What is required to be in a patient profile?
1) The family name and the first name of the person for whom
the medication is intended (the patient)
2) The address and telephone number of the patient
3) The patient's age, birth date, or age group (infant, child, adult)
andgender
4) The height, weight and other patient-specific criteria for
medications that are height and weight dose-dependent
5) The original or refill date the medication is dispensed
6) The number or designation identifying the prescription
7) The practitioner's name
8) The name, strength, and quantity of the drug dispensed
9) Individual history, if significant, including known allergies
and drug reactions, known diagnosed disease states and a
comprehensive list of medications and relevant devices
10) Pharmacist's comments relevant to the patient's drug therapy
, (may include failure to accept pharmacist's offer to counsel).
The absence of any record of a failure to accept the pharmacist's
offer to counsel shall be presumed to signify the offer was
accepted and counseling was provided.
Is patient identification required to dispense non-controlled
drugs in the community pharmacy setting?
No, unless the prescription is for a 72-hour emergency refill.
When must the offer to counsel a patient be made (e.g., all new
prescriptions)?
An offer to counsel must be made for all new prescriptions and
prescriptions for Medicaid patients.
An offer to counsel is not required for prescription refills.
Who can provide the offer to counsel (e.g., pharmacist, intern or
technician)?
The offer to counsel can be made by pharmacy personnel but
only the pharmacist, or pharmacy intern/extern under the
immediate personal supervision of a pharmacist, can perform the
counseling.
What are the counseling requirements for medications delivered
to the patient or sent by mail?
If the patient or caregiver is not physically present, the offer to
counsel must be made by telephone or in writing on a separate
document accompanying the prescription.
A written offer to counsel must be in bold print, easily read,
and must include the hours a pharmacist is available and