22 Tex. Admin. Code § 291.12 - Delivery of Prescription Drugs
(a)
Applicability. This section applies to the delivery of prescription drugs by a
pharmacy licensed by the board as a Class A, Class A-S, Class E, or Class E-S
pharmacy.
(b) Delivery by common
carrier. A pharmacy may deliver prescription drugs by use of a common carrier
(e.g., U.S. Mail) as provided in §
291.9 of this title (relating to
Prescription Pick Up Locations) on request of the patient or patient's agent.
Common carrier means a person or entity who holds out to the general public a
willingness to provide transportation of property from place to place for
compensation in the normal course of business. A pharmacy that delivers
prescription drugs by use of a common carrier providing a same-day courier
service is not subject to subsection (b) of this section and shall comply with
subsection (c) of this section.
(1) Standards.
The pharmacy shall ensure that all prescription drugs are delivered to the
patient or patient's agent in accordance with nationally recognized standards,
such as those of the manufacturer or the United States Pharmacopeia.
(2) Packaging. The pharmacy shall ensure that
prescription drugs are packaged in commercially available tamper evident
packaging.
(3) Temperature. The
pharmacy shall ensure that any prescription drug delivered by common carrier is
packaged in a manner that maintains a temperature range appropriate for the
drug. This may include, without limitation, use of temperature tags, time
temperature strips, insulated packaging, gel ice packs, or a combination of
these as necessary.
(4)
Irregularity in delivery. The pharmacy shall provide a method by which a
patient or patient's agent can notify the pharmacy as to any irregularity in
the delivery of the patient's prescription, to include but not be limited to:
(A) timeliness of delivery;
(B) condition of the prescription drug upon
delivery; and
(C) failure to
receive the proper prescription drug.
(5) Refusal to deliver. The pharmacy shall
refuse to deliver by common carrier a prescription drug which in the
professional opinion of the dispensing pharmacist may be clinically compromised
by delivery by common carrier.
(c) Delivery by pharmacy employee or common
carrier providing a same-day courier service. A pharmacy may deliver
prescription drugs by means of its employee or a common carrier providing a
same-day courier service as provided in §
291.9 of this title on request of
the patient or patient's agent.
(1) Standards.
The pharmacy is responsible for any problems in the delivery of the
prescription drug.
(2) Temperature.
The prescription drug shall be maintained within the temperature range allowed
by the United States Pharmacopeia or recommended by the manufacturer until the
delivery has been received by the patient or patient's agent.
(d) All deliveries. A pharmacy
that delivers prescription drugs by common carrier or by pharmacy employee or
by a common carrier providing a same-day courier service shall also comply with
the following:
(1) Counseling information. The
pharmacy shall comply with the requirements of §
291.33(c)(1)(F)
of this title (relating to Operational Standards).
(2) Notification of delivery. The pharmacy
shall notify the patient or patient's agent of the delivery of a prescription
drug.
(3) Compromised delivery. If
a pharmacist determines a prescription drug is in any way compromised during
delivery, the pharmacy shall replace the drug or arrange for the drug to be
replaced, either by promptly delivering a replacement to the patient or by
promptly contacting the prescriber to arrange for the drug to be dispensed to
the patient by a pharmacy of the patient's or patient's agent's
choice.
(4) Records. The pharmacy
shall maintain records for two years on the following events:
(A) when a prescription drug was sent and
delivered to the patient or patient's agent; and
(B) patient complaints regarding compromised
deliveries, which may be documented in the patient profile.
(5) Controlled substances. A
pharmacy shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules relating to the
delivery of controlled substances.
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