Tell The Board of Pharmacy Not To Allow Remote Processing
Patients deserve safe, high-quality care with a pharmacist available to provide guidance and answer questions. At a time when pharmacies are already facing staffing shortages, the solution should be more support in stores, not less.
A proposal known as “remote processing” would allow prescription work to be done off-site, reducing the presence of pharmacists in your local pharmacy. What does that mean for you? Less access to a pharmacist when you have questions, need counseling, or require immediate support.
Tell the California Board of Pharmacy that remote pharmacists are unacceptable!
Copy, sign, and send the message below to Debbie.Damoth@dca.ca.gov
Dear California Board of Pharmacy,
Every day, California’s pharmacists ensure safe, accurate, and timely care for patients. All the while being tasked with filling more prescriptions, taking on more responsibilities, and facing more pressure. Without the staff that is needed to provide safe, high-quality care, us patients are put at risk.
Pharmacists are already facing critical staffing shortages, and the solution is strengthening pharmacist staffing, not remote processing.
Remote processing prioritizes the employers’ bottom lines over patients' health and safety. Patients deserve access to pharmacists for phone calls, counseling, and clinical services.
Sincerely,
[Insert your name]
