Alabama Administrative Code
Title 420 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF HEALTH
Chapter 420-11-1 - PROCEDURES FOR DONATION OF CERTAIN PRESCRIPTION DRUGS TO CHARITABLE CLINICS
Section 420-11-1-.02 - Procedures
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 420-11-1-.02
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Legend drugs dispensed to a patient except controlled substances may be donated by the patient or, if the patient is deceased or incompetent, the patient's spouse, an adult child, a brother or sister, either parent, a legally-appointed guardian, or the administrator of the estate of a deceased patient.
(2) The physician or pharmacist associated with the charitable clinic shall ensure that the drugs that are accepted for use by the charitable clinic meet the following criteria:
(a) The drugs are no longer needed by the
original patient due to death or a stop order by the patient's
physician.
(b) The drugs have been
maintained in accordance with the United States Pharmacopeia and National
Formulary storage requirements.
(c)
The drugs were originally dispensed by unit dose or an individually sealed dose
and they are still intact in the original dispensed container. Medications in a
bulk container are only acceptable from a hospice program.
(d) The drugs have not expired. The drugs
must be used prior to the expiration date on the package.
Author: Charles C. Thomas, R. Ph., FAPhA, State Pharmacy Director
Authority: Act No. 2002-498.
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