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Board committee backs referral of proposed CCR §1711 changes to strengthen pharmacy quality‑assurance reviews
Summary
The Enforcement & Compounding Committee reviewed staff‑draft amendments to CCR §1711 to emphasize aggregate medication‑error analysis, align the definition with BPC 4113.1, and require pharmacies to adopt QA policies and procedures; members requested clearer language and stakeholder guidance before rulemaking.
The California State Board of Pharmacy’s Enforcement and Compounding Committee on April 16 reviewed staff‑proposed amendments to California Code of Regulations section 1711 aimed at strengthening pharmacy quality assurance (QA) programs.
Staff said the draft aligns the regulation’s definition of “medication error” with Business and Professions Code section 4113.1 and moves the regulation toward requiring systematic review of both individual and aggregate medication errors. The proposed language would require pharmacies to establish written policies and procedures defining their QA program, the process for medication‑error review, notification to impacted parties, the frequency of…
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