February 1, 2023 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Updated Naloxone Standing Order: The Washington State Naloxone Standing Order allows pharmacies to dispense naloxone to ANYONE who requests it or should have it with our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Tao Kwan-Gett as the prescriber. Please use this to help reduce opioid deaths in our communities.
COVID Emergency Orders to End: The emergency declarations for COVID will end on May 11th. Many emergency provisions will end, however some like the authority of pharmacists to vaccinate and test will continue into 2024 under the PREP Act.
Legislative Update: Dedi Little, WSPA Director of Government Affairs will provide an update on the Legislative Session. Our PBM Bill, SB 5213 will have a hearing on Friday, Feb 3rd in the Senate Health and LTC Committee. Please register your support for the bill online before the hearing!
February 1, 2023 Town Hall for Pharmacy Professionals
Updated Naloxone Standing Order: The Washington State Naloxone Standing Order allows pharmacies to dispense naloxone to ANYONE who requests it or should have it with our Chief Science Officer, Dr. Tao Kwan-Gett as the prescriber. Please use this to help reduce opioid deaths in our communities.
COVID Emergency Orders to End: The emergency declarations for COVID will end on May 11th. Many emergency provisions will end, however some like the authority of pharmacists to vaccinate and test will continue into 2024 under the PREP Act.
Legislative Update: Dedi Little, WSPA Director of Government Affairs will provide an update on the Legislative Session. Our PBM Bill, SB 5213 will have a hearing on Friday, Feb 3rd in the Senate Health and LTC Committee. Please register your support for the bill online before the hearing!