Continuing Education


CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE MEDICATIONS
Buprenorphine Products
Carisoprodol Products (Soma)
Changes to Schedule II Prescriptions
Combination Products Containing a Schedule II Drug & Acetaminophen
Controlled Substances/Controlled Substance Reporting Act
Controlled Substances (Disposal of)
Controlled Substances Inventory Log (updated May 2020)
Controlled Substances Reporting System (NC CSRS)
Controlled Substances Take-Back Programs (Final DEA Rule, September 9, 2014)
CSOS (DEA Controlled Substance Ordering System)
Electronic Prescriptions

Expiration Date of Prescription Orders
Faxing Prescriptions
Generic Labeling
Information Required on Prescription Labels
Internet Prescriptions
Methadone
Methamphetamine Act/Pseudoephedrine Products
Multiple Schedule II Prescriptions
Naloxone Dispensing
Partial Fills of Schedule II Controlled Substances

Photo ID for Controlled Substances
Pre-printed Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Prescription Blanks
Red Flags When Dispensing
Refusal To Fill
Schedule II Controlled Substances
Schedule III Controlled Substances
Schedule IV Controlled Substances
Schedule V Controlled Substances
STOP Act (The Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act of 2017)
Suboxone®
Substitution of Extended Release Methylphenidate Products
Subutex®


COVID-19
General COVID-19 Updates and Resources
COVID-19 Vaccination / Therapeutics


DEA
CSOS (DEA Controlled Substances Ordering System)
DEA Form 222 (Power of Attorney)

DEA Number on Non-Controlled Prescriptions
DEA Numbers beginning with "F"
DEA Practitioner's Manual
DEA Registration Requirements


DIVERSION
Diversion


DME FACILITIES
DME Facilities/Suppliers
DME Permit Renewal
DME Record Keeping
Fee Schedule
Pre-Filled Saline/Heparin Flush Syringes


DRUG DISPOSAL
Drug Disposal


DRUG DIVERSION/LOSS/THEFT
Drug Diversion
Drug Loss/Theft


DRUG DONATION
Drug Donation


DRUG INFORMATION CENTERS IN NC
Drug Information Centers

 

DRUG QUALITY AND SECURITY ACT
Federal Drug Quality and Security Act of 2013


FDA
Adverse Drug Effects
Albuterol Metered Dose Inhalers
Biosimilars
CFC-Propellant Albuterol Inhaler Products
Child Resistant Containers
Clozapine REMS System
Codeine-Containing Products and Tramadol Products (in treatment of children)

Dietary Supplements

Drug Recalls & Seizures
Drug Safety
Drug Shortages
FDA Approved/Unapproved Use
Fraudulent Dietary Supplements
HFA-Propellant Albuterol Inhaler Products
Hydroxyprogesterone Caproate Injection
Medication Safety
Medication Guides
Oral Colchicine Products
Quinine Sulfate
Reporting Adverse Drug Effects
Sample Medications


FREE/CHARITABLE PHARMACIES
Donating Prescriptions
"Drop-Off/Pick-Up" Locations
Free or Charitable Pharmacy Clinics
Free Drugs
Outdated Drugs
Patient Assistance Programs
Volunteer Work


GENERAL/OTHER REFERENCES
Contact other Health Occupational Licensing Boards in NC (Medical, Nursing, Dental)
Individuals Impersonating Board of Pharmacy Staff

 

HIPAA
Disclosure of Pharmacy Records
Disclosure of Substance Abuse Treatment or History
Disposal of Patient Information
HIPAA
Patient Confidentiality


HEALTH DEPARTMENT RN DISPENSING
Health Department RN Dispensing


MONKEYPOX

Monkeypox Vaccine and Therapeutics


NTI DRUGS
NTI Drugs


OPIOID ABUSE / OPIOID PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN
Opioid PSA / Ads available for download


OUTSOURCING FACILITIES
Outsourcing Facilities

PATIENT COUNSELING
Patient Counseling


PHARMACIST
Charges/Convictions - Reporting to the NC Board of Pharmacy
Clinical Pharmacist Practitioners

Conscience Clause
Emergency Contraception
End of Life Care
Fee Schedule
Foreign Graduates

Forgeries / Suspected Fraudulent Prescriptions
Internship / Preceptor
Law Exam
License Reinstatement
Military-Trained or Military-Spouse Pharmacist Applicant
NC Physicians Health Program (NCPHP) Evaluation & Monitoring for Pharmacists and Pharmacy Personnel with Substance Use Disorders
Pharmacist Authority To Initiate Certain Drug Therapies - S.L. 2021-110
Pharmacist Breaks

