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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.02 - Registration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Every prison
			 clinic pharmacy, wherever located within the State of Georgia must be licensed
			 by the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy ("Board") in accordance with the laws
			 and regulations of this State. All prison clinic pharmacies shall renew
			 biennially by June 30th of the odd-numbered years with the Georgia State Board
			 of Pharmacy; certificates of registration shall be issued only to those prison
			 clinic pharmacies as follows:
(2)
			 Minimum Required Information for Licensure: The Board requires the following
			 information from each prison clinic pharmacy as part of the initial licensing
			 procedure and as part of any renewal of such license.
(a) The name, full business address, and
			 telephone number of the licensee;
(b) All trade or business names used by the
			 licensee;
(c) Address, telephone
			 numbers, and the name(s) of the Prison Clinic Administrator;
(d) The type of ownership or operations
			 (i.e., partnership, corporation, or sole proprietorship); and
(e) The name(s) of the owner and/or operator
			 of the licensee, including;
1. If a person,
			 the name of the person;
2. If a
			 partnership, the name of each partner, and the name of the
			 partnership;
3. If a sole
			 proprietorship, the full name of the sole proprietorship and the name of the
			 business entity.
4. If a
			 corporation, the name and title of each corporate officer and director, the
			 corporate names and the name of the State of incorporation; and the name of the
			 parent company, if any.
(f) Where operations are conducted at more
			 than one location by a single prison clinic pharmacy, each such location shall
			 be licensed by the Board.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.03 - Personnel

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The personnel shall be as follows:
(a) Director. Each prison clinic pharmacy
			 shall be directed by a pharmacist hereinafter referred to as the Director of
			 Pharmacy, who is licensed to engage in the practice of pharmacy in this State,
			 and who is knowledgeable in and thoroughly familiar with the specialized
			 functions of prison clinic pharmacies. The Director of Pharmacy shall be
			 responsible for all activities of the prison clinic pharmacy, and for meeting
			 the requirements of the Georgia Pharmacy Laws and Rules and Regulations of the
			 Board of Pharmacy. The Director of Pharmacy shall work on a full-time or
			 part-time basis, consistent with the needs of the institution.
(b) Supportive personnel. The Director of
			 Pharmacy of a prison clinic pharmacy shall be assisted by a sufficient number
			 of additional pharmacists and ancillary personnel in ratios consistent with
			 state pharmacy laws and regulations, as may be required to operate such
			 pharmacy competently, safely, and to meet the needs of the patients of the
			 prison clinic facility.
1. The Director of
			 Pharmacy shall insure that trained ancillary personnel shall be employed. The
			 Director of Pharmacy shall develop and implement written policies and
			 procedures to specify the duties to be performed by such ancillary personnel.
			 These policies and procedures shall, at a minimum, specify that ancillary
			 personnel are personally and directly supervised by a licensed pharmacist and
			 are not assigned duties which may be performed only by licensed
			 pharmacists.
2. Secretarial and
			 clerical assistance and support shall be provided as required to assist with
			 the record keeping, report submission, and other administrative duties,
			 provided such personnel do not perform any dispensing duties.
3. Supervision. All of the activities and
			 operations of each prison clinic pharmacy shall be personally and directly
			 supervised by its Director of Pharmacy. All functions and activities of
			 ancillary personnel shall be personally and directly supervised by an adequate
			 number of licensed pharmacists to insure that all such functions and activities
			 are performed competently, safely and without risk of harm to patients.
			 Personal supervision can only be accomplished by the physical presence of a
			 licensed pharmacist in the prison clinic pharmacy.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.04 - Absence of Pharmacist

