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Telepharmacy

Remote verification, workforce capacity, pharmacist accountability, and the regulation shaping rural and at-scale pharmacy.

8 briefings · tracking since March 2026

Latest · Briefing No. 34

Ohio Wants Machines to Dispense at 99.985% Accuracy. Its Own Rule Can't Measure That.

Ohio's August 2026 rules set a 99.985% accuracy gate for machines that dispense without a pharmacist. Its 45-day window cannot resolve that number.

September 5, 2026 · 6 min read

The Archive

The Refill Consent Call Exists So Patients Catch the Wrong Drug. An AI Now Makes It.

August 8, 2026 No. 26

Maine Has the Machine to Fill Its Pharmacy Deserts. It's Missing the Rule to Turn It On.

July 11, 2026 No. 21

AI Can Verify a Prescription. It Still Can't Be the Pharmacist of Record.

June 11, 2026 No. 17

The DEA Extension Bought Telepharmacy Another Year. Most Programs Are Wasting It.

June 1, 2026 No. 16

Telepharmacy Moved the Pharmacist Workforce Crisis. AI-Augmented Workflow Redesign Can Fix It.

May 24, 2026 No. 13

Ambient AI Skipped the Pharmacist. Here's What That Costs You.

May 4, 2026 No. 3

Agentic AI Is Reshaping Telepharmacy, and Most Health Systems Are Missing the Play