Service | Regulation No. | Year of addition into pharmacy regulation | Status as of 2018 |
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Drug dispensing | The Pharmacists’ Ordinance [1] | 1981 (The Pharmacist’s Ordinance was in effect prior to the establishment of Israel in 1948.) | Implemented |
Dispensing of unregistered drugs based on individual needs | The Pharmacists’ Ordinance; regulation 29, clause C [48] | 2007 | Authorized in all pharmacies; practiced in most pharmacies |
Medication advice and guidance | 2013 | Authorized and practiced in all pharmacies | |
Biometric testing: Measuring blood glucose levels, blood pressure, and body mass index (BMI) | Regulation no. 113 [7] | 2013 | Authorized in all pharmacies; practiced in many community pharmacies, especially chain pharmacies |
Dependent and independent prescribing | The Pharmacist Ordinance addition, Pharmacist Prescription [1] [8] | 2014 | Authorized in all pharmacies contracted with an HMO; not yet practiced |
Extemporaneous compounding | 2000, 2014 | Simple compounding authorized and practiced in all pharmacies; complex/high risk compounding authorized and practiced in some pharmacies | |
Messenger drug delivery | 128 [44] | 2014 | Authorized in all pharmacies practiced in few pharmacies |
Emergency supply of medications | 154 [8] | 2016 | Authorized and practiced in many pharmacies (mostly privately-owned) |
Influenza vaccination | 160 [43] | 2017 | Authorized in all pharmacies; implemented in 1 pharmacy |