Section R156-17b-608 - Delivery Via United States Postal Service, Licensed Common Carrier, or Supportive Personnel(1) A pharmacy that employs the United States Postal Service, common carrier, or supportive personnel to deliver a filled prescription to a patient shall: (a) use adequate storage or shipping containers and shipping processes to ensure drug stability and potency and appropriate storage temperatures throughout delivery with packaging material and devices recommended by the manufacturer or the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 1079;(b) use shipping containers sealed in a manner to detect evidence of opening or tampering;(c) have policies and procedures to ensure accountability, safe delivery, and compliance with temperature requirements, including when drugs do not arrive on time or there is evidence that the integrity of a drug was compromised and providing for the replacement of those drugs;(d) provide for an electronic, telephonic, or written communication mechanism to offer counseling to the patient in accordance with Sections 58-17b-613 and R156-17b-610; and(e) provide information to the patient indicating what the patient should do if the integrity of the packaging or drug was compromised during shipment.(2) Under Subsection 58-17b-503(2)(c)(iii), to determine that a drug has not been adversely affected by the drug's attempted delivery and return, before the drug is redistributed the pharmacist at the pharmacy shall:(a) verify that the drug was returned to the original pharmacy within 14 days of the shipped date;(b) determine in the pharmacist's clinical judgment that the drug's integrity is intact and the security of the drug packaging has not been compromised; and(c) if the drug is a controlled substance, correct the report to the Controlled Substance Database.Utah Admin. Code R156-17b-608
Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2015-6, effective 2/24/2015Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2019-24, effective 11/25/2019Amended by Utah State Bulletin Number 2023-02, effective 1/5/2023