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The following regulations shall be followed in the absence of a
				Pharmacist:
(a) General. When a
			 registered pharmacist is not physically present in the prison clinic pharmacy,
			 written policies and procedures shall be prepared in advance by the Director of
			 Pharmacy for the provision of drugs to the medical staff and other authorized
			 personnel of the prison clinic by use of night cabinets and/or by access to the
			 pharmacy.
(b) Night cabinets.
			 Access to drugs, in the absence of a licensed pharmacist, shall be by locked
			 cabinet(s) or other enclosure(s) constructed and located outside of the
			 pharmacy area to which only specifically authorized personnel as indicated by
			 written policies and procedures may obtain access by key or combination, and
			 which is sufficiently secure to deny access to unauthorized persons. The
			 Director of Pharmacy shall, in conjunction with the appropriate committee of
			 the prison clinic, develop inventory listings of those drugs to be included in
			 such cabinet(s) and shall insure that:
1. Such
			 drugs are available therein, properly labeled, with drug name, strength, lot
			 number and expiration date;
2. Only
			 prepackaged drugs are available therein, in amounts sufficient for immediate
			 therapeutic requirements;
3.
			 Whenever access to such cabinet(s) shall have been gained, written physician's
			 orders and proofs of use for controlled substances are provided;
4. All drugs therein are inventoried no less
			 than once per week. A system of accountability must exist for all drugs
			 contained therein; and,
5. Written
			 policies and procedures are established to implement the requirements of the
			 subsection.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.05 - Physical Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Physical Requirements are as follows:
(a) Area. A prison clinic pharmacy shall have
			 within the institution which it serves, sufficient floor space allocated to it
			 to insure that drugs are prepared in sanitary, well-lighted and enclosed
			 places, and which meet the other requirements of this section and the Georgia
			 Pharmacy Laws. The prison clinic pharmacy space required shall be a minimum of
			 150 square feet. This includes all areas which are assigned and under the
			 direct control of the Director of Pharmacy.
(b) Equipment and materials. Each prison
			 clinic pharmacy shall have sufficient equipment and physical facilities for
			 proper dispensing, and storage of drugs. The equipment and physical facilities
			 shall include the following:
1. Dispensing
			 area, including:
(i) Refrigerator in
			 operating condition with a thermometer for monitoring the
			 temperature;
(ii) Sink in working
			 condition with both hot and cold running water;
(iii) Graduates of assorted sizes;
(iv) Two (2) spatulas and one (1) pill
			 counting tray;
(v) Typewriter, word
			 processor, or computer with label printer;
(vi) Class A or equivalent and assorted
			 metric and apothecary weights if not electronic; and,
(vii) Such other equipment as deemed
			 necessary by the Director of Pharmacy to support the scope of practice of the
			 pharmacy.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.07 - Administration of Drugs

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a) General. The Director of Pharmacy may
			 assist in the training of correctional personnel for assisting in the
			 administration of medications. A record of satisfactory participation in the
			 course is placed in the Correctional Officer's personnel file.
(b) Self-administration. The Director of
			 Pharmacy shall assist in the development and implementation of policies and
			 procedures concerning self-administration of medications.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-4-37,
				 16-13-39,  16-13-72,  26-3-4,  26-3-7,  26-3-8,  26-3-16,  26-4-27, 16-4-28,
				 26-4-29,  26-4-110,  26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-110,  26-4-111,  26-4-85.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.08 - Drugs from Outside Sources

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Drugs from outside sources shall include, but not be limited
				to, drugs brought to the facility by inmates. All such drugs shall be subject
				to all the rules and regulations promulgated by the Board. The Director of
				Pharmacy shall establish written policies and procedures relating to drugs
				brought into the institution. Administration shall be pursuant to an authorized
				practitioner's order only. If such drugs are not to be administered, the
				medication shall be destroyed by the Director of Pharmacy or qualified designee
				as required by law. Nothing in this section shall prohibit another method of
				accomplishing the intent of this section provided such method is approved by an
				agent of the Board of Pharmacy and documentation of approval is
				maintained.
O.C.G.A. Sec. 26-4-37,
				 26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-60.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-8 - PRISON CLINIC PHARMACIES › Rule 480-8-.09 - Inspection

