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Help Finding CE Programs

A new rule requires pharmacists to obtain two hours of CE in pharmacy law and two hours of CE in medication/patient safety. Here is how you can identify these credits:

ACPE course identifiers in pharmacy law for pharmacists will end with "03P."
ACPE course identifiers in medication/patient safety for pharmacists will end with "05P."

To locate courses, check the P.L.A.N. website at https://www.acpe-accredit.org/pharmacists/programs.asp. Click on "Search P.L.A.N. Now" to open the search page. Select your search options and click "Search."

Third-party Reviews of Prescriber or Pharmacy EPCS Applications

DEA approves InfoGard's process to certify systems for electronic prescribing of controlled substances. See http://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/ecomm/e_rx/thirdparty.htm for more information.

DEA Places Carisoprodol (Soma) into Schedule IV

Effective January 12, 2012, all drug products containing carisoprodol will be classified as Schedule IV controlled substances, subject to the record-keeping, prescribing, and security requirements of the Controlled Substances Acts for Schedule IV substances. Any pharmacy, prescriber, manufacturer, distributor, or other entity in possession of any quantity of carisoprodol on January 11, 2012, must complete an initial inventory of that supply on or before January 11, 2012. Anyone within Iowa who is in possession of carisoprodol on January 12, 2012, (except a patient who possesses the drug pursuant to a valid prescription) must be registered with the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and the Iowa Board of Pharmacy to possess Schedule IV controlled substances.

Withdrawal of Propoxyphene Products -- Further Education for Healthcare Professionals

On November 19 , 2010, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended the withdrawal of propoxyphene products from the U.S. market. A guidance statement for prescribers regarding the drug propoxyphene which has been withdrawn from the market can be found here.

RSS Feeds: News Alerts from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Delivered to Your Desktop

News alerts and information from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy are now available through RSS feeds. When you subscribe to a feed, it is added to the Common Feed List. Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs. To use RSS, copy the following feed address and paste it into an RSS news reader. Contact Debbie Jorgenson if you need assistance in finding an RSS news reader. :

http://www.state.ia.us/ibpe/rss_feed.rss

Driving Directions

For your convenience, we have included a link directly to the Mapquest® search engine which provides driving directions and a map to the Board office.

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