28 Pa. Code § 113.26 - Administration of drugs
(a) The pharmacy and therapeutics committee, or its equivalent, in cooperation with representatives of such other disciplines as necessary, shall develop written policies and procedures governing the safe administration of drugs. Such policies and procedures shall be approved by the governing body or its designee.
(b) The policies and procedures developed in accordance with subsection (a) shall establish controls governing the administration of dangerous drugs, as provided in this section.
(1) Dangerous drugs shall include controlled substances, sedatives, anticoagulants, antibiotics, oxytoxics, and corticosteroids.
(2) Policies shall be established regarding appropriate dosage and duration of order of dangerous drugs.
(3) Automatic stop procedures shall be established for dangerous drugs not specifically prescribed as to time or number of doses. The execution of automatic stop drug orders is subject to §
107.65 (relating to automatic stop drug orders).
Notes
This section cited in 28 Pa. Code § 107.65 (relating to automatic stop drug orders).
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