The long term care consultant pharmacist shall establish and implement procedures designed to assure that controlled substance accountability records are in conformity with requirements found in A.R.S. 36-2501 et. The long term care consultant pharmacist shall assure that records and reports are designed to provide the data necessary to evaluate the drug utilization of each resident. Pharmacy medication profiles and medication administration records. Reports of suspected adverse medication reactions. Inspections of medication storage area with emphasis on detecting outdated medications.
Accountability reports, including all destruction forms for controlled substance medications.
E. The label and packaging of all prescription and nonprescription medications intended for use within the facility shall comply with definitions as set forth in A.R.S. 32-1901 and in accordance with state and federal regulations. F. Pharmacists, when dispensing controlled substances, shall alert nursing home personnel that laws governing such medications require that long term care facilities keep them double locked in a separate cabinet, and accurate records be kept of their administration or ultimate disposition. C. Only a pharmacist shall, at their professional discretion, relabel medications. A pharmacist is permitted to label or relabel only medication originally dispensed from the provider pharmacy. The provider pharmacist shall develop a medication recall procedure that protects the health and safety of the resident including immediate discontinuation of any recalled medication and notification of the prescriber and director of nursing of the facility.