Change in location of February 17, 2010 Board Meeting

The location of the February 17, 2010, meeting of the Iowa Board of Pharmacy has been moved to the shared conference room located at RiverPoint Business Park, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, Iowa 50309. (more info...)

Special Alert

Pharmacists are needed for two-week stints at aid centers being set up in the Dominican Republic that will serve refugees and victims of this week's earthquake in Haiti. (more info...)

Special One-Day Board Meeting

The Iowa Board of Pharmacy will hold a special, one-day meeting on Wednesday, February 17, 2010, in the auditorium of the Iowa State Historical Building, 600 East Locust Street shared conference room located at RiverPoint Business Park, 400 S.W. Eighth Street, Suite E, Des Moines, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., to decide the medical marijuana issue. This meeting will be open to the public. Questions should be directed to Debbie Jorgenson or Terry Witkowski.

Antivirals Released from State of Iowa Stockpile

The following documents may be of value to local pharmacists regarding the release of antivirals from the State of Iowa stockpile. The local public health agency will be the coordinating agency in each county that will identify their partners for dispensing the antivirals. It is anticipated that all of the antivirals in the stockpile will be distributed to all counties by December 5, 2009.

11/06/2009 Expired Tamiflu Memo
11/19/2009 Release of Antiviral Medications from the State Stockpile Memo
11/20/2009 Use of Tamiflu® for Oral Suspension from the State Stockpile Memo
11/20/2009 Guidelines for Distributing and Dispensing Antivirals from the State Stockpile
12/01/2009 Dispensing of Antiviral Medications Released from the State Stockpile Through the Iowa Department of Public Health

Pharmacy Support Persons

Rules regarding pharmacy support persons have been posted for comment. (more info...)

RSS Feeds: News Alerts from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy Delivered to Your Desktop

News alerts and information from the Iowa Board of Pharmacy are now available through RSS feeds. When you subscribe to a feed, it is added to the Common Feed List. Updated information from the feed is automatically downloaded to your computer and can be viewed in Internet Explorer and other programs. To use RSS, copy the following feed address and paste it into an RSS news reader. Contact Debbie Jorgenson if you need assistance in finding an RSS news reader. :

http://www.state.ia.us/ibpe/rss_feed.rss

Driving Directions

For your convenience, we have included a link directly to the Mapquest® search engine which provides driving directions and a map to the Board office.

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