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Inspection shall include:
(a) Monthly. The Director of Pharmacy shall
			 no less than once per month, personally or by qualified designee, inspect all
			 matters within his jurisdiction and responsibility and make appropriate written
			 records of such inspections. Such inspections shall, at a minimum, verify that:
1. Drugs are dispensed only by registered
			 pharmacists;
2. Ancillary pharmacy
			 personnel are properly directed and supervised;
3. Disinfectants and drugs for external use
			 are stored separately and apart from drugs for internal use or
			 injection;
4. Drugs requiring
			 special storage conditions to insure their stability are properly
			 stored;
5. No outdated drugs are
			 stocked in the prison clinic pharmacy or the facility it serves;
6. Distribution and administration of
			 controlled substances are properly and adequately documented and reported by
			 both pharmacy and medical personnel;
7. Verification of standard ward inventory
			 and medication accountability, including such up dating, if applicable, are
			 maintained;
8. All necessary and
			 required security and storage standards are met;
9. Measure conversion tables and charts are
			 available;
10. All policies and
			 procedures of the director and of appropriate committees of the prison clinic
			 relevant to pharmacy are followed; and
11. All discontinued and out-dated
			 medications are returned to the pharmacy for proper disposition.
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-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
For purposes of these Rules and Regulations, the following
				definition applies:
(a) Multi-Drug
			 Single-Dosing Container. A multi-drug single-dosing container is a customized
			 single-dosing package labeled by a pharmacy for a specific patient, and such
			 package contains two or more solid, oral dosage form drugs to be administered
			 to or taken by a specific patient at the same dosage time from a single
			 container.
Ga. Code Section
				79A-909. Effective November 29, 1973.
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-.02 - Labeling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Each individual, customized, multi-drug single-dosing container
				shall bear a label, which at a minimum, contains the following:
(a) The name of the patient;
(b) The name of the prescribing practitioner
			 of each drug;
(c) The name,
			 address, and telephone number of the pharmacy issuing the multi-drug single
			 dosing container;
(d) The
			 identifying serial number assigned to the prescription drug order for each drug
			 contained therein;
(e) The name,
			 strength, physical description, and total quantity of each drug contained
			 therein;
(f) The directions for
			 use, and/or time of administration or time to be taken for each individual
			 multi-drug single-dosing container; and
(g) Either the dispensing or preparation
			 date, as well as a beyond use (expiration) date for each drug contained in the
			 multi-drug single-dosing container; The expiration date of each drug included
			 therein shall not be longer than one (1) year from the date of preparation of
			 the multi-drug single-dosing container.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-3-16,  26-4-27,  26-4-80,  16-13-34,  16-13-73.
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-.03 - Conditions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The conditions for allowing Multi-drug Single-dosing containers
				shall be as follows:
(a) The number of
			 drugs placed in one package cannot exceed the capacity of the container in
			 order to prevent damage to the individual dosage forms;
(b) The total quantity of drugs dispensed may
			 not be more than a ninety-six (96) day supply;
(c) The labels must be of sufficient size to
			 properly and clearly label each container of a ninety-six (96) days or less
			 drug supply with all information required by state and federal law and
			 rules;
(d) The integrity of each
			 individual multi-drug single-dosing container shall be maintained until the
			 last drug dose is administered to or taken by the patient;
(e) Once a multi-drug single-dosing container
			 has been properly labeled and dispensed to a patient, and this same container
			 is returned to the pharmacy, the drugs packaged in such container are
			 considered adulterated and may not be returned to the pharmacy stock. Drugs may
			 be redispensed only under the following conditions:
1. Drugs repackaged for and redispensed only
			 to the same patient to which the drugs were originally dispensed or;
2. Whenever a patient has an allergic
			 reaction to any drug contained in a multi-drug single-dosing container and this
			 drug is discontinued from the patient's treatment, a pharmacy cannot repackage
			 and redispense any drug(s) which were packaged with the discontinued drug in
			 the single-dosing container, because any such drug is then considered to be
			 adulterated as defined under O.C.G.A.
			  26-3.
3. Unopened unit-dose drugs packaged only by
			 the original drug manufacturer dispensed to and returned only by a Long Term
			 Care facility patient for Medicaid credit;
4. A multi-drug single-dosing container must
			 be tamper evident in such a manner to prevent the container from being either
			 reclosed or designed to show evidence of having been
			 opened;
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-.05 - Exceptions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
This rule does not apply to the labeling of multi-drug
				single-dosing containers dispensed by a hospital pharmacy to inpatients located
				within the same building as or on the immediate grounds where the hospital
				pharmacy is located.
O. C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-3-16,  26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-80,  26-4-110,  16-13-21,  16-13-34,  16-13-41,  16-13-77.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.01 - Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 Every retail pharmacy, possessing or having possessed any controlled substances
			 and/or dangerous drugs, within a period of two years, and/or possessing any
			 record related to the same, which is required to be kept by O.C.G.A. T. Ch.
			 16-13, shall exercise diligent care in protecting such controlled substances
			 and/or dangerous drugs and/or records related to the same from loss or theft.
(a) Every licensed retail pharmacy shall
			 ensure that all controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs are purchased from
			 and/or returned to firms holding a current permit issued by the Georgia State
			 Board of Pharmacy (Board). This requirement can be met by a pharmacy
			 maintaining a copy of such firms' current Georgia Board permit.
(b) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 pharmacist on duty to sign the invoice(s), including signature, legible Georgia
			 pharmacist license number, and date, for all controlled substances upon receipt
			 and verification.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.02 - Prescription Department, Requirement, Supervision, Hours Closed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1)
			 For the purpose of this rule, the following definitions shall apply:
(a) "Direct supervision" shall mean that a
			 pharmacist is physically present, providing care at the address listed on the
			 pharmacy license, and is in the prescription department, consultation room,
			 vaccination room, or areas where over-the-counter drugs, devices, or durable
			 medical equipment are displayed. The supervising pharmacist is professionally
			 responsible and accountable for all activities performed by authorized pharmacy
			 personnel and is available to provide assistance and direction to authorized
			 pharmacy personnel. This shall not require a pharmacist to maintain a direct
			 line of sight to authorized pharmacy personnel. The supervising pharmacist
			 shall provide a final check of prepared products and document final checks
			 before any prescription drug is dispensed.
(b) "Pharmacy care" shall mean those services
			 related to the interpretation, evaluation, or dispensing of prescription drug
			 orders, the participation in drug and device selection, drug administration,
			 and drug regimen reviews, and the provision of patient counseling related
			 thereto.
(c) "Preparation" shall
			 mean the functions of preparing a prescription to be dispensed, including
			 product selection, data entry into a pharmacy dispensing system, and any other
			 functions required to have the prescription ready to be verified, checked, and
			 dispensed by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern working under the direct
			 supervision of a pharmacist.
(d)
			 "Pharmacy" shall mean all areas of a facility when the prescription department
			 is not closed or locked separately from the facility or only the area of the
			 prescription department in those facilities where the prescription department
			 is locked and separated.
(e)
			 "Prescription Department" shall mean an area set aside for the preparation and
			 dispensing of prescription drugs. In a facility offering other departments and
			 types of merchandise not requiring a pharmacist to be open for business, this
			 term shall apply only to the area in which prescriptions are prepared and
			 dispensed.
(f) "Vaccination room"
			 is an area adjacent to the pharmacy where vaccinations are
			 administered.
(g) "Consultation
			 room" is an area adjacent to the pharmacy where patient or customer
			 consultations are done, and more in-depth pharmacy care may be
			 provided.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.03 - Location of Dangerous Drugs (Legend Drugs), Controlled Substances, and Poisons

