Prescriber Status

Contraceptives

100

True or False: You have to be at least 18 to get pharmacist-prescribed birth control in California, but there are no age restrictions in Colorado.

False: You have to be at least 18 to get pharmacist-prescribed birth control in Colorado, but there are no age restrictions in California.

_{Trevino J. Can pharmacists really prescribe birth control? Bedsider providers [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://www.bedsider.org/features/1192-can-pharmacists-really-prescribe-birth-control}

200

Currently, there are 7 U.S. states/jurisdictions with regulations allowing pharmacists to prescribe contraceptives without a CPA. Name three.

California, Colorado, District of Columbia, Hawaii, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon

_{National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. Pharmacist prescribing for hormonal contraceptive medications. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://naspa.us/resource/contraceptives/} 

300

What is the training requirement for a pharmacist to obtain prescriber status for contraceptives in California?

California: Each pharmacist must complete 1 hour of contraceptive-specific continuing education.

_{Legislative Counsel's Digest. Senate bill no. 493. State of California [Internet]. 2013 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/13-14/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_493_bill_20131001_chaptered.pdf}

Tobacco Cessation Products

100

True or False: In New Mexico, pharmacists are authorized to prescribe all FDA-approved tobacco cessation products.

True: PROTOCOL FOR PHARMACIST PRESCRIBING FOR TOBACCO CESSATION (2004)

• Medications which may be prescribed: 1.Nicotine replacement therapies 2. patch 3. gum 4. inhaler 5. lozenge 6. nasal spray 7. Bupropion 8. Other FDA approved products for tobacco cessation.

_{New Mexico Board of Pharmacy. Protocol for pharmacist prescribing for tobacco cessation. New Mexico Board of Pharmacy [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: http://www.rld.state.nm.us/uploads/FileLinks/e3740e56e0fe428e991dca5bd25a7519/protocolofpharmacistprescribingtobaccocessation.pdf}

200

There are currently 9 states with statutes or regulations allowing pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation aids without a CPA or local standing order. Name three.

Oregon, California, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Iowa, Indiana, Maine

_{National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. Pharmacist prescribing for tobacco cessation medications. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://naspa.us/resource/tobacco-cessation/}

300

What are the requirements for a pharmacist to prescribe tobacco cessation products in Colorado?

Pharmacists must have a valid Colorado pharmacist license and have completed an ACPE accredited program in tobacco cessation.

_{State of Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies. Colorado state board of pharmacy approved statewide protocol for dispensing tobacco cessation products. State of Colorado [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://copharm.memberclicks.net/assets/CO-Rule-17-App-B.pdf}

Naloxone

100

True or False: In Texas, a prescription is required before naloxone can be dispensed.

False

_{National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations. Naloxone access in community pharmacies. National Alliance of State Pharmacy Associations [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://naspa.us/resource/naloxone-access-community-pharmacies/}

200

True or False: New Mexico has a naloxone statewide standing order, which authorizes pharmacists to dispense naloxone to:

Anyone who uses an opioid

Anyone in a position to assist someone at risk of an opioid overdose

True

_{New Mexico Pharmacy. New Mexico statewide standing order for naloxone. State of New Medico [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://www.nmpharmacy.org/resources/Documents/NM%20Statewide%20SO%20RPh%20Naloxone%20(1).pdf}

300

What is the training requirement for a pharmacist in Alaska to dispense naloxone?

Pharmacists must complete a single training session which consists of 1 hour of continuing education specific to the use of naloxone hydrochloride in all routes of administration approved by the FDA.

_{Department of Commerce, Community, and Economic Development Board of Pharmacy. Intent to draft regulations, and interim guidance pertaining to SB 23 / naloxone dispensation. The State of Alaska [Internet]. 2019 [cited 2019 Apr 20]. Available from: https://www.commerce.alaska.gov/web/Portals/5/pub/PHA_SB23_6-17-16.pdf}