The Board of Pharmacy adopted the following permanent rules. 

Permanent Rule  Effective Date 
Division 007/041/045/065 – related to USP, Labeling, Repackaging  December 16, 2021 
Division 010 – related to Board Administration & Policies  December 16, 2021 
Division 019/021 – related to Pain Management CE  January 1, 2022 
Division 019/139 – related to Remote Dispensing Site Pharmacy/Telepharmacy  January 1, 2022 
Division 041 – related to Telework  December 16, 2021 
Division 041 – related to TCVP (Technician Checking Validation Program)  October 1, 2022 
Division 041/080 – related to Pseudoephedrine/Ephedrine  January 1, 2022 
Division 043 – related to SPDO/DPDO/CHC  January 1, 2022 
Division 043 – related to SPDO (Supervising Physician Dispensing Outlet)  March 31, 2022 
Division 060/110 – related to PDMP Fee Increase  January 1, 2022 

Also in Oregon, as a reminder, effective January 1, 2022, drugs containing pseudoephedrine and ephedrine may be purchase without a prescription. See item above regarding the permanent rule related to pseudoephedrine/ephedrine. For information about the use of the National Precursor Log Exchange (NPLEx) system, please refer to the Board of Pharmacy’s November 2021 newsletter 

Also in Oregon, the Board of Pharmacy issued a notice requesting fiscal impact estimates from stakeholders for temporary and permanent pharmacy closures. Note: any information provided to the Board becomes a public record. 

Finally in Oregon, the Board of Pharmacy’s CE Rules Advisory Committee will meet on January 18. Details to participate in the meeting via phone conference are available in the agenda.

For more information, contact NACDS’ Sandra Guckian at 703-774-4801.