Alabama State Board of Pharmacy
Alabama senator criticizes Board of Pharmacy lobbyist contract
Members of the Legislative Contract Review Committee Thursday criticized the Alabama Board of Pharmacy for hiring a private lobbyist. The board has hired the Montgomery-based Southern Group as a legislative consultant. The contract is worth $160,000 and runs through September 2025. “I will have a piece of legislation coming up here in February that says […]
Alabama pharmacists concerned about new workplace regulations
Pharmaceutical professionals in Alabama voiced their concerns Monday over new workplace safety requirements for compounding pharmacies. The regulation would affect compounding pharmacies and retail pharmacies that make these drugs, or “compound” them by combining, mixing, or altering ingredients to create the medication, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The regulation establishes guidelines to […]
Alabama Board of Pharmacy formally adopts policy on miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy treatment
The Alabama Board of Pharmacy Wednesday voted unanimously to adopt new guidance for pharmacists on filling medication for ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and other conditions unrelated to abortions. “We had a position that the Board staff was taking based on the minutes, but we felt in order to have additional clarity and be sure that what […]
Alabama Board of Pharmacy clarifies ectopic pregnancy treatment after AG’s remarks
The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy will not take disciplinary action against pharmacists using abortion-inducing drugs for other medical conditions. In a unanimous vote at its Jan. 25 board meeting in Birmingham, the board said it would give guidance on filling medication for ectopic pregnancies, miscarriages, and other conditions unrelated to abortions. Donna Yeatman, who […]