Haw. Code R. § 16-95-81 - Emergency kits
(a) A pharmacist
may provide emergency kits to an institutional facility which does not have an
institutional pharmacy to meet the immediate therapeutic needs of
patients.
(b) The pharmacist and
the medical staff of the institutional facility shall jointly determine the
drugs, and quantity, to be included in the emergency kit.
(c) The exterior of emergency kits shall be
labeled by the pharmacist to clearly indicate that the kit is an emergency drug
kit. There shall be a listing of the drugs contained in the emergency kit,
including name, strength, quantity, and expiration date of the drugs, which
shall be maintained and kept in an accessible location near to the emergency
kit, along with the name, address, and telephone number of the supplying
pharmacy.
(d) All drugs contained
within the emergency kit shall be labeled to identify, at a minimum, the brand
or generic name, strength, route of administration, if other than oral,
quantity, source, manufacturer, if generic, lot number, expiration date, and
other information as may be required by the medical staff of the institutional
facility to prevent any misunderstanding or risk of harm to the patients of the
facility.
(e) On or before the
earliest expiration date of any drug contained in the emergency kit, the
pharmacist shall replace any expired drugs, relabel, and reseal the
kit.
(f) The pharmacist shall
ensure that the institutional facility has established written policies and
procedures which shall provide, but not be limited to, policies and procedures
covering:
(1) Storage of emergency kits in
secured areas which shall be in an environment for preservation of the
drugs;
(2) Procedures to ensure
that drugs are removed only pursuant to a valid prescription or practitioner's
order and recordation of any removal; and
(3) Procedures to notify the pharmacist
within twenty-four hours of any removal of any drug from the emergency kit.
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