California Board of Pharmacy News Roundup - August 2025

Board of Pharmacy News Roundup – August 2025 Welcome to the monthly News Roundup from the Calif ornia State Board of Pharmacy. To receive more details on an y of the information reported here, click on the Board’s website, www.pharma cy.ca.gov. Upcoming Meeting: ALL meetings are open to the public; all are encouraged to attend. Please check https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/ for meeting dates and times. Rite Aid Closures Rite Aid is in the process of selling assets, i ncluding prescriptions, to other pharmacies. The Board is closely monitoring the Rite Ai d bankruptcy proceedings and anticipated pharmacy closures in California. The Board strongly encourages pharmacies to consider if they may be i mpacted by Rite Aid closures in their respective areas and, if so, to begin taking steps to assist patients who may be seeking pharmacy services. Reminder: Business and Professions Code section 4064 establishes provisions for emergency refill of prescriptions without prescriber authorizatio n under specified conditions. It may be helpful to recommend patients bring in t heir prescription containers when seeking an emergency refill. California Medication Error Reporting (CAMER) Register with ISMP to report medication er rors to the California Medication Error Reporting (CAMER) system. M edication errors that occur on or after September 1, 2025, must be reported to the CAMER system. For i nform ati on on how to register with ISMP’s medication error reporting program, click here https://me derrors.ismp.org/. For technical issues please email clientservices@ecri.org. FAQs regarding medication error reporting can be found here. Self-Assessment Forms: July 1, 2025, Deadline Self- assessment f orms need to be completed by Jul y 1, 2025 (Every odd - numbered year). The updated forms can be found on the website; however, it is not mandatory to use the updated form, an alternate fina l version will be

accepted. The draft forms are po sted on the website: https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/licensees/facility/self_assess.shtml. Report a Drug Theft/Drug Loss Online Portal The Board of Pharmacy has implemented a new online p ortal to report a drug theft/drug loss of controlled substances. Submissions via the o nline portal will ensure that the board is receiving all requir ed information pertaining to California Code of Regulations, Title 16, §17 15.6. Although not required, we encourage using the new online portal for future reporting. Please use link below. https://ww w.phar macy.ca.g ov/webap plicati ons/apps/dr ugl oss/index.s html NEW PIC Training Webinar A new Pharmacis t -in- Charge training webinar is now available on the Calif ornia State Board of Pharmacy website. This webinar provides an overview of pharmacy law rela ted to the position and the responsibility of a pharmacist when as sociating as the Pharmacist -in- Charge of a licensed facility. One hour of CE will b e awarded for completing the webinar training; however, it does not co unt toward the required 2 hours of CE for Law and Ethics. To take this course you must sig n up f or a Pha rmED account. Click here to sign up for an account or use this link: https://pharmed.thinkific.com/ ### <a href="https://www.pharmacy.ca.gov/licensees/facility/selfassess.shtml">