The California State Board of Pharmacy, the state’s regulatory agency for drugstores, is on the verge of adopting new rules regarding automatic prescription refills. Columnist Davidlaz explains why this is important:
made clear that an internal quota existed for prescription refills, with at least 30% of calls to patients about their medications expected to result in return business. A threat of “major personnel changes” was made to pharmacists who couldn’t hit their quota.placed pressure on druggistsHe said the practice of enrolling people without prior consent was especially effective with “the elderly and those on welfare.
“This written consent will ensure patients are not unwillingly enrolled in an auto-refill program and that there is a record of their consent,” they say. Pharmacies would be required to keep such records for at least a year.
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