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New Ohio BOP Website

Ohio Board of Pharmacy launches tool to help those living with disabilities

by Marty Schladen, Ohio Capital Journal
December 13, 2024

The Ohio Board of Pharmacy on Monday launched a tool to help people with low vision, hearing loss, or who face language barriers find pharmacies that can serve them.

For many, the pharmacy is the most frequent point of contact with the healthcare system. Pharmacists can consult about their medications and help them manage chronic conditions such as hypertension and diabetes.

The new website will help people with accessibility challenges find pharmacies that can serve their specific needs.

For example, for patients with low vision can find pharmacies that provide oversize-font labels, prescription readers and braille labels. 

It can point those with hearing loss to pharmacies that have video-relay services and teletypewriters. And it can tell non-English speakers where to find pharmacies with translation services for Spanish, Chinese, Nepali, Somali, and other languages.   

In a statement, Board of Pharmacy Executive Director Steven W. Schierholt said the new webpage is an attempt to make pharmacy services more widely accessible.

“The launch of this convenient online search tool highlights the Board’s ongoing commitment to ensure pharmacy services are accessible to all Ohioans,” he said. “The Board is hopeful that this new webpage will help patients and their loved ones quickly identify pharmacies offering services they need to keep them healthy and safe.”  

Read the full article: Ohio Board of Pharmacy launches tool to help those living with disabilities • Ohio Capital Journal

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