Department of Health Professions
Board of Pharmacy
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
[18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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CLOSED Opened on 10/23/2023 and Ended on 11/22/2023
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| Comment Title | Commenter | |
|---|---|---|
| Does the Pharmacy Working Conditions emergency regulation apply to nonresident pharmacies? | Anonymous (220443) | 10/23/23 1:56 pm |
| Regulatory Action | Anonymous (220444) | 10/25/23 8:43 am |
| Support | Fozia Ibrahim | 10/25/23 8:45 am |
| This is a good start, but needs to go further | Zachary May | 10/25/23 9:23 am |
| Thirty minute break time ... | Anonymous (220447) | 10/25/23 9:35 am |
| Pharmacist working conditions | Norther Virginia retail pharmacist. | 10/25/23 10:12 am |
| Too much work load and stress for little payment | Anonymous (220449) | 10/25/23 11:54 am |
| Working conditions | Anonymous (220450) | 10/25/23 12:17 pm |
| Support | Eric Paradisi | 10/25/23 12:42 pm |
| Pharmacist | Anonymous (220452) | 10/25/23 12:53 pm |
| Burnout | Anonymous (220453) | 10/25/23 1:52 pm |
| Support | Emily Gelzinis | 10/25/23 2:02 pm |
| Support | Kimberley Paradisi | 10/25/23 2:38 pm |
| Very stressful work conditions with little help and pay! | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/25/23 2:55 pm |
| Working | Anonymous (220459) | 10/25/23 6:10 pm |
| Rph | Anonymous (220460) | 10/25/23 7:02 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220461) | 10/25/23 8:23 pm |
| Retail pharmacy is sadly going downhill ! | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/25/23 10:16 pm |
| How is this even a job anymore? | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/25/23 11:07 pm |
| Support | Support | 10/25/23 11:12 pm |
| Overworked | Mei Wu | 10/25/23 11:45 pm |
| Great first step | Anonymous (220466) | 10/25/23 11:53 pm |
| We are at the mercy of the VA BOP | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/26/23 12:47 am |
| Support | Anonymous (220468) | 10/26/23 8:34 am |
| Support | Jenny | 10/26/23 10:19 am |
| support- | Anonymous (220470) | 10/26/23 10:24 am |
| Company greed leads to deteriorating pharmacy working conditions | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/26/23 1:26 pm |
| Expanded Scope of Practice without Expanded Resources | Anonymous (220472) | 10/26/23 4:26 pm |
| Safe work is healthier | Stacey Wilcox | 10/26/23 6:47 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220474) | 10/26/23 9:22 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220475) | 10/27/23 4:02 am |
| VA Pharmacist | Anonymous (220476) | 10/27/23 8:34 am |
| anonymous | Anonymous (220477) | 10/27/23 9:33 am |
| RPH | Anonymous (220479) | 10/27/23 11:07 am |
| Support | Anonymous (220480) | 10/27/23 12:03 pm |
| Vague and unenforceable | Eric Haas | 10/27/23 12:30 pm |
| Proactive | Northern Virginia Pharmacist | 10/27/23 8:25 pm |
| Understaffed and corporations not doing anything about it unless the law is changed!! | Anonymous (220486) | 10/29/23 4:25 pm |
| Please help me serve my patients better. | Pharmacist, Giant Food Pharmacy | 10/29/23 11:36 pm |
| Working condition are not good and it affects patient care | Anonymous (220488) | 10/30/23 10:50 am |
| This is a start, but more needs to be done seriously. Support | Anonymous (220489) | 10/30/23 2:27 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220492) | 10/31/23 11:45 am |
| support | Anonymous (220493) | 10/31/23 11:49 am |
| support | Anonymous (220494) | 10/31/23 11:51 am |
| support | Anonymous (220495) | 10/31/23 11:58 am |
