Society of Air Force Pharmacy

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Society Tidbits

  Dosing Guidelines for Adult Prescriptions in Renal Failure

  A link was placed on the Features menu pointing to the MHS AdHocs pages

  Uniform Formulary (UF) Information Paper.

  Report of the 65th Congress of the International Pharmaceutical Federation (FIP)

  The HPLRP (Health Professions Loan Repayment Program) information is available on the AFIT/CIM HPLRP website.

Official Guidance

●  Policy on Release of Prescriptions to Patient Representatives

●  Pharmacy Automation guidance letter

●  The AF/SG Patient Safety Program Policy Memorandum

 Department of Health and Human Services HIPAA Privacy Rule Summary

 U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration Drugs of Abuse Publication

●  HHS HIPAA Regulations and Guidance

●  AFI33-360V1 Publications Management Program, states inChapter 3, Paragraph 3.2 that there is a finite period of time, 120-days, that a policy or interim guidance publication remains in effect before it needs to be replaced by an AFI or other directive.  However, it also states that AF policies and interim guidance will REMAIN IN EFFECT regardless of the 120-day restriction, whether or not they have been superseded by AFI or directive.

Accreditation and Inspection

●  2006 National Patient Safety Goals

●  Credentialing in Pharmacy

●  Official "Do Not Use List"

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