After the California Pedigree Postponement – What?
Reacting to pharmaceutical industry concerns over implementation costs and challenges and a cited lack of guidance and standardization, the California Board of Pharmacy (CBOP) recently voted to delay the enforcement of ePedigree legislation (for the second time) from January 1, 2009 to January 1, 2011. While this move is applauded by the pharmaceutical industry as a whole, how it actually plays out depends on three groups or influencers—FDA, CBOP, and the wholesalers themselves.