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May free or charitable clinics mail medications to patients?

April 26, 2017charitable clinics Free mail medications Patients

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May free or charitable clinics mail medications to patients?

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Nothing in the Pharmacy Practice Act or associated rules prohibits a licensed in-state free or charitable clinics from mailing medications to patients that reside in North Carolina and can do so as long as all regulations are met for in-state pharmacies. In particular, mailing does not excuse the free or charitable clinic from its patient counseling obligations. If the free or charitable clinic wishes to mail prescription drugs to patients residing outside of North Carolina, it is the responsibility of the pharmacy to ensure they are operating within the laws of the state to which the prescription medications shall be mailed.