02. October 2018

Peoria, Arizona, may become the first city in the nation to require fingerprints for prescription medications. Current law requires that an ID be shown when picking up a prescription. That is understandable. An ID is required to use a credit or debit card in many stores now. Increasing prescription fraud had brought the matter before the Peoria City Council which will likely take up the proposed ordinance in March. The Arizona Board of Pharmacy will give its input by then, and it will be...