Executive Summary
Professional pharmacists are often required to have a Doctor of Pharmacy degree, pass a licensure exam, and earn state board approval. Both state legislative policies and changes in state pharmacy board policies have been amended in the last several years, expanding pharmacists’ ability to provide services above traditional services (e.g, dispensing medications, immunizing, and initiating therapeutic regimens). In the Missouri 2022 legislative session, HB 2452 proposes to expand pharmacists’ authorized practices to include the administration of any medication (with some exceptions) authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, establish a medication therapy regimen plan (with a statewide standing order in effect), and recommends pharmacists obtain two hours of continuing education in suicide awareness and prevention.
Highlights
Limitations