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Prescription Assistance for Your Patients
Do you have patients who are having trouble paying for medicine? The Partnership for Prescription Assistance (PPA) can help. Sponsored by the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) and its member companies, PPA...
Read MorePrescription Drug Diversion video
The Ohio State Board of Pharmacy has produced a new video to help identify the warning signs of prescription drug diversion. The video, Red Flags, can be viewed on the Board’s website at http://www.pharmacy.ohio.gov...
Read MoreDEA new Schedule IV Classifications
Effective August 18th, a United States Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) ruling that tramadol and products containing tramadol will be classified as Schedule IV controlled substances, (this supersedes a new rule adopted by the Ohio...
Read MoreChange in Ohio Revised Code
A change in the Ohio Revised Code, as required by HB 483, permits a prescriber or their delegate to request information from the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS) relating to the mother of...
Read MoreOhio Prescribers
Ohio prescribers and pharmacists can now request patient prescription information from West Virginia through the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS). This new feature will further enhance the ability to prevent the misuse and...
Read MoreState Recognition Awards to Dayton Physicians
OOA honored the following award recipient: David D. Goldberg, DO, received Life Member award. Ohio ACOFP Award honorees included: Cleanne Cass, DO, Dayton, Distinguished Service Award; Aaron P. Hanshaw, DO, Dayton, Young Family...
Read MoreOU-HCOM Graduation
OU-HCOM held its 35th commencement exercise, Saturday, May 10, on the Athens campus. AOA President-elect Robert S. Juhasz, DO, of Cleveland , was the keynote speaker. Approximately 58 percent of the graduates will enter...
Read MoreMeasles outbreak
As of May 7, there were 44 confirmed measles cases in six Ohio counties ( Ashland , Coshocton, Holmes, Knox, Richland , and Wayne). The outbreak began, April 21, when the Ohio Department of...
Read MoreOhio Medical Board Hearing
THE STATE MEDICAL BOARD OF OHIO, pursuant to Chapter 119, Ohio Revised Code, hereby gives notice that it will conduct a public hearing for the purpose of considering the rescission, amendment, and adoption of...
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