In , the Texas Pharmaceutical Association was formed in Dallas. The first permanent organization of Texas pharmacists began with at least 18 members seeking passage of a pharmacy bill and the creation of a Chair of Pharmacy at the University of Texas Medical Branch, then being developed in Galveston. The course of instruction consisted of two sessions of seven months. The school moved to Austin in and became the College of Pharmacy. Graduate work was offered for the first time in The first law regulating the practice of pharmacy in Texas was passed in , establishing pharmaceutical examination and certification committees in each state senatorial district.
A lack of consistency in standards and poor coordination and record-keeping throughout the state led to a bill that established the first State Board of Pharmacy. The Texas Health Law, which helped control access to drugs, was passed the same year. The current Texas Pharmacy Law was passed in None of the other early Texas pharmacy schools survived, but new schools came along to take their place. It was the first publicly-supported pharmacy program established in the United States in nearly five decades, and the legislation specified that it be located in Amarillo.
Construction began in March of and the founding class of 65 students began their coursework in August of The concept for expanding the TTUHSC pharmacy program into Abilene first came about in , when a group of community and private organizations approached the SOP with a vision to offer four-year pharmacy education and research to their community and region.
Think of the situation this way: Would you want the medication that you purchase from the pharmacy to be medication that someone else had returned? Yes, under certain conditions a pharmacist may transfer a prescription and the remaining refills to a pharmacist in another pharmacy.
However, once transferred, the prescription at the original pharmacy is void and may no longer be refilled there, unless you have the prescription transferred back to the original pharmacy. Yes, a pharmacist may give you a copy of your prescription. However, a copy of a prescription may be used for informational purposes only. A pharmacist may not dispense a drug from a copy of a prescription.
A pharmacist can use the information on a copy to contact your doctor for a new prescription. Prescriptions Who may issue a prescription? Why does the pharmacist ask for additional information before filling my prescription? In order to perform this screen , or drug utilization review DUR , the pharmacist will ask you to provide some basic health information such as: your sex or gender; age, or date of birth; any known allergies, previous drug reactions, chronic conditions; names of other drugs you may be routinely taking, including over-the-counter drugs such as Tylenol , aspirin, antacids, etc.
This patient medication record assists the pharmacist in identifying medication problems such as: drug allergies; interactions with other drugs you are taking; incorrect drug dosage or length of treatment; therapeutic duplication with other drugs being taken; and inappropriate use of a drug.
Why does the pharmacist sometimes call my doctor before refilling my prescriptions? Is the pharmacist required to fill my prescription? Some of the reasons a pharmacist may refuse to fill a prescription include: the pharmacist is concerned that the medication will interact badly with another drug you are taking; the pharmacist believes that an excessive quantity has been prescribed; or the pharmacist has an indication that the prescription wasn't issued by the doctor whose name appears on the prescription.
May a doctor authorize my prescription to be refilled indefinitely or give me an open prescription? If my prescription allows refills, can I get all of the refills at one time? However, a pharmacist may dispense up to a 90 day supply of certain drugs pursuant to a valid prescription that specifies the dispensing of a lesser amount followed by periodic refills of that amount if: the drug is not a psychotropic; and the patient is at least 18 years of age; the physician has not specified on the prescription that dispensing the prescription in an initial amount followed by periodic refills is medically necessary; the total quantity of dosage units dispensed does not exceed the total quantity of dosage units authorized by the prescriber on the original prescription, including refills; the patient consents to the dispensing of up to a 90 day supply and the physician has been notified electronically or by telephone.
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