On Wednesday, April 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health released guidance authorizing pharmacists to “order and administer COVID-19 tests, including serology tests, that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized.” HHS noted that it recognized that most Americans are relatively close to a retail pharmacy and they interact with pharmacists more frequently than other healthcare professionals. Allowing pharmacists to administer the tests should reduce travel to testing locations – an important mitigation step. HHS Secretary Alex Azar issued the following statement:
COVID-19 – Legal Considerations for Pharmacists and Pharmacies
In this brief 20-minute webinar recording, we discuss the coronavirus, or COVID-19, and the legal considerations pharmacists and pharmacies should be thinking about as this virus continues to spread.