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City council advances petition to require 120-day pharmacy closure notices
Summary
Council advanced a petition asking the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy to lengthen mandated pharmacy closure notice from 14 to 120 days, require municipal notification and stronger patient notice, citing loss of neighborhood pharmacies and public-health impacts.
The Boston City Council voted to advance a petition urging the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Pharmacy to revise 247 CMR §6.13 and require at least 120 days' notice for permanent pharmacy closures, municipal notification and more robust patient notice practices.
Sponsor Councilor Colette Zapata told the council the petition follows working sessions and testimony showing a net loss of neighborhood pharmacies and disruptions to access for seniors, people with disabilities and patients with…
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