Board of Pharmacy: Public Meeting Notice (Sept. 16, 2026)

DIAL 6200 Park Building

Board of Pharmacy

Meeting Notice

Sept. 16, 2026
9 a.m.

6200 Park Avenue | Des Moines, Iowa 50321
Walnut Woods Conference Room

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Meeting ID: 849 2077 5946 Passcode: 181309
Or call: 312.626.6799

Agenda

Open Session

  • I. Call Meeting to Order — Roll Call to determine that a quorum is present.
  • II. Introductions
  • III. Announcements
    • A. Letter from U.S. Food & Drug Administration to National Association of Boards of Pharmacy (Aug. 12, 2026)
    • Other Announcements 
  • IV. Opportunity for Public Comment
  • V. Discussion and Vote on July 27, 2026, Open Meeting Minutes
  • VI. Petitions for Rule Waiver — The board will review and vote on requests for waiver of administrative rules.
    • A. Walgreens (Minneapolis/Brooklyn Park, MN – Lic. 5897  Bolingbrook, IL – Lic. 5544; Liberty, MO – Lic. 5543) – 481—552.20(3) AMDS – request to extend and sync existing waiver expiration dates
    • B. Hy-Vee Drugstore Clinic Pharmacy #7060 (Lic. 484) — 481—552.18(5) Telepharmacy
    • C. Emma McDonald (née Hepworth) (Lic. 7216)
    • D. Hebatalla Elgamil (Lic. 8961) — 481—551.6(2) Pharmacist-interns
    • E. Diana Ferguson (Tech. Trainee Lic. 39778; PSP Lic. 10914) — 481—551.7(1) Pharmacy technicians
    • F. Muath Assad (Intern applicant) — 481—551.4(1)(a) Pharmacists and 481—551.6(2) Pharmacists-interns
  • VII. Petition for Exemption from Mandate for Electronic Transmission of Prescriptions — VA Central Iowa Health Care System (Lic. 490, request for 2027)
  • VIII. Requests and Applications
    • A. Pharmaneek Inc. — Application for Nonresident Pharmacy license
    • B. Archway Apothecary, LLC — Application for Nonresident Pharmacy license
  • IX. Discussion and Rulemaking — IAC 481
    • A. Chapter 551.4(4) — Pharmacists / Continuing education for precepting
    • B. Chapter 552.12(5) — Manner of issuance of prescriptions / Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP)
    • C. Chapter 552.14(2) — Manner and issuance of medication orders
    • D. Chapter 552.20 — AMDS / Pharmacist verification of AMDS dispensed drugs
    • E. Chapter 552.21 — Labeling / Accessible prescription labels
    • F. Chapter 553.6 — Controlled substance accountability
    • G. Chapter 554.6(2) — Standards for outsourcing facilities / Outsourcing facility labeling standards
    • H. Chapter 556.4(2) — PMP Reporting requirements
    • I. Next Steps
  • X. Discussion and Vote on Statewide Protocols
    • A. Acute Group A Streptococcal (GAS) Pharyngitis Infection
    • B. Acute Influenza Infection
    • C. Immunizations
    • D. Nicotine Replacement Tobacco Cessation
    • E. Opioid Antagonist
  • XI. Reports
    • A. Executive Director — Anne Schlepphorst 
    • B. Prescription Monitoring Program — Maggie Phelps
    • C. Rules Committee — Laura Berardi

Closed Session

  • XII. Items for Review and Discussion — Pursuant to Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(a) to review or discuss records which are required or authorized by state or federal law to be kept confidential; Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(d) to discuss the contents of a licensing examination or whether to initiate licensee disciplinary investigations or proceedings; Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(f) to discuss the decision to be rendered in a contested case conducted according to the provisions of chapter 17A; and Iowa Code section 21.5(1)(h) to avoid disclosure of specific law enforcement matters, such as allowable tolerances or criteria for the selection, prosecution, or settlement of cases, which if disclosed would facilitate disregard of requirements imposed by law. 
    • A. Closed Session Minutes (21.5(1)(a))
    • B. Complaints & Investigative Reports (21.5(1)(d))
    • C. Notice of Hearing, Statement of Charges (21.5(1)(d))
    • D. Combined Statement of Charges, Settlement Agreement & Final Order/Settlement Agreements & Final Orders/Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Final Order (21.5(1)(f))
    • E. Agreement not to Practice, Voluntary Surrender (21.5(1)(a))
    • F. Consent Agreements (21.5(1)(a)), (21.5(1)(h))
    • G. Criminal History Review (21.5(1)(h))

Open Session

  • XIII. Action on Closed Session Agenda — The board will vote in open session about decisions made during closed session.
    • A. Closed Session Minutes (21.5(1)(a))
    • B. Complaints & Investigative Reports (21.5(1)(d))
    • C. Notice of Hearing, Statement of Charges (21.5(1)(d))
    • D. Combined Statement of Charges, Settlement Agreement & Final Order/Settlement Agreements & Final Orders/Findings of Fact, Conclusions of Law and Final Order (21.5(1)(f))
    • E. Agreement not to Practice, Voluntary Surrender (21.5(1)(a))
    • F. Consent Agreements (21.5(1)(a)), (21.5(1)(h))
    • G. Criminal History Review (21.5(1)(h))
  • XIV. Adjournment

The next meeting for the board will take place Oct. 27-28, 2026.

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