Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 46 - PROFESSIONAL AND OCCUPATIONAL STANDARDS
Part LIII - Pharmacists
Chapter 5 - Pharmacists
Subchapter B - Professional Practice Procedures
Section LIII-515 - Prospective Drug Utilization Review

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code LIII-515

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. A pharmacist shall review the patient record and each prescription presented for dispensing for purposes of enhancing pharmacy care and therapeutic outcomes by recognizing the following potential situations:

1. drug over-utilization or under-utilization;

2. therapeutic duplication;

3. drug-disease contraindications;

4. drug-drug interactions;

5. inappropriate drug dosage or treatment duration;

6. drug-allergy interactions; or

7. clinical abuse/misuse.

B. Upon recognizing any of the above situations, the pharmacist, using professional judgment, shall take appropriate actions.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:1182.

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