It has been reported that Walgreen & Co. and Express Scripts, Inc. failed to reach an agreement relative to the processing of prescriptions at Walgreen pharmacies and the terms for reimbursement.
Governor Jindal has appointed a new public member to the Board. Mr. Don L. Resweber, from St. Martinville, was appointed on November 2, 2011, and his term of service will be at the pleasure of the Governor.
Pursuant to Governor Jindal's recent proclamation, the Board office will be closed on the following dates.
In response to a request from the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (NABP), the DEA recently issued a clarification of its prior communications regarding what changes a pharmacist can make to a C-II prescription form.
The Board has approved and released its Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2010-2011.
Every day, approximately 2,500 teens use prescription drugs to get high for the first time - this according to the Partnership for a Drug Free America.
Although we are still unpacking boxes, we have completed the relocation of our office.
In preparation for the relocation of our office, it will be necessary to close our office for a limited period of time, and further, it will be necessary to temporarily suspend our website as well as our telephone and facsimile connections.
The Board of Pharmacy is planning to move its office to a different location in Baton Rouge.
The Board office re-opened today, following its closure on Thursday and Friday of last week, due to the winter storm warning.