Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-11-1402 - Labeling and Dispensing

A. A dentist shall include the following information on the label of all drugs and devices dispensed:

1. The dentist's name, address, and telephone number;

2. The serial number;

3. The date the drug or device is dispensed;

4. The patient's name;

5. Name, strength, and quantity of drug or name and quantity of device dispensed;

6. The name of the drug or device manufacturer or distributor;

7. Directions for use and cautionary statement necessary for safe and effective use of the drug or device; and

8. If a controlled substance is prescribed, the cautionary statement "Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed."

B. Before delivery to the patient, the dentist shall prepare and package the drug or device to ensure compliance with the prescription and personally inform the patient of the name of the drug or device, directions for its use, precautions, and storage requirements.

C. A dentist shall purchase all dispensed drugs and devices from a manufacturer, distributor, or pharmacy that is properly licensed in this state or one of the other 49 states, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of the United States of America.

D. When dispensing a prescription drug or device from a prescription order, a dentist shall perform the following professional practices:

1. Verify the legality and pharmaceutical feasibility of dispensing a drug based upon:

a. A patient's allergies,

b. Incompatibilities with a patient's currently-taken medications,

c. A patient's use of unusual quantities of dangerous drugs or narcotics, and

d. The frequency of refills;

2. Verify that the dosage is within proper limits;

3. Interpret the prescription order;

4. Prepare, package, and label, or assume responsibility for preparing, packaging, and labeling, the drug or device dispensed under each prescription order;

5. Check the label to verify that the label precisely communicates the prescriber's directions and hand-initial each label;

6. Record, or assume responsibility for recording, the serial number and date dispensed on the front of the original prescription order; and

7. Record on the original prescription order the name or initials of the dentist who dispensed the order.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-11-1402

Adopted effective July 21, 1995 (Supp. 95-3). Former Section R4-11-1402 renumbered to R4-11-1201, new Section R4-11-1402 adopted by final rulemaking at 5 A.A.R. 580, effective February 4, 1999 (Supp. 99-1). Section repealed; new Section made by final rulemaking at 11 A.A.R. 793, effective April 2, 2005 (Supp. 05-1).