Telepharmacy in medical care started to take shape in early 2000 when the North Dakota State Board of Pharmacy reported the loss of community pharmacies in 26 of the state’s rural communities and warned that more were at risk. Consequently, the board set up pilot rules for telepharmacy in 2001. Intending to help the state’s medically underserved remote rural communities restore and retain pharmacy services virtually. The very next year, the North Dakota State University (NDSU) College of Pharmacy, against a federal grant, implemented a statewide telepharmacy program and tested…
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