NC Public Health Pharmacy

Nurse Dispensing

PHN&PDU is no longer offering continuing education credits in association with the training. Your pharmacist may use these materials for training, but you will need to issue your own certificate of completion and maintain your own attendance and training agenda records for Accreditation and the Board of Pharmacy.

• Dispensing of Drugs by Public Health Registered Nurses Instructional Manual (PDF) - Updated July 2024
• Dispensing of Drugs by Public Health Registered Nurses Post Training Test (PDF) - Updated July 2024
• Dispensing of Drugs by Public Health Registered Nurses Training (PPTX) - Updated July 2024
• Naloxone Chart: A Look at Dispensing Versus Distribution in North Carolina (PDF)

Standing Orders

• Statewide Standing Orders related to Hurricane Helene
• Nicotine Replacement Therapy Standing Orders: Please visit QuitLineNC, Local Health Departments for standing orders related to Nicotine Replacement Therapy.
• Naloxone Standing Order:
  • Naloxone HCI Standing Order (SO) for Emergency Use in the Local Health Department (DOCX)
  • N.C. Naloxone Distribution Toolkit (PDF)
  • Template Standing Order for Distribution of Naloxone by Organizations (DOCX)
  • Template Standing Order for Dispensing Naloxone to Organizations for Subsequent Distribution (DOCX)

340b Resource Links

• HRSA 340b Drug Pricing Program
• APEXUS 340b Tools and Resources
• OPAIS 340b Database
• Recorded Webinar: Pharmacy Focus on 340B Medication with Amanda F. Moore - New August 2023
  • Nursing Contact Hours are no longer offered for this webinar as of 2/15/2025, but the content is still valid.
• Pharmacy FOCUS of 340B handout (PDF)