Alabama Administrative Code › Title 680 - ALABAMA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 680-X-2 - PRACTICE OF PHARMACY › Section 680-X-2-.12 - Supervising Pharmacist

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Every
			 Pharmacy shall be under direct supervision and control of a registered
			 Pharmacist who shall be designated the supervising pharmacist. The supervising
			 pharmacist shall be responsible for no more than one Pharmacy and in which
			 Pharmacy he/she practices. With the approval of the Board, it shall not be
			 deemed to be supervising more than (1) pharmacy when a pharmacist is
			 supervising a pharmacy and, also, an institutional pharmacy that is open less
			 than fifteen (15) hours per week, or a pharmacy that is not an institutional
			 pharmacy that is open no more than the minimum number of hours allowed by the
			 Board. The supervising pharmacist shall be on duty a minimum of 50% of the
			 hours the pharmacy is in operation or at least thirty (30) hours per week,
			 whichever is less.
(2) Whenever a
			 registered Pharmacist assumes the duties of a supervising pharmacist, he/she
			 shall, within (10) days, so advise the Board by completing the "Notice of
			 Change of Supervising Pharmacist" form provided by the Board. The name of the
			 supervising pharmacist shall be placed in a conspicuous place in the
			 prescription department so that it is clearly visible to the public.
(3) Whenever there is a new supervising
			 pharmacist, he/she shall be required to take an inventory of all controlled
			 substances as defined in Title 20, Chapter 2,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, within fifteen (15) days.
(4) The supervising pharmacist shall be
			 responsible for the following:
(a)
			 Supervising of personnel in the prescription department to include ensuring
			 that all licenses and registrations of pharmacists and technicians working in
			 the pharmacy are current and in good standing with the Board.
(b) Maintenance of accurate records of all
			 prescription medication received and dispensed.
(c) Maintaining the security of the
			 prescription department and its contents.
(d) Ensuring that only pharmacists registered
			 with the Board of Pharmacy provide professional consultation with patients
			 and/or physicians.
(e) Ensuring
			 that only pharmacists registered with the Board of Pharmacy accept telephone
			 prescriptions.
(f) Operating the
			 prescription department in a clean and orderly manner.
(g) Maintenance of inspection records
			 provided by the Board or its staff, and where discrepancies are noted, within
			 fifteen (15) days of receiving notice of such discrepancy, submit in writing to
			 the Board, the steps taken or proposed to eliminate the discrepancy. Failure to
			 submit such report to eliminate discrepancies is grounds for disciplinary
			 action by the Board.
(h) Ensuring
			 that the prescription department is operated at all times with good
			 pharmaceutical practices.
(i)
			 Ensuring compliance with the provisions for the Pharmacy Practice Act, Rules of
			 the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy and the Controlled Substances
			 Act.
(j) Whenever a registered
			 Pharmacist terminates his/her the duties as supervising pharmacist, he/she
			 shall, within (10) days, so advise the Board by completing the "Notice of
			 Change of Supervising Pharmacist" form provided by the Board.