Making the Way for Innovation

(W6) White and Brown-Bagging: Emerging Practice, Legislative and Board of Pharmacy Trends

Wednesday, October 21, 2020

4:00pm – 5:00pm

ACPE UAN:0233-0000-20-044-L04-P | Contact Hours: 1 | Activity Type:
Knowledge-based

Faculty(s)

Evangelina Berrios Colon, PharmD, MPH

Associate Professor of Pharmacy Practice and Director of Co-Curricular & Community Partnerships
Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus
Brooklyn, New York
Mary Choy, PharmD, BCGP, FASHP

Director of Pharmacy Practice
New York State Council of Health-System Pharmacists
Albany, New York
Martha M. Rumore, PharmD, JD, LLM, FAPhA

Senior Counsel
Frier Levitt
New York, New York

The growth of specialty pharmacy has resulted in an increase of white bagging and brown bagging. Despite offering some benefits to pharmacists, patients, prescribers, and payers, there are emerging issues within these models that must be considered. This panel discussion will evaluate these emerging trends, including the developing legislative and Board of Pharmacy trends likely to impact pharmacy patient-centered care and apply the different models to theoretical case studies.

Learning Objectives: :

At the completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

Review the risks and benefits inherent in the alternative distribution models known as “brown bagging,” “white bagging,” and “clear-bagging.”
Summarize emerging legislative, regulatory, and Board of Pharmacy trends regarding “brown bagging” and “white bagging”.
Explain the impact of the various practice permeations of alternative distribution models.
Identify and critically analyze the challenges and opportunities presented by alternative distribution models from the pharmacist, prescriber, patient, and payer perspective.