Durable Medical Equipment Licensure for North Dakota

I have recently received many questions about medical supply licensure and durable medical equipment licensure [DME] in North Dakota. This is particularly relevant to the recent bid opening for these items in the new health care reform proposals. Please click here for more information.

DEA Issues Statement on Role of Authorized Agents in Communicating Controlled Substance Prescriptions to Pharmacies

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) has issued a statement of policy to provide guidance under existing law regarding the proper role of a duly authorized agent of a DEA-registered individual practitioner in connection with the communication of a controlled substance prescription to a pharmacy.

For more information and a sample of the Designated Agent to Communicate Controlled Substance Prescriptions to Pharmacies form, please click here.

NDSU CE Survey

Help NDSU determine what CE programs you would like. Please click here to fill out the survey.

Our Mission

Pharmacy in North Dakota exists as a force in society for the safe, rational, and cost effective use of pharmaceuticals and medical devices. Through the provision of pharmaceutical care, the profession is responsible for the appropriate use of medications and devices to achieve optimal therapeutic outcomes. The profession endeavors to enhance the pharmacist’s ability to provide pharmaceutical care as a primary health care provider and to further the public recognition of the profession value.

We Value

Service

Pharmacy is a service profession. The philosophy of pharmaceutical care focuses on the patient as the beneficiary of pharmacists’ activities. The responsible provision of pharmaceutical therapy for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes is intended to improve patient’s quality of life.

Ethics

Our profession acknowledges and pursues the highest ethical standards in all endeavors. Honesty and integrity guide all interactions with patients, other healthcare practitioners, and the general public.

Professional Competence

Our profession requires that pharmacists possess the knowledge and skills to practice pharmacy as contemporarily defined.

We Envision

A profession that is recognized as primary healthcare provider capable of responding to society’s healthcare needs.