Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-9 - MULTIPLE DRUGS IN SINGLE-DOSING CONTAINERS › Rule 480-9-.04 - Redispensing by a Different Pharmacy

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Whenever a patient or the patient's
			 caregiver requests a pharmacy to dispense medication in a multi-drug
			 single-dosing container(s) which has/have been previously labeled and dispensed
			 by another pharmacy, the following guidelines must be utilized:
(a) Whenever a patient or the patient's
			 caregiver requests a pharmacy to remove drugs from containers previously
			 dispensed by another pharmacy, and redispensed such drugs in a multi-drug
			 single-dosing container(s), that pharmacy must first receive written permission
			 from the patient or the patient's caregiver in the form of written and signed
			 statement from that same patient or patient's caregiver. Each statement must be
			 kept on file at the pharmacy, along with the corresponding redispensing log, as
			 described in  480-9-.04(b), for a period of two (2) years.
(b) Whenever a pharmacy receives a written
			 request, as described above in  480-9-.04(a)  to redispense drugs in a multi-drug
			 single-dosing container(s), and such drugs have been previously dispensed by
			 another pharmacy, the pharmacy choosing to redispense must maintain a
			 redispensing log using the following record keeping guidelines in addition to
			 any record keeping already required by state and federal law or
			 rules/regulations. The pharmacy is then considered the dispensing pharmacy. For
			 each drug redispensed, this log must include at a minimum:
1. The name, address, and telephone number of
			 the redispensing pharmacy;
2. The
			 date the drug was redispensed;
3.
			 The name and address of the patient;
4. The serial number on the label of the
			 originally dispensed prescription drug container;
5. The name, address, and telephone number of
			 the pharmay originally dispensing the drug;
6. The serial number assigned to the drug by
			 the redispensing pharmacy;
7. The
			 name, quantity, and identifying logo or numbers of the drug as it was
			 originally dispensed and is now being redispensed;
8. The expiration date assigned to the drug
			 being redispensed, with such date being no longer than one (1) year from the
			 date of redispensing;
9. The name
			 of the prescribing practitioner;
10. The directions for administration or
			 taking as written by the prescribing physician;
11. Any special labeling information or
			 instructions;
12. The name or
			 initials of the pharmacist verifying the redispensed drug against the log
			 and/or the original drug container;
(c) All redispensing logs, statements, and
			 other such records required by this section are required to be maintained by
			 the pharmacy for a minimum of two (2) years. Any and all such records shall be
			 made available for inspection and/or copying by the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics
			 Agency. The conditions on the use of the multi-drug single-dosing containers
			 found in Rule
			  480-9-.03  also apply to the pharmacy
			 redispensing pursuant to this rule.