Medical Marijuana

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy will be holding hearings around the State to receive evidence and testimony regarding the pros and cons of medical marijuana. (more info...)

 

Adopted and Filed Emergency effective June 22, 2009

Pursuant to the authority of Iowa Code sections 124.201 and 124.301, the Board of Pharmacy amends Chapter 10, "Controlled Substances." The amendment temporarily designates tapentadol, a new molecular entity with centrally acting analgesic properties, as a Schedule II controlled substances, subject to the control and record keeping requirements of Iowa Code Chapter 124 for a substance designated in that schedule. The amendment also temporarily designates lacosamide as a depressant subject to the control and record keeping requirements of a Schedule V controlled substance in Iowa Code Chapter 124.

Anyone in possession of any quantity of these substances on the effective date, June 22, 2009, must make an inventory record of the in-stock quantity as of that date.

The entire rule can be found by clicking 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

Medicaid Tamper Resistant Prescription Requirements

Questions about Medicaid Tamper Resistant Prescription requirements is available on Iowa Medicaid Enterprise Provider Web site under Important Provider Announcements by clicking here.

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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