SB 493 Resources for Pharmacists and Smokers 2016
Resources to inform smokers and pharmacists about a new
state law (SB 493, 2013) which authorizes pharmacists, certified in smoking
cessation therapy, to furnish prescription nicotine replacement therapy
products.
Board of
Pharmacy Recommends Eliminating Cigarette and Tobacco Sales in Pharmacies
2014The Board of Pharmacy's policy statement that recommends
the elimination of tobacco product and e-cigarette sales in
pharmacies.
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Informational Bulletin
2017 (PDF)The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
released this informational bulletin regarding flexibilities that states may use
to facilitate easier access to medically necessary and time-sensitive drugs for
Medicaid beneficiaries by expanding the scope of practice and services that can
be provided by pharmacists. The bulletin provides examples in which states have
empowered pharmacists to prescribe and/or administer nicotine replacement
therapy and other tobacco cessation treatment, as well as other medications.