Administrative Rules of Montana
Department 24 - LABOR AND INDUSTRY
Chapter 24.174 - BOARD OF PHARMACY
Subchapter 24.174.11 - Institutional Pharmacies
Rule 24.174.1104 - INSTITUTIONAL PHARMACIST AND PHARMACIST-IN-CHARGE RESPONSIBILITY
Universal Citation: MT Admin Rules 24.174.1104
Current through Register Vol. 18, September 20, 2024
(1) The pharmacy director/pharmacist-in-charge shall provide forapplicable policies and procedures to ensure:
(a) mechanisms for
receiving and verifying drug orders from prescribers and evaluating them for
safety and therapeutic appropriateness based on patient parameters and dosing
guidelines;
(b) appropriate filling
and proper labeling of all containers from which drugs are to be dispensed or
administered on an inpatient or outpatient basis;
(c) a system for the admixture of parenteral
products accomplished within the pharmacy, and verification that the facility's
department of nursing willprovideeducation and training of nursing personnel
regarding sterile technique, stability and compatibility of parenteral products
not mixed within the pharmacy;
(d)
appropriate clinical services and monitoring of outcomes, and the development
of new areas of pharmaceutical care appropriate for that institution;
(e) a policy by which an offer is made to
convey the discharge medication regimen to a patient's pharmacies;
(f) maintaining and distributing a list of
emergency drugs, antidotes, and their doses throughout the
institution;
(g) pharmacy
participation in formulary development;
(h) participation in drug utilization review
and monitoring of adverse drug reactionsand development of procedures to avoid
problems identified;
(i) evaluation
of reported medication errors and development of procedures to prevent those
errors;
(j) proper acquisition and
secure, temperature-controlledstorage of all prescription drugs;
(k) quality control of sterile and nonsterile
pharmaceutical products, including procedures for identifying, removing and
destroying outdated products;
(l)
pharmacy safety and security;
(m)
utilization of registered technicians or technicians in training;
(n) accurate distribution systems and
secure,temperature-controlled storage of pharmaceutical products throughout the
institution;
(o) unit-dosing of
bulk pharmaceuticals, compounding and sterilization of drug products if
applicable;
(p) the appropriate
use, security and accountability of controlled substances;
(q) staff development and competency
evaluation;
(r) maintenance of all
required records; and
(s)
compliance with all other requirements of the Montana Board of
Pharmacy.
37-7-201, MCA; IMP, 37-7-201, 37-7-307, 37-7-308, MCA;
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