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All drugs or devices which bear, or are
			 required to bear, upon the package, the words "Caution, Federal Law Prohibits
			 Dispensing Without Prescription","Rx Only", or words of like import, shall be
			 stored within the prescription department of the pharmacy possessing such drugs
			 or devices; and
(2) All dangerous
			 drugs (legend drugs), controlled substances, or poisons shall be kept in the
			 prescription department, and shall be kept from the public in a secure
			 manner.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 16-13-37,  26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-87.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.04 - Sufficient Space in Prescription Department

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
There shall be provided within the prescription department of
				each pharmacy sufficient shelf, drawer, counter or cabinet space for the neat
				and orderly storage of all drugs, equipment, publications and other items kept
				therein. In addition, there shall be such clear floor space within each
				prescription department as to permit pharmacists, interns/externs, and/or
				technicians employed therein, to adequately, safely, and accurately fulfill
				their duties, related to prescriptions and drugs. The minimum floor space of a
				retail pharmacy shall be 150 square feet.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-110.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.05 - Refrigeration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
There shall be provided within each prescription department
				adequate facilities for the proper storage of drugs or devices which require
				refrigeration, and such drugs or devices shall be stored therein in such manner
				as to preserve their therapeutic activity.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-3-16,  26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-110.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.07 - Sanitation

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
No Pharmacy shall operate a prescription department which is
				under unclean, unsanitary, overcrowded, or unhealthy conditions, or under any
				condition which endangers the health, safety or welfare of the
				public.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-110.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.08 - Storage of Equipment

