A new law will force chain pharmacies in California to adhere to tightened staffing requirements next year amid mounting scrutiny of working conditions behind the counter at drugstores.
The measure (A.B. 1286) will require pharmacies to always have a clerk or pharmacy technician available fully dedicated to pharmacy-related services, rather than assigned to other duties like stocking shelves. The law will also give the pharmacist in charge at a drugstore the power to make staffing decisions. Backers contend this will ensure pharmacists are not left by themselves to perform duties that include not just handling powerful, tightly regulated ...
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