Pharmacist License Renewal
Pharmacist-Manager Changes

Pharmacist-Managers / Pharmacist-Manager Responsibilities
Pharmacist-to-Technician Ratio
Pharmacy Students
Power of Attorney
Reciprocity
Refills
Spanish-Speaking Customers
USP's Drug Error Finder
Vaccination Authority


PHARMACISTS/PHARMACY PERSONNEL WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS
NC Physicians Health Program (NCPHP)
The L. Stanley Haywood Recovery Fund to Help Pharmacy Personnel Access Substance Use Treatment


PHARMACY
CBD-Containing Supplements/Products
Certified Diversion Investigator Access to Records
CLIA-Waived Rapid Diagnostic Tests
Controlled Substances Inventory Log (updated May 2020)
Drug Disaster & Loss Reports, Incident Reports, and Drug Disposal Forms
Fee Schedule

Inspection Forms (includes Hospital, Retail, Compounding)
Insurance Issues

Inter- and Intra-Pharmacy Remote Medication Order Processing
Internet Companies Operating Illegally in North Carolina

Limited Service Permits
Long Term Care Facilities

Pharmacist-Managers / Pharmacist-Manager Responsibilities
Pharmacy - LLC or PLLC

Pharmacy Permit Renewal
Quality Assurance
Referral Fees
Syringe Sales (Non-Prescription) in North Carolina
Technician-to-Pharmacist Ratio
VIPPS (Verified Internet Pharmacy Practice Sites)
Walk-In IV Therapy Clinics


PHARMACY OF CHOICE STATUTE
"Pharmacy of Choice" Statute


PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS/NURSE PRACTITIONERS
Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners
Physician Assistants/Nurse Practitioners Renewal
Supervising Physician Information on PA/NP Prescriptions
Walk-In IV Therapy Clinics


PHYSICIANS/PRESCRIBERS
Deceased Prescribers
Dispensing Physicians
Dispensing Physician Renewal
Fee Splitting / Referral Fees
Prescriber's Loss of License
Prescribers Treating Family Members
Referral Fees
Retired Physician/Prescriber
STOP Act (The Strengthen Opioid Misuse Prevention Act of 2017)
Walk-In IV Therapy Clinics


POISONING
Poisoning


PRESCRIPTIONS
Antibiotics Dispensed Pursuant to Expedited Partner Therapy Prescriptions
Cancelling Prescriptions
Combination Products Containing a Schedule II Drug & Acetaminophen
Electronic Prescriptions
Emergency Refills

Epinephrine Auto Injectors / Epinephrine Auto Injectors in Schools
Expedited Partner Therapy Prescriptions
Forgeries / Suspected Fraudulent Prescriptions
Look-alike/Sound-alike Drug Names

Monkeypox Vaccine and Therapeutics
Naloxone Dispensing

NC Product Selection

Pharmacy Responsibilities For Patient-Requested Transfers
Plan B®

Prescription Labeling
Prescription Order - Expiration Date
Prescription Records - HOPE Act
Prescriptions Generated by Telemedicine Encounters
Public Health Registered Nurses Transmitting Standing Orders
Sharing Prescription Drugs

Supervising Physician Information on PA/NP Prescriptions
Tamper-resisitant Prescription Pads

Transfer of "on file" Controlled Substance Prescriptions
Unit Dose Packaging
See also - Controlled Substance Medications (above)


PSEUDOEPHEDRINE PRODUCTS/METHAMPHETAMINE ACT
Pseudoephedrine Products/Methamphetamine Act


RENEWALS
General Renewal
Pharmacist Renewal
Technician Renewal
Dispensing Physician Renewal
PA/NP Renewal
Pharmacy Renewal
DME Renewal


SALES TAX
Sales Tax on Drugs & Other Medical Equipment


SCAM CALLERS / IMPERSONATING NC BOARD OF PHARMACY STAFF
Individuals Impersonating Board of Pharmacy Staff


STUDENTS
Pharmacy Students/Licensure by Exam


TAMIFLU
Tamiflu


TECHNICIANS
Fee Schedule
Military-Trained or Military-Spouse Pharmacist Applicant
Pharmacy Students

Technicians
Technician Registration Renewal
Volunteer Work


VACCINATIONS
Immunizing Pharmacists / Authority Under - S.L. 2021-110
Rabies Vaccine
Zoster Vaccine


VETERINARY PHARMACY
Compounding for Animal Patients
Veterinary Pharmacy References
Veterinary Prescriptions


WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS
Wholesalers/Prescription Drug Wholesalers

 

 

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