9/5/2008

The Charleston Gazette

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.

9/5/2008

The Clarksburg Exponent

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.

9/5/2008

The Associated Press

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.

9/5/2008

The Associated Press

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.

9/5/2008

The Intelligencer

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.

9/5/2008

The Charleston Daily Mail

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

West Virginia's Board of Pharmacy is well on its way to working out a disagreement that could have shut down pharmacy programs at the state's network of 10 free clinics.

The Board of Pharmacy and Executive Director David Potters have listened to the warnings of clinic directors and are working out problems that would have been caused by a well-intended rule.

Charleston's West Virginia Health Right is the state's oldest and largest free clinic, which offers health care and medicine to people who have no insurance and cannot afford the care they need. Clinics are staffed by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and other health professionals who volunteer their time.

A proposed rule would have required the free clinics to dispense medicine only when a pharmacist or pharmacist's technician was on duty. That would have been difficult enough in Charleston, but impossible most of the time at some of the smaller clinics around the state. The rule would have prevented many state residents from receiving needed medications. By agreeing to work out these problems, Potters and the Board of Pharmacy recognize the special circumstances of the vulnerable people, many of them working people, served by these clinics.