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Virginia Administrative Code (Last Updated: January 10, 2017) |
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Title 18. Professional and Occupational Licensing |
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Agency 110. Board of Pharmacy |
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Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy |
Section 470. Emergency room
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All drugs in the emergency department shall be under the control and supervision of the PIC and shall be subject to the following additional requirements:
1. All drugs kept in the emergency room shall be in a secure place from which unauthorized personnel and the general public are excluded.
2. Oral orders for medications shall be reduced to writing and shall be signed by the practitioner.
3. A medical practitioner may dispense drugs to his patients if in a bona fide medical emergency or when pharmaceutical services are not readily available and if permitted to do so by the hospital; the drug container and the labeling shall comply with the requirements of this chapter and the Drug Control Act.
4. A record shall be maintained of all drugs administered in the emergency room.
5. A separate record shall be maintained on all drugs, including drug samples, dispensed in the emergency room. The records shall be maintained for a period of two years showing:
a. Date and time dispensed;
b. Patient's name;
c. Prescriber's name;
d. Name of drug dispensed, strength, dosage form, quantity dispensed, and dose.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR530-01-1 § 10.5, eff. October 25, 1989; amended, Volume 09, Issue 04, eff. December 16, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 01, eff. November 4, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 9, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 08, eff. February 3, 1999; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 25, 2004.