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The required equipment of a pharmacy shall be in a clean
				condition and shall be stored in a clean and sanitary manner. When not in use,
				vessels shall be inverted upon a clean towel or suspended upon a
				rack.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-110.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.09 - Oral Prescription Drug Orders

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Only a licensed pharmacist or a licensed pharmacy
				intern/extern, acting under the direct personal supervision of a licensed
				pharmacist, may accept an oral prescription drug order of any nature, and upon
				so accepting such prescription drug orders, the pharmacist or intern/extern
				shall immediately reduce the same to writing.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-80,  26-4-82.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.10 - Prescription Drug Order Copies

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Only a licensed pharmacist or a licensed
			 pharmacy intern/extern, acting under the direct supervision of a licensed
			 pharmacist, may prepare, receive, read, or transfer a copy of a prescription
			 drug order to any person, and then only to a licensed pharmacist or licensed
			 pharmacy intern/extern, acting under the direct supervision of a licensed
			 pharmacist, who is authorized to receive and give such information as follows:
(a) When a copy of prescription drug order is
			 received manually, meaning without the use of a computer or other electronic
			 means, the person receiving such copy shall immediately reduce the information
			 to writing by creating a hard-copy prescription drug order which, besides the
			 required prescription data, should include at a minimum the following
			 information;
1. The name of the pharmacist or
			 pharmacy intern/extern who received the prescription drug order;
2. The name of the transferring pharmacy and
			 its telephone number along with the name of the pharmacist or pharmacy
			 intern/extern who provided the information for the prescription drug order
			 copy;
3. The date the prescription
			 drug order copy was received.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.11 - Outdated, Deteriorated Drugs

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Pharmacist in Charge of each Pharmacy shall cause
				examination of the stock of the prescription department, of that Pharmacy, by
				persons qualified to do so, and shall cause to be removed from stock all
				out-dated and deteriorated drugs, and such shall be done at regular intervals
				of not more than six months duration, and under no circumstances will any
				Pharmacy or Pharmacist permit any drug or device to be dispensed which bears a
				date of expiration which has been reached, or any drug or device which is in a
				deteriorated condition.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 26-3-16,  26-4-27,  26-4-28.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.12 - Minimum Equipment for Prescription Departments

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) No pharmacy
			 licensed in accordance with O.C.G.A. T. 26, Ch. 4, shall engage in the practice
			 of filling, compounding or dispensing prescriptions unless it shall possess the
			 following items:
(a) Copies of and/or
			 computer or electronic access to current reference materials appropriate to the
			 individual pharmacy practice. These reference materials shall be authoritative
			 on at least the topics of drug interactions; patient counseling; compounding
			 and pharmaceutical calculations; and generic substitution.
(b) The telephone number of a poison control
			 center. This number shall be conspicuously posted within the prescription
			 department.
(c) Current copies of
			 and/or computer or electronic access to the following:
1. Georgia Pharmacy Practice Act, O.C.G.A. T.
			 26, Ch. 4;
2. Georgia Controlled
			 Substances Act & Dangerous Drug Act, O.C.G.A. T. 16, Ch. 13; and
3. Official Rules of the Georgia State Board
			 of Pharmacy.
(d)
			 Equipment (appliances):
1. Refrigerator in
			 operating condition with a thermometer; and
2. Sink in working condition with both hot
			 and cold running water.
(e) Weighing and labeling:
1. If compounding onsite using components
			 which must be weighed, Class A Balance with an assortment of metric weights or
			 a Class I or II Electronic Balance;
2. Appropriate prescription labels consistent
			 with the requirements of the Georgia Drug and Cosmetic Act, O.C.G.A. Title 26,
			 Chapter 3; and
3. Appropriate
			 auxiliary labels that should be used in the pharmacist's professional
			 judgment.
(f) Other
			 equipment:
1. Graduates of assorted
			 sizes;
2. Two mortars and pestles
			 of assorted sizes;
3. Two
			 spatulas;
4. One pill counting
			 tray;
5. Ointment slab, tile or
			 ointment paper pad;
6. Stirring
			 rods;
7. Typewriter, word processor
			 or computer with label-printer; and
8. Any other equipment necessary for a
			 specialized practice setting where such a specialized practice takes
			 place.
(g) Adequate
			 supply of drugs most commonly prescribed (ONLY to be on hand after a permit has
			 been issued by the Board).
(h)
			 Assorted sizes and types of child-resistant dispensing containers.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.13 - Syringes for Injections

