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Illinois Board of Pharmacy Adopts New Licensure Requirement for Out-of-State Pharmacists-in-Charge

Beginning January 1, 2026, the Illinois Board of Pharmacy will require “out-of-state” (non-resident) pharmacies licensed or seeking licensure in Illinois to have a pharmacist-in-charge (PIC) who is licensed in Illinois....more

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New York issues extensive new pharmacy benefit manager regulations

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On November 27, 2024, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) will be releasing new regulations governing pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Beginning with legislation in 2021, New York has been active in...more

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Florida Proposes New Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rules

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On September 18, 2023, the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (“OIR”) published proposed rules to implement provisions of the Prescription Drug Reform Act (Florida Senate Bill 1550) governing Pharmacy Benefit Managers...more

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Florida's Prescription Drug Reform Act: What's in it for Florida Pharmacies?

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The Florida legislature took aim at pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) during the 2023 legislative session by enacting the Prescription Drug Reform Act, Chapter 2023-29, Laws of Florida (https://laws.flrules.org/2023/29) (the...more

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Special Access Program and Emergency Drug Release Program amendments in force

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On September 28, 2020, the Regulations Amending Certain Regulations Made under the Food and Drugs Act (Sale of a New Drug for Emergency Treatment) (Regulations) came into force. Health Canada subsequently published a Notice,...more

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Rx IP Update - May 2018

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An Update on Vanessa’s Law - This is a special update on the Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law) which was approved on November 6, 2014 (as previously reported), amending the Food and Drugs Act...more

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Wisconsin and West Virginia Pass Biosimilar Legislation

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Last week, both Wisconsin and West Virginia passed legislation intended to facilitate the dispensing and substitution of biosimilar products. Wisconsin and West Virginia join Michigan, which enacted House Bill 4472 on...more

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South Dakota Passes Automatic Substitution Law for Interchangeable Biosimilars

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South Dakota passed a law that allows pharmacists to automatically substitute a biosimilar for a prescribed biological product. According to the new law, which was signed by South Dakota’s governor on February 12, 2018, the...more

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New Mexico Senate Passes Bill Allowing Automatic Substitution of Interchangeable Biologics

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Last week, the New Mexico Senate passed a bill that would amend New Mexico’s existing automatic substitution law for small molecule drugs to allow “a pharmacist to dispense any one of the … interchangeable biological products...more

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