Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 52, December 27, 2024
A.
A dentist shall include the following information on the label of all drugs and
devices dispensed:
1. The dentist's name,
address, and telephone number;
2.
The serial number;
3. The date the
drug or device is dispensed;
4. The
patient's name;
5. Name, strength,
and quantity of drug or name and quantity of device dispensed;
6. The name of the drug or device
manufacturer or distributor;
7.
Directions for use and cautionary statement necessary for safe and effective
use of the drug or device; and
8.
If a controlled substance is prescribed, the cautionary statement "Caution:
Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the
patient for whom it was prescribed."
B. Before delivery to the patient, the
dentist shall prepare and package the drug or device to ensure compliance with
the prescription and personally inform the patient of the name of the drug or
device, directions for its use, precautions, and storage
requirements.
C. A dentist shall
purchase all dispensed drugs and devices from a manufacturer, distributor, or
pharmacy that is properly licensed in this state or one of the other 49 states,
the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory of
the United States of America.
D.
When dispensing a prescription drug or device from a prescription order, a
dentist shall perform the following professional practices:
1. Verify the legality and pharmaceutical
feasibility of dispensing a drug based upon:
a. A patient's allergies,
b. Incompatibilities with a patient's
currently-taken medications,
c. A
patient's use of unusual quantities of dangerous drugs or narcotics,
and
d. The frequency of
refills;
2. Verify that
the dosage is within proper limits;
3. Interpret the prescription
order;
4. Prepare, package, and
label, or assume responsibility for preparing, packaging, and labeling, the
drug or device dispensed under each prescription order;
5. Check the label to verify that the label
precisely communicates the prescriber's directions and hand-initial each
label;
6. Record, or assume
responsibility for recording, the serial number and date dispensed on the front
of the original prescription order; and
7. Record on the original prescription order
the name or initials of the dentist who dispensed the order.