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Pharmacies shall keep syringes for injections behind the
				dispensing counter in their prescription departments and in no other place. No
				person other than a licensed pharmacist or a pharmacy intern/extern, acting
				under the direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist, shall sell, distribute,
				exchange, or give, to any person a hypodermic syringe or needle designed or
				marketed primarily for human use. No hypodermic needle or syringe shall be sold
				by a pharmacist or pharmacy intern/extern, acting under the direct supervision
				of a licensed pharmacist, if such person has reasonable cause to believe that
				it will be used for an unlawful purpose.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 16-13-32,  16-13-34,  26-3-16,  26-4-27,  26-4-28.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.14 - Destruction of Controlled Substance Drugs and Dangerous Drugs

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All controlled
			 substances which are outdated or expired must be disposed of in a manner which
			 generates a DEA Form 41 (Drug Destruction Form), a copy of which must be
			 retained by the pharmacy. Such controlled substances can be disposed of by one
			 of the following:
(a) Representatives of the
			 Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA);
(b) Agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement
			 Administration (DEA); or
(c) A
			 reverse distributor holding a current permit issued by the Georgia State Board
			 of Pharmacy (Board).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.15 - Requirements of a Prescription Drug Order

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A Prescription Drug Order (defined as a "lawful order of a
				Practitioner for a Drug or Device for a specific patient") shall include, but
				not be limited to the following information as well as any information required
				by Rule 480-22:
(1) Full name and
			 address of the patient;
(2) Name,
			 address of the prescribing practitioner and DEA registration number in the case
			 of controlled substances;
(3) Date
			 of issuance;
(4) Name, strength, if
			 needed, dosage form and quantity of drug prescribed;
(5) Directions for use by the
			 patient;
(6) Refills authorized, if
			 any;
(7) If a written Prescription
			 Drug Order, prescribing practitioner's signature; and
(8) A serial number assigned by the
			 Pharmacist so that Prescription Drug Orders may be filed in a numerical and
			 retrievable sequence.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				 16-13-34,  16-13-41,  16-13-74,  26-4-27,  26-4-28, 26-4-37,
				 26-4-80.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.16 - Security System Approval

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
As set forth by O.C.G.A.
				 26-4-110, the Board may provide in its rules and regulations the manner in which the
				prescription department of a retail pharmacy may be secured. This requirement
				will be met in the following manner:
(1) Any retail pharmacy located in a general
			 merchandising establishment which does not have a prescription department set
			 aside and permanently enclosed with a partition from floor to ceiling as set
			 forth in O.C.G.A.
			  26-4-110, must submit to the Board in writing a request to approve its particular
			 security system accompanied by a detailed description of that security system.
			 This request must be made prior to a pharmacy receiving its retail pharmacy
			 permit;
(a) Any retail pharmacy located in a
			 general merchandising establishment which chooses to close its prescription
			 department for more than three (3) hours per day, and more than one and one
			 half (1 1/2) hours at any one time, MUST have its prescription department
			 permanently enclosed with a partition from floor to ceiling;
(b) Any retail pharmacy located in a general
			 merchandising establishment in which the prescription department is not
			 permanently enclosed and utilizes ONLY an electronic security system to
			 separate the prescription department from the rest of the business
			 establishment, MAY NOT close for more than three (3) hours per day, nor more
			 than one and one half (1 1/2) hours at any one time. Board approval of a
			 pharmacy's electronic security system, without the presence of a permanent
			 partition, does not exempt a pharmacy from this requirement.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.17 - Return and Reuse of Drugs in a Long Term Care Facility

