Virginia Department of Health Issues Statewide Standing Order for Pharmacies Regarding 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccine  

Published on Sep 12, 2025

On September 10, Virginia State Health Commissioner Karen Shelton, MD, signed a new statewide standing order for pharmacies in Virginia to facilitate accessibility for pharmacists to administer the 2025-2026 COVID-19 vaccine.

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Executive Order 45 State of Emergency Due to Severe Winter Weather Systems

Published on Feb 16, 2025

In response to Executive Order 45 declaring a state of emergency due to winter weather systems and flooding that has displaced individuals, the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, 

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Board of Pharmacy Emergency Waivers Expire November 9th

Published on Nov 8, 2024

Please note that emergency waivers authorized by the Board of Pharmacy pursuant to § 54.1-3307.3 of the Code of Virginia will expire on November 9, 2024 when the Governor’s Executive Order 37 expires.

As always, thank you for your continued efforts to support the citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia.

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Pharmacy Board and Colleagues Receive Award Recognition

Published on Jun 12, 2025

In May, Caroline Juran, RPh, Executive Director of the Virginia Board of Pharmacy, received the 2024 Governor’s EMS Award for Innovation and statewide honors for her collaboration with the Emergency Medical Services community and the Drug Enforcement Administration to develop emergency regulations that ensured continued access to critical medications.

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Scam Alert

Published on Jan 31, 2024

The Department of Health Professions (DHP) has been made aware that some licensees have received fraudulent communications from individuals claiming to be from one of our licensing boards or another agency, such as the DEA or FBI.

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Data-Waiver (X-Waiver) Requirement Removed

Published on Feb 6, 2023

As of December 29, 2022 federal law no longer requires prescribers to obtain a DATA-Waiver or X-Waiver to prescribe medications to treat patients with opioid use disorder.

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Statewide Protocols

Published on Jul 1, 2023

The Board of Pharmacy has statewide protocols covering a wide variety of topics.

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