The Senate Health Committee will hold a proponent hearing on SB 144, sponsored by Sen. Mark Romanchuk (R), on October 11 at 9:30 a.m. The legislation would authorize pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to administer routine childhood vaccines to patients 5 years of age and older and remove the prescription requirement for these vaccines. The Ohio Council of Retail Merchants and the Ohio Pharmacists Association will be testifying and NACDS will submit written testimony in support. Testimony and letters of support are due at 9:30 a.m. on October 10. If any members wish to weigh in, either in person or with written testimony, please contact Jill McCormack for further details.
Also in Ohio, the Board of Pharmacy has issued a lengthy agenda for the October 24 public hearing.
Finally in Ohio, the Board of Pharmacy has posted Proposed Compounding Rules related to USP 795 and 797. Comments are due October 24.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Jill McCormack at 717-592-8977.