Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-612 - Equipment

A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall ensure that a pharmacy has the necessary equipment to allow a pharmacist to practice the profession of pharmacy, including the following:

1. Adequate refrigeration equipment dedicated to the storage of drugs and biologicals;

2. A C-V controlled substance register, if C-V controlled substances are sold without an order of a medical practitioner;

3. Graduates in assorted sizes;

4. One mortar and pestle, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy;

5. Spatulas of assorted sizes including one nonmetallic;

6. Prescription balance, Class A with weights or an electronic balance of equal or greater accuracy, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy;

7. One ointment tile or equivalent, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy

8. A current hard-copy or access to a current electronic-copy of the Arizona Pharmacy Act and administrative rules and Arizona Controlled Substance Act;

9. A professional reference library consisting of a minimum of one current reference or text, in hard-copy or electronic media, addressing the following subject areas:

a. Pharmacology or toxicology,

b. Therapeutics,

c. Drug compatibility, and

d. Drug product equivalency;

10. An assortment of labels, including prescription labels, transfer labels for controlled substances, and cautionary and warning labels;

11. A red C stamp as defined in R4-23-110, if C-III, C-IV, and C-V controlled substance invoices are not filed separately from other invoices;

12. Current antidote and drug interaction information; and

13. Regional poison control phone number prominently displayed in the pharmacy area.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-23-612

Former Rule 6.6670; Former Section R4-23-612 repealed, new Section R4-23-612 adopted effective August 10, 1978 (Supp. 78-4). Amended effective August 9, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Amended effective April 5, 1996 (Supp. 96-2). Amended by final rulemaking at 7 A.A.R. 4253, effective September 11, 2001 (Supp. 01-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 4165, effective February 1, 2014.