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Board of Pharmacy Update
Highlights of the November 2018 Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The November 13, 2018 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.

Board Elections - The Board elected Al Carter as its 2019 Chair and Denise Scarpelli as its 2019 Vice Chair.

Remediation Resources - The Board was provided an update on discussion regarding remediation programs for recent graduates who have failed the NAPLEX or MPJE three times. The Colleges of Pharmacy at UIC, Midwestern, Rosalind Franklin, and Roosevelt have indicated an interest in providing remediation programs or opening up existing programs to students from outside their colleges. More discussions will occur and updates will be provided as the situation clarifies. Approximately 15-20 students are required to complete remediation annually.

2018 District IV Meeting - The Meeting was held in Grand Rapids, MI and hosted by Ferris State University College of Pharmacy and the Michigan Board of Pharmacy on November 7-9. Several Board members were in attendance. The focus of educational programming was on patient safety, interprofessional education, and staff competency assessment. The next three District IV meeting locations have been set with 2019 in Indiana, 2020 in Wisconsin and 2021 in Illinois.

Department Update - Compounding rules have been approved and are now in effect. They may be found in the November 9th issue of the Illinois Register beginning on page 19976. In these new rules, compliance with USP 797 and 795 is now required, however compliance with USP 800 is currently exempted. No other rule changes have been worked on at this time.

Legislative Update - The Board was provided a brief legislative update by Scott Meyers, ICHP Executive Vice President. The fall Veto Session is scheduled to take place during November and two new bills related to pharmacy have been introduced. However, neither bill moved at all during the Veto Session.