Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-9-.04 - Redispensing by a Different Pharmacy
(1) Whenever a patient or the patient's
caregiver requests a pharmacy to dispense medication in a multi-drug
single-dosing container(s) which has/have been previously labeled and dispensed
by another pharmacy, the following guidelines must be utilized:
(a) Whenever a patient or the patient's
caregiver requests a pharmacy to remove drugs from containers previously
dispensed by another pharmacy, and redispensed such drugs in a multi-drug
single-dosing container(s), that pharmacy must first receive written permission
from the patient or the patient's caregiver in the form of written and signed
statement from that same patient or patient's caregiver. Each statement must be
kept on file at the pharmacy, along with the corresponding redispensing log, as
described in 480-9-.04(b), for a period of two (2) years.
(b) Whenever a pharmacy receives a written
request, as described above in 480-9-.04(a) to redispense drugs in a multi-drug
single-dosing container(s), and such drugs have been previously dispensed by
another pharmacy, the pharmacy choosing to redispense must maintain a
redispensing log using the following record keeping guidelines in addition to
any record keeping already required by state and federal law or
rules/regulations. The pharmacy is then considered the dispensing pharmacy. For
each drug redispensed, this log must include at a minimum:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of
the redispensing pharmacy;
2. The
date the drug was redispensed;
3.
The name and address of the patient;
4. The serial number on the label of the
originally dispensed prescription drug container;
5. The name, address, and telephone number of
the pharmay originally dispensing the drug;
6. The serial number assigned to the drug by
the redispensing pharmacy;
7. The
name, quantity, and identifying logo or numbers of the drug as it was
originally dispensed and is now being redispensed;
8. The expiration date assigned to the drug
being redispensed, with such date being no longer than one (1) year from the
date of redispensing;
9. The name
of the prescribing practitioner;
10. The directions for administration or
taking as written by the prescribing physician;
11. Any special labeling information or
instructions;
12. The name or
initials of the pharmacist verifying the redispensed drug against the log
and/or the original drug container;
(c) All redispensing logs, statements, and
other such records required by this section are required to be maintained by
the pharmacy for a minimum of two (2) years. Any and all such records shall be
made available for inspection and/or copying by the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics
Agency. The conditions on the use of the multi-drug single-dosing containers
found in Rule
480-9-.03 also apply to the pharmacy
redispensing pursuant to this rule.
Notes
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