Newsletter
April 2014
South Dakota State Board of Pharmacy
3701 West 49th Street - Suite 204, Sioux Falls, SD 57106
NEW REGISTERED PHARMACISTS
The following candidates recently met licensure requirements and were registered as pharmacists in South Dakota: Cedric Williams; Scott Bishop; Michelle McKay; Chet Messmer; Teri Bruster; Kevin Quach; Mohamed Ibrahim; Shekar Ganesh; Amanda Wiechers; Justin Jones; Mariah Fickbohm.
SUBOXONE AND DEA REQUIREMENTS
Practitioners who wish to prescribe Suboxone (or other controlled substances) for the treatment of opioid dependence must meet the training and qualification to do so. The DEA will then issue registration certificate unique to this scope of practice. The DEA certificate will begin with the letter “X”. If you receive a prescription for opioid dependence, the DEA regulations state that “X” DEA number in addition to the existing DEA number need to be included on all controlled substance prescriptions for the treatment of opioid dependence. Pharmacists can verify the prescriber’s authority to prescribe for opioid dependence by calling 1-866-287-2728, or by email at info@buprenorphine.samhsa.gov.
How are pharmacists to determine if the prescription for Suboxone; 1 tablet BID # 60; is for opioid dependence or for an off-label use for (example) pain? If the prescription does not have an indication for therapy, it is the board staffs opinion to clarify the indication with the prescriber and document accordingly. 3rd payer audits look for this type of documentation.
NABP / AACP DISTRICT V ANNUAL MEETING
The District V NABP / AACP Annual Meeting will be hosted by South Dakota this year. The meeting will be held in Deadwood, SD on August 14th – 16th. The Board of Pharmacy in conjunction with the SDSU College of Pharmacy is planning an exciting event, and hope many of you can attend. District V representation consists of colleges and boards South Dakota, North Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Stay tuned as more information will be forth coming.
South Dakota Prescription Drug Monitoring (SD PDMP) Statistics for 2013 and Update for 2014
The PDMP has now been in operation for nearly 2 years and has more than 2.7 million prescriptions in the database! 1,710 prescribers and pharmacists have been granted on-line access to the database and 33,396 queries have been run by pharmacists and 25,570 queries have been run by prescribers in this time. In 2013, the database assisted numerous prescribers and pharmacists to provide the optimal care for their patients who take controlled substances (CS) and also provided assistance in 89 prescription drug cases. This number is down from 130 and 126 in 2011 and 2012 respectively. Law enforcement agents have requested 339 queries of which 40% have led to charges. We take this as a sign that the PDMP is becoming a very useful tool. Hydrocodone combinations remained the most popular for 2013.
YTD 2013 Most Prescribed Controlled Drugs |
RX's |
Quantity |
Quant/Rx |
Hydrocodone BIT/Acetaminophen |
296,433 |
17,124,276 |
58 |
Zolpidem Tartrate |
97,732 |
3,141,573 |
32 |
Lorazepam |
87,372 |
4,187,409 |
48 |
Clonazepam |
76,889 |
4,709,526 |
61 |
Alprazolam |
60,050 |
3,457,152 |
58 |
Methylphenidate HCL |
53,384 |
2,418,282 |
45 |
Oxycodone HCL |
45,954 |
3,694,068 |
80 |
Oxycodone HCL/Acetaminophen |
44,607 |
2,754,356 |
62 |
Acetaminophen with Codeine |
32,911 |
1,423,356 |
43 |
Dextroamphetamine/Amphetamine |
32,304 |
1,457,759 |
45 |
The end of year provides an opportunity to look at statistics for the year and make our “Top 10 Prescriber Trends” list.
Top 10 Controlled Substance Prescriber Trends in 2013 - Statistics from SD PDMP |
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PHARMACY TRIVIA
Did you know?
- There are 66 counties in South Dakota?
- There are 52 counties that have at least one pharmacy?*
- 16 counties without any pharmacies
- There are 8 counties with only one pharmacy
- There are 31 counties with 3 pharmacies or less?
- The counties with the highest density of pharmacies?
- Minnehaha – 60
- Pennington – 33
- Brown – 14
- Lincoln – 14
- Lawrence – 10
- Yankton – 10
- With a population of approximately 815,000, there is one pharmacy for every 2,820 citizens. *
*includes full and part time pharmacies
BOARD MEETING DATES
Please check our website for the time, location and agenda for future Board meetings.
BOARD OF PHARMACY STAFF DIRECTORY
Office Phone 605-362-2737 | FAX 605-362-2738 |
Randy Jones, Executive Director | randy.jones@state.sd.us |
Kari Shanard-Koenders, PDMP Director | kari.shanard-koenders@state.sd.us |
Gary Karel, Pharmacy Inspector | gary.karel@state.sd.us |
Paula Stotz, Pharmacy Inspector | paula.stotz@state.sd.us |
Rita Schulz, Sr. Secretary | rita.schulz@state.sd.us |
Melanie Houg, Secretary | melanie.houg@state.sd.us |
Jony Bruns, PDMP Assistant | jony.bruns@state.sd.us |
Board of Pharmacy Website | www.pharmacy.sd.gov |