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) "Long-term care
			 facility" means an intermediate care home, skilled nursing home, or
			 intermingled home subject to regulation as such by the Department of Human
			 Resources.
(2) "Eligible drugs"
			 means unit dosage drugs which have been paid for or reimbursed through the
			 Department of Medical Assistance under O.C.G.A. Title 49, Chapter 4, Article
			 7.
(3) "Unit dosage drug" means a
			 dangerous drug under O.C.G.A. Title 16, Chapter 13, which is individually
			 packaged by the manufacturer to contain only one dosage unit of the drug and
			 which includes on such individual packaging the brand or generic name,
			 strength, lot number, and expiration date of such drug.
(4) A pharmacist or pharmacy may receive
			 eligible drugs for credit or reuse from long-term care facilities provided
			 that:
(a) The drugs were originally dispensed
			 by that pharmacist or pharmacy to the facility;
(b) The pharmacist has assurance from a
			 person in responsible charge of the drugs at the facility that the drugs have
			 been stored in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations and USP
			 standards;
(c) The drugs are still
			 in the manufacturer's packaging with the expiration date and lot number and the
			 integrity of the product and package have been maintained;
(d) The drugs are not expired and have a
			 minimum of six (6) months remaining on the expiration date; and
(e) Under the pharmacist's professional
			 judgment the drugs are appropriate for return and reuse.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.18 - Pharmacy Anti-Steering and Transparency Act and Affiliates

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
If a retail pharmacy has an affiliate as defined by O.C.G.A.
				§
								26-4-119, it shall annually file a disclosure statement identifying all such affiliates
				no later than June 30 every year.
O.C.G.A.
				§
										26-4-119.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.19 - Use of Automated and or Robotic Pharmacy Systems

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(a) As used in this
			 rule, the following terms shall mean:
(1)
			 "Automated pharmacy systems" (APS) means a mechanical system that perform
			 operations or activities, other than compounding or administration, relative to
			 storage, packaging, and labeling of medication for the purpose of dispensing of
			 medication to a patient or patient's agent.
(2) "Robotic pharmacy systems" (RPS) means a
			 mechanical system controlled by a computer that performs operations or
			 activities relative to the storage, packaging, and labeling of medication for
			 the purpose of distribution (dispensing) of medication to a patient or a
			 patient's agent.
(3) "Board" shall
			 mean the Georgia State Board of Pharmacy.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.20 - Required Notifications to the Board

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) For purposes of this rule, the following
			 terms shall means as follow:
(a) "Board"
			 shall mean the Georgia Board of Pharmacy;
(b) "Immediate notification" shall mean
			 written notification sent within twenty-four hours of the event;
(c) "Significant adverse drug reaction" shall
			 mean any reaction which requires any medical treatment beyond a consultation
			 between Pharmacist/patient, Pharmacist/Prescriber, patient/prescriber or
			 Pharmacist/patient/Prescriber; and
(d) "Written notification" shall mean in
			 writing and sent by statutory overnight delivery or by email.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10-.21 - Purchase or Receipt of Drugs by a Pharmacy

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
All pharmacies are required to purchase or receive dangerous
				drugs and/or controlled substances from a firm licensed by this state as a drug
				wholesaler, distributor or manufacturer.
O.C.G.A. §§
									26-4-27,  26-4-28,  26-4-60, and
				 26-4-113.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.01 - Definitions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
For purposes of these Rules and Regulations, the following
				definitions apply:
(1) "Board" shall
			 mean the Georgia Board of Pharmacy.
(2) "Originating Pharmacy" shall mean the
			 licensed retail pharmacy from which a prescription is physically received and
			 dispensed to the patient or patient's caregiver which is outsourcing
			 prescription filling services. This pharmacy shall be the dispensing
			 pharmacy.
(3) "Central Fill
			 Pharmacy" shall mean a pharmacy which is permitted by the state in which it is
			 located to prepare prescription orders for dispensing pursuant to a valid
			 prescription transmitted to it by an originating pharmacy and to return the
			 labeled and filled prescriptions to the originating pharmacy for delivery to
			 the ultimate user.
O.C.G.A. §
										26-4-60.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.02 - Licensing and Contracting

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All pharmacies providing central filling
			 services to retail pharmacies in Georgia must be appropriately licensed in
			 Georgia.
(2) A central fill
			 pharmacy shall be deemed "authorized" to fill prescriptions on behalf of an
			 originating pharmacy only if the parties have a contractual relationship
			 permitting such activity or share a common owner.
(a) The contract or agreement shall outline
			 the services to be provided and the responsibilities and accountabilities of
			 each pharmacy, in relation to such services, in compliance with federal and
			 state laws, rules and regulations.
(b) Central prescription filling of
			 controlled substances requires compliance with all Drug Enforcement
			 Administration ("DEA") regulations permitting a central fill pharmacy to fill
			 prescriptions for controlled substances on behalf of an originating pharmacy as
			 well as state laws, rules and regulations.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.04 - Policies and Procedures

