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Board of Pharmacy Update
Highlights of the November 2019 Meeting

by Scott A. Meyers, Executive Vice President

The November 13th 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 programs - or already do that - and may open these programs up 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.

2019 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.

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.

Next Meeting – Check out the May issue of KeePosted for updates on the January and March Meetings. The next meeting of the Board is set for March 10th at 10:30 am in downtown Chicago. Check the IDFPR Website www.idfpr.com for exact location. These meetings are open to the public and pharmacists, pharmacy technicians and pharmacy students are encouraged to attend.