Or. Admin. Code § 855-041-1020 - Security of Prescription Area
(1) The area in a registered pharmacy where
legend and/or controlled substances are stored, possessed, prepared,
manufactured, compounded, or repackaged shall be restricted in access, in such
a manner as to ensure the security of those drugs.
(2) The pharmacist-in-charge and each
pharmacist while on duty shall be responsible for the security of the
prescription area including provisions for adequate safeguards against theft or
diversion of prescription drugs, and records for such drugs.
(3) When there is no pharmacist present, the
pharmacy shall be secured to prevent entry. All entrances to the pharmacy shall
be securely locked and any keys to the pharmacy shall remain in the possession
of the pharmacist-in-charge and other employee pharmacists as authorized by the
pharmacist-in-charge. When there is no pharmacist present, and it is necessary
for non-pharmacist employees or owners to have access to the pharmacy, the
prescription area shall be secured from entry as described in OAR 855-041-
2100.
(4) Prescription drugs and
devices and non-prescription Schedule V controlled substances shall be stored
within the prescription area or a secured storage area.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 475.035 & ORS 689.205
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 689.205
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