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Board opens rulemaking for accessible prescription labels, agrees to revise training documentation requirement
Summary
The board voted to initiate rulemaking to add a new section (proposed 1707.51) requiring pharmacies to adopt policies to offer accessible prescription drug labels; members asked staff to remove a separate sign‑off requirement and to fold training documentation into the policy description.
The California State Board of Pharmacy voted to initiate rulemaking to add a new regulation (proposed section 1707.51) requiring pharmacies to adopt policies and procedures that enable patients to receive prescription drug labels in accessible formats.
The draft regulation circulated to the board would have required pharmacies to create written policies that, among other items, describe available accessible label formats and require pharmacy personnel to sign a copy of the policies and procedures acknowledging receipt. During discussion at the June meeting multiple board members and public…
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