| support | Anonymous (220496) | 10/31/23 12:02 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220497) | 10/31/23 12:07 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220498) | 10/31/23 12:08 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220499) | 10/31/23 12:11 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220500) | 10/31/23 12:13 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220501) | 10/31/23 12:18 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220502) | 10/31/23 12:20 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220503) | 10/31/23 12:21 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220504) | 10/31/23 12:21 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220505) | 10/31/23 12:22 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220506) | 10/31/23 12:22 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220507) | 10/31/23 12:23 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220508) | 10/31/23 12:24 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220509) | 10/31/23 12:26 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220510) | 10/31/23 12:26 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220511) | 10/31/23 12:27 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220512) | 10/31/23 12:29 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220513) | 10/31/23 12:29 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220514) | 10/31/23 12:31 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220515) | 10/31/23 12:33 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220516) | 10/31/23 12:43 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220517) | 10/31/23 12:44 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220518) | 10/31/23 12:44 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220519) | 10/31/23 12:45 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220520) | 10/31/23 12:46 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220521) | 10/31/23 12:46 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220522) | 10/31/23 12:47 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220523) | 10/31/23 12:47 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220524) | 10/31/23 12:48 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220525) | 10/31/23 12:49 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220526) | 10/31/23 12:50 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220527) | 10/31/23 12:50 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220528) | 10/31/23 12:51 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220529) | 10/31/23 12:52 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220530) | 10/31/23 12:53 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220531) | 10/31/23 12:54 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220532) | 10/31/23 1:02 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220533) | 10/31/23 1:03 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220534) | 10/31/23 1:04 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220535) | 10/31/23 1:04 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220536) | 10/31/23 1:05 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220537) | 10/31/23 1:06 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220538) | 10/31/23 1:07 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220539) | 10/31/23 1:07 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220540) | 10/31/23 1:07 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220541) | 10/31/23 1:08 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220542) | 10/31/23 1:08 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220543) | 10/31/23 1:09 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220544) | 10/31/23 1:10 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220545) | 10/31/23 1:10 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220546) | 10/31/23 1:10 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220547) | 10/31/23 1:11 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220548) | 10/31/23 1:11 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220549) | 10/31/23 1:12 pm |
| Support | Anonymous (220550) | 10/31/23 1:12 pm |
| suport | Anonymous (220551) | 10/31/23 1:13 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220552) | 10/31/23 1:13 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220553) | 10/31/23 1:19 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220554) | 10/31/23 1:20 pm |
