Pharmacy

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: In 2017, more than 70,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, making it a leading cause of injury-related death in the United States. Of those deaths, 68% involved a prescription or illicit opioid. On average, 130 Americans die every day from a…

DCA Issues Waiver to Expand Access to Tests and Ensure the Timely and Accurate Reporting of Test Results SACRAMENTO – The Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) issued a new waiver today to expand COVID-19 testing in California and allow for timely and accurate reporting of COVID-19 test results. DCA Waiver…

There was a time when people viewed pharmacists merely as a group of white coats who simply filled prescriptions from corner drug stores. Not anymore. As the healthcare industry has evolved, so too have the roles, and need for pharmacists. Pharmacists work in various settings, from nursing homes, colleges, and…

  Researchers establish medication standards using specialized robot With the average American chewing 300 sticks of gum each year, researchers are looking at ways to use that familiar activity to ensure people get needed medications in a timely and dose-correct fashion. The idea of medicated or pharmaceutical chewing gum is…

Six tips to help prevent the leading cause of child poisoning It can happen in an instant: a toddler grabs a prescription pill out of your purse; a child chugs tasty mouthwash when you’re not looking; a kid chews through a bottle of gummy vitamins. These scenarios and many more…

The California State Board of Pharmacy (Board) announces the appointment of Anne Sodergren as its new executive officer, effective January 22, 2020.  Ms. Sodergren replaces former executive officer Virginia Herold who retired in 2018. Ms. Sodergren has over 25 years of experience with the Board, having served in various capacities.…

Aside from the cost, one of the biggest concerns many consumers have regarding their prescription medications is whether they are safe to take beyond the stamped expiration date. According to a recent article in Harvard Medical School’s Health Publishing (December 13, 2019), in 1979, the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) required…

Do you have old, unused medications just sitting around your home waiting to fall into the wrong hands? Anyone who enters your home could gain access to those medications and you wouldn’t even miss them. Most abusers say that’s where they got the first prescription medications that started them on…

What pharmacy patients should know when seeking pain medications Written by De’Bora White and Bob Dávila of The California State Board of Pharmacy “I have been on Norco for 10 years, and the pharmacist never questioned the prescription before.” “Lately, the pharmacy never has my pain medication in stock and…

California continues to expand its efforts to combat the opioid addiction crisis with a boost of federal funding and a program model from an unlikely East Coast source. The latest component of the state’s medication assisted treatment plan for opioid addiction is called the Hub and Spoke System, which is…