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Board of Pharmacy Update
Highlights of the July Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The July 10^th Board of Pharmacy Meeting was held at the Michael A. Bilandic Building, 160 N. LaSalle Street in downtown Chicago. These are the highlights of that meeting.

2018 District IV Meeting

Will be held in Grand Rapids, MI and hosted by Ferris State University College of Pharmacy and the Michigan Board of Pharmacy on November 7-9, 2018. 

Department Update

• Compounding rules comments are being finalized and should be sent to JCAR within the next month.  These should be approved - barring any unforeseen concerns - before the end of the year.
• The license application online process is complete for pharmacists and now active.  The online pharmacy license application is in the testing stage and should be available in the near future.
• The Board discussed establishing criteria for preceptors of remedial study (required when a pharmacist applicant fails NAPLEX or the MPJE three times) and their study programs.  Only a couple of the Colleges of Pharmacy offer any kind of programming and it is usually once a year in the spring.  The number of three-time failures is increasing so there is a need for more options.

Legislative Update

The July Board Meeting update was presented by ICHP Executive Vice President, Scott Meyers.  The Spring Session of the General Assembly ended with 19 pharmacy-related bills being passed by both chambers and sent to the Governor.  These and all the bills ICHP monitored are discussed in the Government Affairs Report in the June issue of KeePosted.

Next Meeting

The next meeting of the Board is set for September 11^th, 2018 to begin at 10:30 am in downtown Chicago. Check the IDFPR Website www.idfpr.com for the exact location.  These meetings are open to the public and pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, and pharmacy students are encouraged to attend.