California State Board of Pharmacy

Dispose of Unused, Unwanted, or Expired Prescription Drugs Safely!   With studies indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, clearing out unused medications from home medicine cabinets is essential. On Oct. 29, consumers can drop off unwanted medications safely at collection sites participating in National…

Online tool helps you find licensed local participating pharmacists The Department of Consumer Affairs’ California State Board of Pharmacy has created an online registry that consumers can search to find local pharmacies offering specific health services pharmacists are authorized by California law to provide without a prescription. The e-registry highlights…

Be prepared and stay healthy with key tips from the California State Board of Pharmacy If a natural disaster or other declared emergency strikes your community, you may be forced to leave home with little notice. Preparing a go bag—especially if you take prescription drugs or use specialized health care…

The new year means new requirements for prescription painkillers, narcotics, sedatives, and other controlled substance prescriptions that are written on paper prescription forms. Consumers handing a noncompliant paper prescription form to their pharmacist will find they must first return to their prescriber for a newly compliant form before the pharmacist will fill the prescription.

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  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.…

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…