Arizona Administrative Code
Title 4 - PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 23 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Article 6 - PERMITS AND DISTRIBUTION OF DRUGS
Section R4-23-659 - Administration of Drugs

Universal Citation: AZ Admin Code R 4-23-659

Current through Register Vol. 30, No. 38, September 20, 2024

A. Self-administration. A hospital shall not allow self-administration of medications by a patient unless the Director of Pharmacy or pharmacist-in-charge, in consultation with the appropriate department personnel and medical staff committee, develops, implements, reviews, and revises in the same manner described in R4-23-653(A) and complies with policies and procedures for self-administration of medications by a patient. The policies and procedures shall specify that self-administration of medications, if allowed, occurs only when:

1. Specifically ordered by a medical practitioner, and

2. The patient is educated and trained in the proper manner of self-administration.

B. Drugs brought in by a patient. If a hospital allows a patient to bring a drug into the hospital and before a patient brings a drug into the hospital, the Director of Pharmacy or pharmacist-in-charge shall, in consultation with the appropriate department personnel and medical staff committee, develop, implement, review, and revise in the same manner described in R4-23-653(A) and comply with policies and procedures for a patient-owned drug brought into the hospital. The policies and procedures shall specify the following criteria for a patient-owned drug brought into the hospital:

1. When policy allows the administration of a patient-owned drug, the drug is not administered to the patient unless:
a. A pharmacist or medical practitioner identifies the drug, and

b. A medical practitioner writes a medication order specifying administration of the identified patient-owned drug; and

2. If a patient-owned drug will not be used during the patient's hospitalization, the hospital pharmacy's personnel shall:
a. Package, seal, and give the drug to the patient's agent for removal from the hospital; or

b. Package, seal, and store the drug for return to the patient at the time of discharge from the hospital.

C. Drug samples. The Director of Pharmacy or pharmacist-in-charge is responsible for the receipt, storage, distribution, and accountability of drug samples within the hospital, including developing, implementing, reviewing, and revising in the same manner described in R4-23-653(A) and complying with specific policies and procedures regarding drug samples.

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