NEWSBREAKS
MAJOR STORIES FOR PHARMACISTS AT DEADLINE
For many years, California and Florida have been the only two states that have refused pharmacists reciprocity ot their licenses. While there's talk of change in California (Drug Topics, April 16), Florida now appears to be swinging the door open. Officials are quick to say, however, that the proposed change in Florida is not reciprocity, but licensure by endorsement. There are subtle differences between the two. The statute provides only for licensure by endorsement, which means that there are conditions on the transfer of license. And it is not official yet.
On May 3,2001, a bill to permit licensure by …