Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 480-30 - DISPENSING OF DRUGS UNDER AUTHORITY OF JOB DESCRIPTION OR NURSE PROTOCOL
Rule 480-30-.05 - Storage
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Any person dispensing drugs in accordance with a dispensing procedure and under authority of a job description or nurse protocol shall exercise diligent care in protecting drugs and records possessed from loss or theft. Agents of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) shall have the responsibility of offering to such persons written recommendations concerning the satisfactory storage, keeping, handling, and security of such drugs and records. When not in actual use, all drugs shall be stored in a place which is secured.
(2) All drugs which bear or are required to bear, upon the package, the words,"Caution, Federal Law Prohibits Dispensing Without a Prescription" or words of like import, shall be stored in a secured area. All drugs shall be stored beyond the normal reach of small children.
(3) No person dispensing drugs in accordance with a dispensing procedure and under authority of a job description or nurse protocol shall operate in any manner or dispense any drugs under unclean, unsanitary, overcrowded, or unhealthy conditions, or under any condition which endangers the health, safety, or welfare of the public.
(4) All outdated and deteriorated drugs shall be removed from stock at regular intervals of not more than six months duration, and under no circumstances will any drug be dispensed which bears a date of expiration which has been reached, or is in a deteriorated condition.
O.C.G.A. Secs. 26-4-4, 26-4-27, 26-4-28, 26-4-37, 26-4-130, 43-34-26.1.
