AR SB162

Licensed pharmacists are designated as individual healthcare providers under Arkansas law.

Pharmacists may administer medications including influenza vaccines (age 7+), other vaccines and immunizations (ages 7-18 under patient-specific orders; 18+ under general protocols), and non-vaccine medications (age 7+ under patient-specific orders).

Pharmacists may initiate therapy and administer or dispense Naloxone pursuant to a statewide protocol approved by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and State Medical Board.

When administering drugs or devices under statewide protocol, pharmacists must notify the patient's primary care provider, provide written records to the patient, and make available standardized fact sheets including indications, contraindications, usage methods, and follow-up requirements.

Physicians are permitted to dispense topical medications, Naloxone, and contraceptives without adhering to certain legend drug dispensing restrictions.