The Pharmacy Quality Assurance Commission (PQAC) posted its quarterly newsletter.

Also in Washington, PQAC updated and approved the Nonresident Pharmacy: List of Approved Inspection Programs Directive at the August meeting. The updated version is effective October 1, 2024, for all nonresident pharmacies.

Finally in Washington, the Department of Health (DOH) filed a CR-102 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking amending a section of rule, WAC 246-945-015 Minimum Requirements for Dispensing Practitioners, creating four new sections of rule:

  • WACs 246-945-026 Accessible Prescription Information;
  • Definitions, 246-945-027 Accessible Prescription Information;
  • 246-945-028 Accessibility of Prescription Information for Visually Impaired or Print Disabled Individuals; and
  • 246-945-029 Translation and Interpretation for Prescription Information for LEP Individuals.

The proposed rule requires that all dispensing practitioners and dispensing facilities in the state provide prescription information to the patient on the container in a format that can be accurately comprehended by the patient. A public hearing for this proposed rulemaking will be held on October 4, 2024. The CR-102 form and the rule language may be viewed at the following links:

For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.