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Whitmer signs bill to allow remote pharmacies

FILE - This Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, file photo shows pills of the painkiller hydrocodone at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2016, that the agency will issue new warnings about the potentially fatal consequences of mixing prescription painkillers and popular sedatives like Valium and Xanax, including coma and death. (AP Photo/Toby Talbot, File)

People will be able to pick up prescriptions at certain Michigan pharmacies that aren’t staffed by an on-site pharmacist under legislation signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

The measure enacted last week allows for “remote” pharmacies, which proponents support as a way to expand access to pharmacy services and improve health outcomes in rural and underserved areas.

Pharmacists at “parent” pharmacies will be able to use an audio and video link to review prescriptions before they’re dispensed by pharmacy technicians.

The law takes effect in three months and is backed by drug distributor Cardinal Health, the Michigan Pharmacists Association and others.

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