The Family and Social Services Administration’s (FSSA) Health Coverage Programs (IHCP) provided pharmacy updates approved by the Drug Utilization Board.
Also in Indiana, SB 192, legislation allowing a pharmacist to administer any immunization that is recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) under a drug order, a prescription or a physician protocol, died in the House Appropriations Committee. Current law restricts the types of vaccines that can be administered under a physician protocol.
For more information, contact NACDS’ Mary Staples at 817-442-1155.