Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 9, November 1, 2024
Section 13D .2604 - DRUG PROCUREMENT(a) The facility shall not possess a stock of prescription drugs for general or common use except as permitted by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and as follows: (1) for all intravenous and irrigation solutions in single unit quantities exceeding 49 ml. and related equipment for the use and administration of such;(4) drugs designated for inclusion in an emergency kit approved by the facility's Quality Assurance Committee;(5) water for injection; and(6) normal saline for injection.(b) Patient Drugs: (1) The contents of all prescriptions shall be kept in the original container bearing the original label as described in Subparagraph (b)(2) of this Rule.(2) Except in a 72-hour or less unit dose system, each individual patient's prescription drugs shall be labeled with the following information:(A) the name of the patient for whom the drug is intended;(B) the most recent date of issue;(C) the name of the prescriber;(D) the name and concentration of the drug, quantity dispensed, and prescription serial number;(E) a statement of generic equivalency which shall be indicated if a brand other than the brand prescribed is dispensed;(F) the expiration date, unless dispensed in a single unit or unit dose package;(G) auxiliary statements as required of the drug;(H) the name, address and telephone number of the dispensing pharmacy; and(I) the name of the dispensing pharmacist.(c) Non-prescription drugs shall be kept in the original container as received from the supplier and shall be labeled with at least:(1) the name and concentration of the drug, and quantity packaged;(2) the name of the manufacturer, lot number and expiration date.10A N.C. Admin. Code 13D .2604
Authority G.S. 131E-104; 131E-117;
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2013;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. March 22, 2015.Authority G.S. 131E-104; 131E-117;
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2013.