| Improve Working Conditions | Anonymous (220555) | 10/31/23 1:39 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220556) | 10/31/23 2:26 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220557) | 10/31/23 2:27 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220558) | 10/31/23 2:28 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220559) | 10/31/23 2:30 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220560) | 10/31/23 2:30 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220561) | 10/31/23 2:32 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220562) | 10/31/23 2:33 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220563) | 10/31/23 2:35 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220564) | 10/31/23 2:37 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220565) | 10/31/23 2:39 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220566) | 10/31/23 2:39 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220567) | 10/31/23 2:42 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220568) | 10/31/23 2:51 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220569) | 10/31/23 2:52 pm |
| support--- | Anonymous (220570) | 10/31/23 2:52 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220571) | 10/31/23 2:52 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220572) | 10/31/23 2:53 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220573) | 10/31/23 2:53 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220574) | 10/31/23 2:53 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220575) | 10/31/23 2:54 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220576) | 10/31/23 2:54 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220577) | 10/31/23 2:55 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220578) | 10/31/23 2:56 pm |
| support--- | Anonymous (220579) | 10/31/23 2:57 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220580) | 10/31/23 2:58 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220581) | 10/31/23 3:02 pm |
| Unrealistic Expectations | SWVA Friend of Pharmacists | 11/1/23 7:30 pm |
| Pharmacist | Anonymous (220583) | 11/1/23 10:49 pm |
| Patient safety and pharmacist work conditions! | Anonymous (220584) | 11/1/23 10:55 pm |
| Support | Sanjay J. | 11/4/23 8:03 am |
| Too many things to do with very short time with very limited help causing everyone panic attack | Anonymous (220586) | 11/4/23 10:45 am |
| support | Anonymous (220587) | 11/4/23 8:15 pm |
| not enough help at the pharmacy- and this endanger patient safety | Anonymous (220588) | 11/4/23 8:20 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220589) | 11/5/23 10:17 am |
| support | Anonymous (220590) | 11/5/23 10:17 am |
| support | Anonymous (220591) | 11/5/23 10:20 am |
| NOT enough help in the pharmacy | Anonymous (220592) | 11/5/23 10:20 am |
| pharmacist by themselves do not have enough help at pharmacy | Anonymous (220593) | 11/5/23 10:22 am |
| support | Anonymous (220594) | 11/5/23 10:22 am |
| support | Anonymous (220595) | 11/5/23 10:23 am |
| support | Anonymous (220596) | 11/5/23 10:24 am |
| support | Anonymous (220597) | 11/5/23 10:24 am |
| support | Anonymous (220598) | 11/5/23 10:25 am |
| support | Anonymous (220599) | 11/5/23 10:26 am |
| support | Anonymous (220600) | 11/5/23 10:27 am |
| support | Anonymous (220601) | 11/5/23 10:28 am |
| support support support support | Anonymous (220602) | 11/5/23 10:28 am |
| support support support support | Anonymous (220603) | 11/5/23 10:29 am |
| support support support support | Anonymous (220604) | 11/5/23 10:29 am |
| support support support support | Anonymous (220605) | 11/5/23 10:29 am |
| support support support support | Anonymous (220606) | 11/5/23 10:30 am |
| people are crazy. we get no lunch break. | Anonymous (220607) | 11/5/23 10:32 am |
| support | Anonymous (220608) | 11/5/23 10:33 am |
| support | Anonymous (220609) | 11/5/23 10:34 am |
| support | Anonymous (220610) | 11/5/23 10:34 am |
| support | Anonymous (220611) | 11/5/23 10:35 am |
| support | Anonymous (220612) | 11/5/23 10:35 am |
| support | Anonymous (220613) | 11/5/23 10:37 am |
| support | Anonymous (220614) | 11/5/23 10:38 am |
| support this but more needs to be done | Anonymous (220615) | 11/6/23 10:49 am |
| support this- WE NEED CHANGE | Anonymous (220616) | 11/6/23 10:50 am |
| support- | Anonymous (220617) | 11/6/23 10:51 am |
| Worked hours | Ian Orensky | 11/6/23 5:08 pm |
| Support but we need action!!! | Anonymous Retail | 11/6/23 6:45 pm |
| Call to Action | Anonymous (220620) | 11/7/23 7:57 am |
| No vaccine is an "emergency" anymore | Anonymous (220623) | 11/8/23 9:40 am |
