General Pharmacy Practice-- Chapter 6

General Pharmacy Practice-- Chapter 6 General Pharmacy Practice rules DO NOT apply to Hospital Pharmacist in charge (PIC) One professionally competent, legally qualified pharmacist in charge in each pharmacy shall be responsible for, at a minimum, the responsibilities in section 8.3 Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Reference Library required to be print or electronic? References may be printed or computer-accessed General pharmacy must maintain, at a minimum, one current reference from each of the following categories: • Iowa laws, rules, and regulations that impact the pharmacy’s practice • Patient information reference for patient counseling • Drug interactions • General information • Drug equivalency reference • Natural or herbal medicines • Poison control center telephone number • Additional references to meet the needs of the patients served While on duty, _______ is responsible for the security of the prescription department. each pharmacist Must protect against theft of, diversion of, and unauthorized access to: o Prescription drugs o Records for such drugs o Patient records Prescription department must be_________ to prevent access when a pharmacist is not on site except for temporary absence or certain refill sales delegated to technician by supervising pharmacist pursuant to policies and procedures. locked by key or combination Temporary absence that does not exceed two hours During an absence of a pharmacist, the pharmacy shall be secured from public access If a technician or support person is present when the pharmacy is closed, must maintain a log identifying each such period of time and each activity performed during that time period. Activities that shall not be performed during temporary pharmacist absence: • Dispensing prescription drugs or devices • Providing final verification of a prescription • Conducting prospective DUR • Providing patient counseling • Making decisions that require a pharmacist’s professional judgment • Transferring prescriptions to or from other pharmacies During a ______________ on-duty supervising pharmacist may allow a technician to dispense a previously verified prescription that does not require patient counseling. break of limited duration and pursuant to SOPs, Prescriptions must be dated and assigned a _______ on the original prescription. unique identification number recorded The original prescription must be maintained by the pharmacy filling the prescription in the original format as received by the pharmacy. Dispensing documentation shall include: • Date of fill or refill • Name, strength, and NDC of actual product dispensed • Initials or other unique ID of the pharmacist, pharmacist-intern or technician in a TPV program Schedule III, IV, or V prescriptions may be transferred on a _____ basis only. one-time Exception for pharmacies that share a real-time, online database For noncontrolled prescriptions, number of transfers cannot exceed the number of originally authorized refills and the original prescription must still be valid. Individuals authorized to transfer: • Pharmacist • Pharmacist-intern under direct supervision of a pharmacist • Certified pharmacy technician – noncontrolled substances only May transfer via electronic means or via oral or fax transmission. Original and transferred prescriptions must be maintained for _______ from date of last activity. 2 years Individual transferring the prescription out must: • Invalidate the prescription for refilling • Record on or with the invalidated prescription drug order: 1. Name and address of pharmacy to which prescription is transferred (DEA registration number for a controlled substance) 2. Name of receiving individual 3. Name of transferring individual 4. Date of transfer After transferring, the original prescription shall be invalidated for purposes of filling or refi