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Episode #46: November 2023 – DIR Cliff: What It Is&What’s Ahead in 2024 from 2023-12-04T20:52:34

For the final episode of 2023, IPA’s Seth Brown welcomes Michael Baxter, Vice President of Federal Government Affairs at the American Pharmacists Association (APhA), to discuss direct and indire...

Episode #45: August 2023 – State Government Realignment&Board of Pharmacy Impact from 2023-09-06T17:10:18

Following the August 29 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Seth Brown welcomes Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy to discuss Iowa's state government realignment and what it means for the Bo...

Episode #44: May 2023 – Executive Agency Rulemaking and Executive Order #10 from 2023-05-12T18:00:58

Following the May 2 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Seth Brown welcomes Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy to discuss Executive Agency rulemaking and Executive Order #10.

Episode #43: February 2023 – Iowa Pharmacy Disposal Kit Dispensing Program from 2023-03-17T16:13:37

Following the February 28 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff welcomes special guest Mitch Barnett, Associate Director of the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) at the Board of Pharmacy...

Episode #42: January 2023 – IPA Legislative Priorities&Iowa PMP from 2023-01-16T15:33:01

Following the January 10 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss IPA’s 2023 Legislative Priorities, the Board’s rulemaking related to the Iowa ...

Special Edition: December 2022 – Iowa Insurance Division PBM Rules from 2022-12-05T21:53:14

On December 5, IPA’s Director of Public Affairs, Seth Brown, and Senior Policy Advisor, Brett Barker, recorded a special podcast episode on the Iowa Insurance Division’s release of the PBM rules...

Episode #41: October 2022 – USP Compounding Standards&Delegation of Technical Functions from 2022-10-28T15:28:19

Following the October 25 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff and Andrew Funk from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the role of the Board and programs offered, updated USP compounding standard...

Episode #40: August 2022 – Rulemaking Process, Compounding&IMP3 Program from 2022-08-26T15:39:32

Following the August 24 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the rulemaking process and how a rule is adopted, as well as the Board’s newly ...

Episode #39: June 2022 – Updated Security Rules&Statewide Protocol Changes from 2022-06-30T18:48:18

Following the June 28 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the Board’s updated security and controlled substance accountability rules, as we...

Episode #38: May 2022 – Compounding Pharmacies, Comment Periods&Security Changes from 2022-05-05T22:22:57

Following the May 3 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA staff and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the FDA’s memorandum of understanding (MOU) for compounding pharmacies distributing...

Episode #37: March 2022 – Controlled Substances, Practicing Nurses&Telepharmacy from 2022-03-09T19:57:02

Following the March 1 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Government Affairs, Brett Barker, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the Board’s 2022 legislation rega...

Episode #36: January 2022 – USP Revisions, Telepharmacy Rulemaking&Legislative Session from 2022-01-14T19:08:02

Following the January 11 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Government Relations team, Damian Thompson and Brett Barker, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss federal comment perio...

Episode #35: November 10 – Telepharmacy, Technicians&Upcoming Legislation from 2021-11-11T17:50:12

Following the November 10 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss rule changes impacting telepharmac...

Episode #34: August 31 – Collaborative Practice Rules and Test&Treat Protocols from 2021-09-02T13:50:52

Following the August 31 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the recently noticed collaborative practi...

Episode #33: July 14 – Pharmacy Technician Administered Vaccines, Statewide Protocols, and Collaborative Practice from 2021-07-16T13:04:42

Following the July 14 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss emergency rules impacting pharmacy technici...

Episode #32: May 2021 – Legislation Implementation and Statewide Protocol Updates from 2021-05-13T21:19:48

Following the May 12 Board of Pharmacy Meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss important upcoming dates for pharmacists to ...

Episode #31: March 2021 – Rule Changes for Technicians, Support Persons, and PMP from 2021-03-12T16:20:36

Following the March 11 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss changes to the rules governing technicians...

Episode #30: January 2021 – Legislative Proposals and COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution from 2021-01-13T15:55:32

Following the January 12 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Vice President of Professional Affairs, Anthony Pudlo, IPA’s Vice President of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board...

Episode #29: December 2020 – Electronic Prescribing and Pharmacists’ Continued Role in the COVID-19 Pandemic from 2020-12-17T17:06:26

Following the impromptu December 12 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Vice President of Professional Affairs, Anthony Pudlo, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss wrapping up final wai...

Episode #28: November 2020 – Compounding, Controlled Substances, and Legislative Agenda from 2020-11-18T18:41:03

Following the November 17 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Director of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss board action on the FDA’s memorandum of under...

Episode #27: August 2020 – Pediatric Vaccinations, Licensing Updates, and Cannabidiol Products from 2020-08-31T20:57:07

Following the August 26 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Director of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the recent declaration allowing pharmacists to ...

Episode #26: June 2020 – Recent Legislation and New Rules Related to Controlled Substances and Pharmacy Interns from 2020-06-24T20:48:17

Following the June 23 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Director of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss recently passed legislation impacting the Board a...

Episode #25: May 2020 – Board of Pharmacy’s Response to COVID-19 from 2020-05-06T20:44:05

Following the May 5 Board of Pharmacy meeting, IPA's Director of Public Affairs, Casey Ficek, and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the Board's response to COVID-19, including granting e...