| Unlimited Pharmacy Technician to Pharmacist Ratio for Virginia | Anonymous (220626) | 11/8/23 2:35 pm |
| support- | Anonymous (220627) | 11/8/23 9:22 pm |
| support | Anonymous (220628) | 11/8/23 9:24 pm |
| Working Conditions due to 4 to 1 Ratio in State of VA | Manager of Retail Pharmacy Operations | 11/9/23 8:08 am |
| Remote Pharmacist Licensing | Manager of Retail Pharmacy Operations | 11/9/23 8:16 am |
| Tech Ratio | Concerned Professional | 11/9/23 8:11 pm |
| Tech Ratio | Anonymous (220634) | 11/9/23 8:12 pm |
| Remote Processing for Pharmacists and RPH/Technician Ratio | Sarah L | 11/10/23 2:07 pm |
| Pharmacists’ workload and pay | Stewart Bunn | 11/10/23 5:23 pm |
| Have been waiting 27 years for this | Mary | 11/11/23 5:50 pm |
| PLEASE adopt these measures!! | Anonymous (220641) | 11/12/23 12:36 pm |
| The Final Solution: Full Spectrum Dominance | DILLON BREEDING | 11/12/23 1:31 pm |
| The workload is unrealistic--support us please! | anonymous (220644) | 11/14/23 10:10 pm |
| Please help our profession | Anonymous (220645) | 11/15/23 8:35 am |
| Current working conditions are not sustainable | anonymous (220646) | 11/15/23 5:43 pm |
| Support!!! | Anonymous (220648) | 11/16/23 2:05 pm |
| Actionable topics for solutions in the workplace | Pharmacy Leader | 11/17/23 3:23 pm |
| Unprofessional Conduct Section - Proposal for updated language | Anonymous (220650) | 11/17/23 3:37 pm |
| Burnt out RPh's | Anonymous (220651) | 11/18/23 3:04 pm |
| Tech Ratio | Anonymous (220652) | 11/19/23 3:03 pm |
| Pharmacist tech ratio | Anonymous (220653) | 11/19/23 3:06 pm |
| Support and reasons why | Terri Powers | 11/19/23 3:20 pm |
| Working conditions / supervisor/ bullying | Giant Pharmacy | 11/20/23 4:36 am |
| Overwhelming Workload | Anonymous (220656) | 11/20/23 8:45 am |
| A pharmacist should never be alone | Anonymous (220657) | 11/20/23 10:48 am |
| Pharmacies NEED more staff! | Anonymous (220659) | 11/20/23 2:04 pm |
| Pharmacy is no longer healthcare | Anonymous (220660) | 11/20/23 2:08 pm |
| Unsafe pharmacy conditions | Susan | 11/20/23 5:49 pm |
| Pharmacies need more PHARMACISTS!!! - not increased tech ratios | Anonymous (220664) | 11/20/23 9:14 pm |
| The State of Retail Pharmacy | Anonymous (220665) | 11/20/23 9:28 pm |
| Pharmacy Working Conditions | Brad McDaniel, Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists | 11/21/23 8:53 am |
| Pharmacy working conditions | Josh Crawford | 11/21/23 10:16 am |
| Support for Improved Pharmacy Working Conditions | Joseph Cusimano, Virginia Pharmacy Association | 11/21/23 11:07 am |
| ratios | anonymous (220687) | 11/21/23 12:37 pm |
| Workplace Condition Regulations | Al Roberts - Remington Drug Company | 11/21/23 12:50 pm |
| In support of regulations r/t staffing requirements for pharmacy staffing | Margaret Rowe | 11/21/23 3:45 pm |
| Better support for pharmacists | Anonymous (220694) | 11/21/23 5:00 pm |
| Working conditions | Anonymous (220695) | 11/21/23 5:31 pm |
| Workplace Regulations | Patty Robinson | 11/21/23 6:55 pm |
| Staffing issues in chain pharmacies | Anonymous (220697) | 11/21/23 6:57 pm |
| 18VAC110-20-113 Pharmacy working conditions | Douglas Simpson | 11/21/23 7:46 pm |
| Great start, please make these law. | Rebecca Reitz | 11/21/23 9:08 pm |
| support!!! | anonymous (220700) | 11/21/23 10:07 pm |
| As a Patient and a medical assistant | Taryn Fletcher | 11/22/23 12:35 pm |
| Long Overdue | David Perry | 11/22/23 1:43 pm |
| Comments on NOIRA/Emergency Regulations for 18VAC110-20-110 and 18VAC110-20-113 | Jeff Sinko, CVS Health | 11/22/23 8:34 pm |
| Needs more specifics | Anonymous (220707) | 11/22/23 10:19 pm |
| 18VAC110-20-113 Pharmacy working conditions, Part 1 | Jeenu Philip, Walgreens | 11/22/23 10:22 pm |
| Support of Pharmacy Working Regulations | Natalie Nguyen | 11/22/23 10:29 pm |
| 18VAC110-20-113 Pharmacy working conditions, Part 2 | Jeenu Philip, Walgreens | 11/22/23 10:37 pm |
| Preventing distractions - PHONE CALLS | Janeen Richards | 11/22/23 11:09 pm |
| Pharmacy | Anonymous (220712) | 11/22/23 11:27 pm |
| Pharmacy working conditions | Anonymous (220713) | 11/22/23 11:28 pm |
| Meal and other breaks- pharmacists and techs | Janeen Richards | 11/22/23 11:46 pm |
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