Community pharmacies inch closer to accreditation extension
By Theresa Flaherty, Managing Editor
Updated Tue October 6, 2009
The Senate joined the House yesterday when it voted to give community pharmacies until Dec. 31 to get accredited
“The Senate acted wisely to ensure seniors can continue purchasing essential
medical supplies from their community pharmacies,” said Bruce T. Roberts,
NCPA executive vice president and CEO in a release. “Senators Max Baucus, Charles
Grassley and Jon Tester, in particular, deserve recognition for shepherding
the bill through. Without it, thousands of independent community pharmacies
would be forced to stop supplying diabetes testing supplies and other
products to their patients.”
Theresa Flaherty
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