S.C. Code Regs. § § 61-16.1205

Current through Register Vol. 48, 12, December 27, 2024

Section 61-16.1205 - Drug Distribution and Control

The pharmaceutical service shall have written policies and procedures for control and accountability, drug distribution, and assurance of quality of all drugs and biological products throughout the hospital. The pharmacist-in-charge shall provide the current license for the institutional pharmacy from the SC Board of Pharmacy, the individual's professional license, and the professional licenses of all personnel working within the pharmacy upon request of the Departments inspectors. The pharmacist-in-charge of an institutional pharmacy shall establish written policies and procedures to provide for access to drugs by the medical staff whenever a licensed pharmacist is not physically present in an institutional facility by use of night cabinets and/or by access to the pharmacy. A licensed pharmacist must be on call at all times.

A. A record of the stock and distribution of all controlled substances in Schedule II shall be maintained in such a manner that the disposition of any particular item may be readily traced. All such records shall be maintained in compliance with the requirements of the Federal and State Controlled Substances Acts.

B. Records for investigational drugs shall be maintained in the pharmacy in compliance with the Federal Food and Cosmetic Act Regulations.

S.C. Code Regs. § 61-16.1205

Replaced and amended by State Register Volume 38, Issue No. 6, eff 6/27/2014.