Pharmacist Prescribing: Practical and Legal Considerations- Pharmacist

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Nearly 90% of Americans live within 5 miles of a community pharmacy. This proximity, in addition to their expertise in drug therapy, puts pharmacists in a unique position to oversee and manage patients’ medications.The pharmacy profession has consistently advocated for expanding the scope of pharmacist's practice to include patient care services beyond the traditional role of dispensing. This expansion includes authorizing pharmacists to prescribe medications.Authorization for pharmacists to prescribe is defined by state regulations, federal agencies (eg, Indian Health Service [IHS], Veterans Health Administration [VHA]), employers, and professional organizations.At the state level, a number of advances have been made that provide pharmacists with limited prescriptive authority. Although almost every state authorizes pharmacists to prescribe to some extent, the models and restrictions vary – leading to considerable state-to-state variability. As of 2016, 49 states and the District of Columbia had enabled prescriptive authority under collaborative practice agreements (CPAs), standing orders, and/or statewide protocols. Currently, pharmacist prescribing at the state level generally exists along a continuum that includes 2 categories of prescriptive authority.

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Course Information

Target Audience

Pharmacist

Author
Kimberly Burns
RPh, JD
Knowledge Level

General Overview

This activity will apply to a broad range of learning needs/pharmacy settings. It may include common disease state/therapy overivews and/or general pharmacy needs such as medication errors, immunizations, or law topics.

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize the benefits of pharmacist prescribing for patients.
  • Explain the two categories of prescriptive authority for pharmacists and identify key elements of a collaborative practice agreement.
  • Discuss various models that states utilize for pharmacist prescribing, and describe the medication classes that are commonly involved in these programs.
  • Describe the legal concerns for pharmacists when they prescribe medications and state the 4 elements that are needed to show that a health care provider is negligent and responsible for patient harm.

Course Accreditation

  • Activity Type:
    Application
  • CE Broker
    876806
  • Universal Activity Number:
    Pharmacist : 0798-0000-21-192-H03-P
PharmCon is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing pharmacy education.

PharmCon, Inc. is an approved course provider for continuing education for nurses by the Florida Board of Nursing. PharmCon is also recognized by the California Board of Nursing as a provider of nursing programs.

Credit for this program is issued by passing the final test hosted at www.RxConsultant.com with a score of 70% or higher.

Technology Requirements

  • Hardware Requirements
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
  • Software Requirements
    Standard Windows/Mac System
    iPad or iPhone
    Minimum screen resolution: 1024x768
  • Network Requirements
    Broadband Internet Connection:
    T1, Hi-speed DSL or Cable
    4G cellular connection
Computer sharing is NOT permitted due to accreditation guidelines on activity monitoring. Credit is earned by one user per device.