Louisiana

The Board of Pharmacy quarterly meeting is scheduled on November 15 and 16 at the Board’s office in Baton Rouge. Prior to the meeting, the agenda and public meeting binder will be accessible here. 

Also in Louisiana, Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) appointed 5 members to the 17-member Board of Pharmacy.  

• Ricky Indovina, pharmacist with Ochsner Health System to a third six-year term; 
• Raymond Strong, PharmD, with Ascension DePaul Services to a second six-year term; 
• Pharmacist Jennifer Elliott Dupree with Walmart, a new member to a six-year term; 
• Richard Mannino, independent pharmacy owner to a second six-year term and 
• Chris Melancon, a new independent staff pharmacist to a six-year term. 

Finally in Louisiana, on October 19th, the Medicaid Fee for Service (FFS) Pharmacy Program announced the implementation of an electronic drug prior authorization application to achieve a more streamlined authorization process. 

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