Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 30 - Professions and Occupations
Part 3001 - MISSISSIPPI PHARMACY PRACTICE REGULATIONS
Article XI - STOCK CONTAINER LABELING, OUTDATED MERCHANDISE, SANITATION, DISPENSING AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS

Universal Citation: MS Code of Rules XI

Current through September 24, 2024

1. All drug products which are stored or maintained in a facility permitted by the Board of Pharmacy shall remain in the manufacturer's or repackager's original container. The label of any container in which drugs are maintained must bear the drug name, strength, the manufacturer's control lot number and the expiration date.

Drugs which are precounted and prepackaged, or placed in automatic tablet counting machines, for purposes of dispensing shall be identifiable as to expiration date and manufacturer's control lot number. The containers in which drug products are maintained shall not be labeled in any false or misleading manner. The labeling requirements of this ARTICLE are in addition to, and not in lieu of, other labeling requirements of the laws of the state of Mississippi, rules and regulations of the Mississippi Board of Pharmacy, and laws of the United States, or federal regulations.

2. A pharmacist shall not dispense out-of-date drugs and a pharmacy shall not maintain out-of-date drugs intermixed with the stock of current drugs. Out-of-date drugs shall be promptly removed from current stock and stored separately until proper disposal shall be made.

The Board or its representative may seize, embargo, quarantine, or place under seal, any prescription drug, controlled substance, or medical device which may constitute an imminent danger to the public health and safety.

At the conclusion of proceedings, the Board may asses fees associated with the storage of, destruction, or disposal of any seized, embargoed, or quarantined prescription drugs, controlled substances or medical devices

The Board may place under seal all Drugs or Devices that are owned by or in the possession, custody, or control of a licensee at the time his or her license is Suspended or Revoked or at the time the Board refuses to renew his or her license. Drugs or devices so sealed shall not be disposed of until appeal rights have expired or disposal is ordered by the Board.

3. Pharmacies shall be maintained in an orderly and sanitary fashion.

4. A pharmacist or a pharmacy shall not accept the return for subsequent resale or exchange any drug after such drug has been taken from the premises where sold, distributed or dispensed and from the control of the pharmacist.

5. All drug products shall be maintained, stored and dispensed in such a manner as to maintain the integrity of the product.

6. Unless requested not to do so, all medication dispensed in a liquid or solid dosage form shall be dispensed in child resistant packaging.

7. Disasters, accidents or emergencies which may affect the strength, purity or labeling of drugs shall be immediately reported to the Board.

8. Customized Patient Medication Packages:

In lieu of dispensing two or more prescribed drug products in separate containers, a pharmacist may, with the consent of the patient, a patient's care giver, or the prescriber, provide a customized package, known as a patient med-pak provided:

A. Patient med-paks shall bear a label (or labels) including all information required on a traditional prescription label. In addition, the med-pak shall bear an identification number unique to that patient med-pak, the date of preparation and the beyond-use date of the patient med-pak (not to exceed ninety(90) days from the date of preparation). If the patient med-pak allows for the removal or separation of individual cells within the med-pak, each cell shall bear a label identifying each of the drug products contained.

B. It is the responsibility of the dispensing pharmacist when preparing the med-pak, to take into account any applicable compendia requirements or guidelines and the physical and chemical compatibility of the dosage forms placed within each cell of the med-pak, as well as any therapeutic incompatibilities that may attend the simultaneous administration of the drugs.

C. In addition to individual prescription filing requirements, a record of each patient med-pak shall be made and filed. Each record shall contain at a minimum:
(1) The name and address of the patient;

(2) The unique identification number of the patient med-pak;

(3) The prescription number for each drug product contained;

(4) The drug name, manufacturer or distributor name and lot number of each drug product contained;

(5) Any special labeling instructions;

(6) Information identifying or describing the design, characteristics, or specifications of the med-pak, sufficient to allow subsequent preparation of the med-pak for the patient;

(7) The date of preparation of the patient med-pak and the beyond-use date that was assigned; and

(8) The name or initials of the pharmacist responsible for preparing the med-pak.

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