re: Ohio State Board of Pharmacy email

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ard of Pharmacy Chapter 11. Pharmacies §1145. State of Emergency *** Louisiana Administrative Code Title 46 – Professional and Occupational Standards Part LIII: Pharmacists A. Limitation on Dispensing Chloroquine and Hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 1. No prescription or medical order for chloroquine or hydroxychloroquine may be dispensed by a pharmacist for a COVID-19 diagnosis unless all of the following apply: a. The prescription or medical order bears a diagnosis code from the prescriber; b. The diagnosis has been confirmed by a positive test result which is documented on the prescription or medical order; c. The dispensing quantity shall be limited to a maximum of a 14-day supply; and d. No refills may be permitted unless a new prescription or medical order is furnished. AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182. HISTORICAL NOTE: Promulgated by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Pharmacy, LR

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Email from La. Board of Pharmacy.

I work at a hospital with automatic dispensing machines on each floor. Friday we turned the count on each of these meds. So, just like narcotics, have to enter # left each time the Med is dispensed. Plus, not stocked in ER.