AzPA Pharmacy Flash

• FDA guidance on Naloxone distribution looks to improve OUD treatment access
  The FDA issued a new guidance to explain the scope of the public health emergency exclusion and exemption under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act, as they apply to the distribution of naloxone to harm reduction programs during the opioid crisis.
• How technology is changing pharmacies for the better
  From the outside looking in, most people assume that a pharmacist's only job is to correctly dispense medication prescribed by a medical practitioner. While this is certainly a critical part of what happens in a pharmacy, it is far from being the only role pharmacists play in the healthcare ecosystem.
• Pharmacists ask administration to retain COVID-19 emergency powers
  A major pharmacy group has sent a letter to the White House urging the administration to retain COVID-19 emergency provisions under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act for a couple more years.