New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 7 - HOSPITAL PHARMACIES
Section 16.19.7.13 - ASSURING RATIONAL DRUG THERAPY

Universal Citation: 16 NM Admin Code 16.19.7.13

Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024

A. The pharmacist in conjunction with practitioners, nurses and other professional staff shall develop a procedure for the review and reporting of significant adverse drug reactions and medication errors. These events shall be reported to the prescribing practitioner and the appropriate hospital quality assurance committee such as the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee or its equivalent..

B. Clinical information about patients must be available and accessible to the pharmacist for use in daily practice activities.

C. The pharmacist shall review each medication order for safety and appropriateness and communicate with the prescriber when adjustments may be necessary. Suggested changes made to the prescriber must be documented.

D. A documented medication-use-measurement program, developed shall be in place to evaluate the medication-use-process of prescribing, dispensing, administering and monitoring.

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