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Registration Is Now Open for the RESCHEDULED ‘Lunch with the Chief Inspector’ Webinar

The original 2/11/2021 webinar was postponed. It is now rescheduled below.  You must re-register to attend.

Date: Thursday, March 4, 2021

Time: 12 Noon – 1 PM CST

Cost: Free

Subject: 2021 Regulation Update

Speakers: Tom Glenski, R.Ph. – Chief Inspector

Objectives:

  • Discuss recent and upcoming regulation revisions
  • Answer questions

Click here to register for the webinar.

This webinar has been approved for one hour of continuing education (CE) by the Missouri Board of Pharmacy.

To receive CE credit, persons must individually register for the program and individually log in to the webinar.

Handouts will be available during the webinar and on the Board's website the day of webinar.

 

SCAM ALERT

The Board has received multiple reports from licensees who have received scam calls from individuals claiming to be with the Board or a Board Inspector.  According to the reports, licensees are told they are under investigation and may face discipline or criminal arrest if they do not pay a fine over the phone.  In some instances, the scammer’s name and phone number was identified as the “Board of Pharmacy” on caller ID.

THESE CALLS ARE SCAMS AND FAKE ATTEMPTS TO EXTORT MONEY FROM LICENSEES.

A few notes:

  • The Board of Pharmacy does not have fining authority and would NEVER request payment or bank account information over the phone.
  • When in doubt check!  A list of Board inspector names, phone numbers and e-mail addresses is available on the Board’s website.  
  • Hang up and call back!  For calls reportedly from the Board office, hang up and call back on the Board’s official line (573) 751-0091.
  • Take action!  If you receive a scam call from someone pretending to be with the DEA or the FBI, report the call to the DEA’s Extortion Scam Online Reporting Program or the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center.   Scam calls can also be reported to the FCC using the Federal Communications Commission’s consumer complaint form. 

See the DEA alert on extortion scams targeting DEA registrants. 

 

Drug Take-Back Receptacles in Pharmacies

As more pharmacies offer drug take-back receptacles for their customers’ use, pharmacists-in-charge and permit holders should be aware of the various state and federal regulations governing their use.  Below are links to some of these regulations:

Additional Board guidance may be found in Section H.22 of the Missouri Pharmacy Practice Guide. 

 

Pharmacy Technician Employment Disqualification List

The following names were recently added to the Pharmacy Technician Employment Disqualification List.  The list may be found here.

LAST NAME

FIRST NAME

MIDDLE NAME

CITY

STATE

ZIP CODE

REGISTRATION NUMBER

EFFECTIVE DATE

Ward

Justin

Dale

Poplar Bluff

MO

63901

2010027643

2/10/2021