Guidance Documents

AUTOMATED PHARMACY SYSTEMS

• Automated Pharmacy Systems Request Form
• Automated Pharmacy Systems
• Pharmacy Automation Approval - 45 Day Metric Form

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Compounding

• Non-Resident Pharmacy Compounding in Ohio
• Enforcement of USP 800 and USP 825
• Ohio Licensed Outsourcing Facilities
• Compounding Product Quality Reporting Form
• Clarification on Allergen Extracts
• Pharmacy Compounding in Ohio
• Terminal Distributor Requirements for Prescribers Engaged in Drug Compounding
• Licensure as an Outsourcing Facility

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Consult Agreements

• Pharmacist Consult Agreements with Providers

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Controlled Substances

• Reporting of MOUD to OARRS by Hospitals Under the EASY MAT Act
• Temporary Removal of Dangerous Drugs from a Licensed Location by Dental Anesthesiologists
• Requirements for Outpatient Opioid Prescriptions
• For Pharmacists - New Limits on Prescription Opioids for Acute Pain
• Guidance Document on DEA X-Waiver Changes for Buprenorphine Prescribing
• CRNA DEA Registration Guidance
• Statement on the Descheduling of Epidiolex
• Controlled Substance Inventory Requirements
• Prescibing Opioids to Minors
• For Prescribers - New Limits on Prescription Opioids for Acute Pain

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources

• Pharmacy Technician Administration of Vaccines during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Authorization for Pharmacy Technician Trainees to Stock Automated Pharmacy Systems and Automated Drug Storage Systems
• Board of Pharmacy - COVID-19 Response Efforts
• Administration of COVID-19 Vaccines during the COVID-19 Pandemic
• Vaccine Storage and Administration in Institutional Facilities and Other Settings
• Expedited Licensure of Drug Distributors
• Temporary Expansion of the Maximum Days Supply for Multidose Packaging
• Pharmacist, Pharmacy Intern, and Pharmacy Technician Testing Authority During COVID-19
• Delivery by Opioid Treatment Programs
• Expedited Onboarding of Pharmacy Technician Trainees

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Dangerous Drugs

• Administration of Injections by Pharmacists
• Wholesale Sales of Non-controlled Dangerous Drugs Conducted by Local Health Departments
• Dispensing Nicotine Replacement Therapy by Pharmacists
• Pharmacist Nicotine Replacement Therapy Course and Screening Tool Approval Request
• Point of Dispensing Locations in a Declared Public Health Emergency
• Use of Contingency Stock License by Institutional Facilities
• Procurement of Epinephrine Autoinjectors by Schools and Camps
• Personally Furnishing Discharge Medications to Patients Leaving Correctional Facilities
• Expedited Partner Therapy (EPT)
• Dispensing of Emergency Supply of Medication without a Prescription
• Dispensing Multiple Simultaneous Refills of Prescriptions
• Issuing a Valid Prescription - What Every Prescriber Needs to Know
• Ohio Law on the Sale of Dextromethorphan Products
• Addressing Shortages of Animal Euthanasia Solution
• Dispensing Prescriptions by Prescribers Experiencing a Change of Status
• S.C.U.B.A. Exemptions for Procurement of Medical Oxygen
• Temporary Authorization to Move Dangerous Drugs in the Event of an Emergency
• Pharmacy Laws on Epinephrine Autoinjectors
• Delivery of Non-Self Injectable Drugs
• Dispensing Naltrexone without a Prescription

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Drug Repository Programs

• Drug Repositories Operating in Ohio
• Operating a Drug Repository Program

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Drug Shortages

• Albuterol Shortage and Emergency Medical Services
• Drug Shortage Guidance

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Drug Take Back

• Drug Disposal Resources
• Drug Enforcement Administration Rules on Pharmaceutical Drug Collection

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Electronic Prescribing

• Approval of Electronic Prescription Transmission Systems & Computerized Prescriber Order Entry Systems
• Mandatory Electronic Prescribing of Schedule II Controlled Substances

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Emergency Medical Services

• Emergency Medical Services - Frequently Asked Questions

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Immunizations

• Immunizations by Pharmacy Technicians
• Immunizations by Pharmacists and Pharmacy Interns
• Pharmacist Use of the Ohio Impact Statewide Immunization Information System
• Approved Immunization Courses

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Key Boxes

• Use of Key Boxes by First Responders to Obtain Access to a Pharmacy

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Medical Marijuana Control Program

• Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experience (APPE) for Pharmacy Students at Dispensaries
• Participation in the Ohio Medical Marijuana Control Program
• Guidance on Products Derived from Hemp

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Monkeypox (MPX)

• Monkeypox (MPX) Resources
• CDC Monkeypox Weekly Key Messages

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Naloxone

• Naloxone Resources

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Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System

• OARRS Rules & Corresponding Responsibility
• Reporting Naltrexone Products to OARRS - Effective 3.19.2019
• DEA Plus Suffix Upload Instructions
• OARRS Access by Fatality Review Committees
• OARRS Fact Sheet for Pharmacists
• Mandatory OARRS Registration and Requests

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Positive Identification

• Positive Identification And Hospital Electronic Drug Record Keeping Systems

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Suspension/Probation

• Tolling Violation List Suspension-Probation

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Protocols

• Use of Protocols for Administration of Contrast and Radiopharmaceuticals
• Use of Protocols to Initiate or Adjust Medications

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Remote Pharmacy Services

• Remote Order and Prescription Entry by Pharmacy Technicians and Pharmacy Interns
• Remote Order and Prescription Processing by Pharmacists

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Suspicious Order Monitoring

• Suspicious Order Monitoring and Due Diligence

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Theft or Loss Reporting

• Reporting Theft or Loss of Dangerous Drugs and Drug Documents
• Submitting Theft or Loss Reports