Episode #24: Feb. 2020 - Medication Lists by Technicians, New PMP Resources, Statewide Protocols from 2020-02-26T20:33:30

Following the February 26, 2020, Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, Episode 24 features discussion with Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy on proposed rule changes on com...

Episode #23: Jan. 2020 - Expedited Partner Therapy, e-Prescribing FAQ, Proposed Legislation from 2020-01-09T20:22:37

IPA's Casey Ficek and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy recap the January 7-8, 2020 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting and discuss proposed legislation, FAQs on the e-prescribing mandate, and new...

Episode #22: November 2019 - Immunization Laws, Mandatory Reporter Law, and Proposed Legislation from 2019-11-06T21:56:20

IPA’s Casey Ficek and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy recap the Nov.5-6 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting and discuss changes to Iowa’s mandatory reporter law, proposed legislation, and the cu...

Episode #21 – Sept. 2019: Pseudoephedrine Dispensing, Expedited Partner Therapy and More from 2019-09-10T20:30:59

Following the July 10, 2019, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Episode 21 features discussion on final proposed rules on pseudoephedrine dispensing, plus initial proposed rules on expedited partne...

Episode #20 - July 2019: E-prescribing, Statewide Protocols and More from 2019-07-10T20:24:57

Following the July 10, 2019, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the adoption of rules implementing electronic prescribing, fina...

Episode #19 - May 2019: USP 800, Technician Product Verification&More from 2019-05-02T20:21:43

Following the May 2, 2019, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the board, discuss the adoption of an implementation date for USP 800 by the Board of Pharmacy,...

Episode #18 - March 2019: Statewide Protocols, USP 800, and e-Prescribing of Controlled Substances from 2019-03-15T16:01:06

Following the March 12, 2019, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, IPA’s Casey Ficek and Anthony Pudlo discuss topic covered during the meeting including new statewide protocols rules, e-prescribing ...

Jan. 2019 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2019-01-11T18:53:48

Following the Jan. 9, 2019, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Andrew Funk from the Board of Pharmacy discuss the adoption of rules modifying the supervision of pharmacist-...

Nov. 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-11-15T14:06:33

Following the Nov. 14, 2018, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the board, discuss the adoption of an implementation date for USP 800 by the Board of Pharmac...

Episode #15 - Sept. 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-09-19T18:33:49

Following the Sep. 19, 2018, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the board, discuss the newly created seat on the board for a certified pharmacy technician, p...

Episode #14 - July 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-07-24T18:42:13

Following the July 24, 2018, Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, Casey Ficek from IPA and Sue Mears from the board, discuss the upcoming implementation of USP 800, proposed rules relating to technic...

Episode #13 – May 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-05-23T18:42:52

Following the May 23, 2018, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, this episode discusses the boards review of comments on proposed changes to create a new "Expanded Practice Standards" chapter, reason...

Episode #12 – March 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-03-14T19:22:13

Following the March 14, 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, Anthony Pudlo from IPA and Sue Mears from the board, discuss PMP reporting changes, the opioid bill currently in the Iowa legislature...

Episode #11 – January 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2018-01-17T21:13:55

Following the January 16, 2018 Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, the episode discusses the board’s decision to register to support/against various pieces of legislation, broad discussion on the PM...

Episode #10 - November 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-11-02T13:40:33

Following the November 1, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, episode #10 focuses on the Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP). Anthony Pudlo and Jennifer Tiffany, the board’s associate d...

Episode #9 - August 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-08-31T13:21:56

Following the August 30, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, episode #9 discusses several rules that the board has noticed for intended action that relate to prescriber-patient relationship, s...

Episode #8 - June 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-06-30T18:20:59

Following the June 28, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, episode #8 discusses recently adopted rules as well as newly proposed rules. Anthony and Andrew also discuss updates to the board’s p...

Episode #7 – May 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-05-10T20:23:36

Following the May 10, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy meeting, episode #7 discusses upcoming rule changes including connecting the Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) with electronic health ...

Episode #6 – March 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-03-08T22:39:45

Episode #6 discusses the board’s notice of intend action on their proposed rules for telepharmacy and the annual report of Iowa Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) and other PMP issues followi...

Episode #5 – January 2017 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2017-01-06T14:40:38

Following the January 5, 2017, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, this episode discusses the executive director’s report, rescheduling of medications and the waiver process.

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Episode #4 – November 2016 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2016-11-02T21:28:33

Following the November 2, 2016, Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting, episode #4 discusses the emergency adoption last minute changes of rules regarding pharmacists dispensing naloxone and board’s pro...

Episode #3 - August 2016 Iowa Board of Pharmacy Meeting from 2016-08-31T20:15:59

IPA’s Anthony Pudlo is joined by compliance officers Jen O’Toole and Sue Mears to discuss topics from the August 2016 Board of Pharmacy meeting including proposed rules on naloxone dispensing and t...

Episode #2 - June 2016 Meeting from 2016-07-01T13:40:38

Following the June 2016 Board of Pharmacy meeting, this episode focuses on the rule making process as it applies to actions the board took on hospital practice and telepharmacy...

Episode #1 - April 2016 Meeting from 2016-06-27T16:37:02

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy's April 2016 meeting focused on compounding standards and waiver requests from Iowa hospitals, the 2016 legislative wrap-up, telepharmacy, naloxone and 90-day prescriptions.