059-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-13 - Return of Unused Prescription Drugs

(a) A pharmacist may:

(i) Accept and redistribute an unused prescription drug under the Wyoming Drug Donation Program Act, W.S. § 35-7-1601 et seq or its rules; or

(ii) Accept and redistribute any unused prescription drug, or a part of it, after it has left the premises of the pharmacy if:

(A) The drug was intended for inpatients of an institutional facility and has been maintained in the custody and control of the institutional facility or dispensing pharmacy;

(B) The drug was returned to the original dispensing pharmacy;

(C) The drug is in a single unit dose or unit of use package or in the manufacturer's sealed container;

(D) In the professional judgment of the PIC of the pharmacy, the safety and efficacy of the drug has not been compromised during transportation and storage;

(E) A system is in place to track the restocked drug for purposes of a recall; and

(F) Accepting and redistributing of the drug complies with state and federal law.

(b) A prescription dispensed by a pharmacy for delivery but not delivered to the ultimate user may be returned to stock for redispensing provided:

(i) The prescription is returned to the original dispensing pharmacy;

(ii) Storage conditions during transport of the prescription to and from the pharmacy do not in any way compromise the integrity or stability of the drug;

(iii) No compounded or flavored prescription may be returned to stock;

(iv) The drugs did not require refrigeration, freezing, or special storage;

(v) The expiration date of the drug is not more than one year from the date it was dispensed, unless it was dispensed in the manufacturer's original sealed container and bears the manufacturer's original label and expiration date.

(c) A pharmacist may accept the return of a prescription for disposal or destruction if the prescription was dispensed by the pharmacy in error, was defective, adulterated, misbranded, expired, or subject to a recall.

Notes

059-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-13

Amended, Eff. 10/31/2017. Amended, Eff. 12/19/2018. Amended, Eff. 5/24/2023.