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A licensed retail pharmacy that desires
			 to provide and/or use central prescription filling services must maintain
			 policies and procedures, which are readily retrievable for submission to the
			 Board or Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency ("GDNA") upon request.
(a) The policies and procedures must include:
1. A clear description of the activities in
			 the prescription filling process to be performed by each pharmacy;
2. An outline of the responsibilities of each
			 pharmacy;
3. An outline of the
			 accountabilities of each pharmacy;
4. A list of the names, addresses, telephone
			 numbers, and all license/registration numbers for the pharmacies participating
			 in the central prescription filling;
5. Guidelines for:
(i) Protection of the confidentiality and
			 integrity of patient information;
(ii) Maintenance of appropriate records to
			 identify the names, initials, or identification codes and specific activities
			 of each pharmacist who performed any processing; and
(iii) Compliance with all federal and state
			 laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the central filling of
			 prescriptions.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.05 - Transmission and Labeling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The transmission and labeling of
			 controlled substance prescriptions processed utilizing central fill services
			 must comply with all federal and state laws, rules, and regulations.
(2) The originating pharmacy must comply with
			 the minimum required information for the patient record system and all
			 requirements of a prescription drug order as outlined in the Georgia law and
			 Board rules prior to sending a prescription to the central fill
			 pharmacy.
(3) All prescriptions may
			 be transmitted electronically from an originating pharmacy to a central fill
			 pharmacy including via facsimile.
(4) All transmission records must include the
			 following:
(a) "CENTRAL FILL" written on the
			 face of a prescription if it is a hard copy prescription,
(b) The name, address, telephone number,
			 Georgia license number, and DEA registration number (if the prescription is a
			 controlled substance), of the central fill pharmacy to which the prescription
			 has been transmitted,
(c) Number of
			 refills already dispensed and number of refills remaining (if
			 applicable),
(d) The name of the
			 originating pharmacy pharmacist transmitting the prescription, and
(e) The date of transmittal.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.06 - Information Systems, Record Keeping, and PDMP Compliance

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The originating
			 and central fill pharmacies must share common electronic files or have
			 appropriate technology to allow secure access to sufficient information
			 necessary or required to process and dispense the prescription.
(2) The originating pharmacy shall be
			 responsible for maintaining compliance with the Prescription Drug Monitoring
			 Program for all qualifying prescriptions pursuant to O.C.G.A. §
								16-13-59 including those filled utilizing central fill services.
(3) The record keeping of prescriptions
			 processed utilizing central fill services must comply with all federal and
			 state laws, rules, and regulations.
(4) The originating pharmacy must have a
			 pharmacist, pharmacy intern, pharmacy extern, or pharmacy technician sign for
			 the receipt of all prescriptions received from the central fill pharmacy.
(a) Such receipts must be maintained as a
			 part of the prescription record. Receipts shall include the date of receipt,
			 the method of delivery (private, common, or contract carrier) and the name of
			 the originating pharmacy employee accepting delivery.
(b) The pharmacist on duty at the originating
			 pharmacy must verify the receipt of all controlled substances.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.07 - Patient Counseling

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) It shall be the responsibility of the
			 pharmacist on duty at the originating pharmacy to perform patient counseling of
			 all prescriptions.
(2) The central
			 fill pharmacy shall not perform patient counseling on behalf of the originating
			 pharmacy.
O.C.G.A. §
										26-4-60.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 480-10A - CENTRAL FILLING REGULATIONS › Rule 480-10A-.08 - Notification to Patients

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) An originating pharmacy that utilizes
			 central filling services must, prior to outsourcing the prescription, notify
			 patients that prescription filing may be outsourced to another pharmacy.
(a) The patient shall have the choice to not
			 have the prescription outsourced.
(b) Notification may be provided through the
			 use of a sign located in the originating pharmacy which is clearly visible to
			 and readable by the public.