Section 12 AAC 52.425 - Telepharmacy system for a remote pharmacy(a) Only a pharmacist employed by a central pharmacy located in this state may provide pharmacy services to a remote pharmacy through a telepharmacy system. A telepharmacy system must be conducted under the direct supervision of a pharmacist located in this state. The pharmacist-in-charge of a remote pharmacy may supervise one or more remote pharmacies.(b) Before a pharmacist employed by a central pharmacy may provide pharmacy services to a remote pharmacy, the telepharmacy system between the central pharmacy and remote pharmacy must be tested by the supervising pharmacist of the central pharmacy and found to operate properly. The supervising pharmacist of the central pharmacy shall make the results of the test available to the board upon request. The computer link and video link with sound of the telepharmacy system must include at least one of the following: (c) A remote pharmacy must be (1) staffed by a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy intern; and(2) operated under the direct supervision of a pharmacist.(d) A remote pharmacy must be secured to prevent unauthorized access at all times when a pharmacist is not available to provide direct supervision to that location.(e) Drugs may be shipped to a remote pharmacy from the central pharmacy or a wholesale distributor. Drugs must be shipped in a sealed container with an itemized list of the product contained. The itemized list of drugs shipped must be kept on file at both the central pharmacy and the remote pharmacy for at least two years from the date that the drugs are shipped. (f) A remote pharmacy must keep a record of all prescriptions filled at that location. The central pharmacy must have access to the records of the prescriptions dispensed by the remote pharmacy.(g) The prescription label of a prescription drug dispensed by a remote pharmacy must meet the requirements of 12 AAC 52.480.(h) Under a telepharmacy system a prescription drug is considered as being dispensed by the remote pharmacy. A prescription drug may not be dispensed by a remote pharmacy until a pharmacist employed by the central pharmacy has verified the finished prescription product through the telepharmacy system.(i) A pharmacist must conduct a physical inventory at each remote pharmacy location at least annually. The record of the inventory must be (1) kept both at the central pharmacy and the remote pharmacy; and(2) distinguishable from the inventory of the central pharmacy and other remote pharmacies.Eff. 2/15/2006, Register 177; am 10/31/2019, Register 232, January 2020Authority:AS 08.80.005
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