Current through December 12, 2024
1. A mechanical
counting device that is used by a pharmacy for dispensing medication to be
taken orally must use one of the following methods to identify the contents of
the device:
(a) The following information
must be affixed to the front of each cell of the device:
(1) The generic name or trade name of the
medication;
(2) The manufacturer of
the medication;
(3) The strength of
the medication;
(4) The expiration
date of the medication;
(5) The lot
number of the medication;
(6) The
date on which the pharmacist last placed the medication into the device;
and
(7) The initials of the
pharmacist who:
(I) Placed the medication
into the device; or
(II) Verified
the correctness of the drug placed into the device when the drug was placed by
a pharmaceutical technician, a pharmaceutical technician in training or an
intern pharmacist; or
(b) A label that shows the generic name or
trade name and the strength of the medication must be affixed to each cell of
the device and a log must be kept for each cell which contains:
(1) An identification of the cell by the name
of the medication or the number of the cell;
(2) The name of the manufacturer of the
medication;
(3) The expiration date
of the medication;
(4) The lot
number of the medication;
(5) The
amount of the medication placed in the device;
(6) The date on which the pharmacist last
placed the medication into the device; and
(7) The initials of the pharmacist who:
(I) Placed the medication into the device;
or
(II) Verified the correctness of
the drug placed into the device when the drug was placed by a pharmaceutical
technician, a pharmaceutical technician in training or an intern
pharmacist.
2. A record of any drug placed into a
mechanical counting device must be maintained either electronically or manually
for not less than 2 years and must include, without limitation, the information
listed in paragraph (b) of subsection 1.
3. The Board may prohibit a pharmacy from
using a mechanical counting device for dispensing medication to be taken orally
if the pharmacy does not identify the contents of the device in accordance with
the provisions of subsection 1.
Added to NAC by Bd. of
Pharmacy, eff. 3-17-92; A by R039-06, 5-4-2006; R186-12,
2-20-2013
NRS 639.070,
639.2655,
639.2801
