Mississippi Administrative Code › Title 30 - Professions and Occupations › Part 3001 - MISSISSIPPI PHARMACY PRACTICE REGULATIONS › Article VIII - RESPONSIBILITY OF PHARMACIST/PHARMACIST CARE

Current through June 25, 2024
1. In the
			 dispensing of drugs, the pharmacist shall have the following responsibilities:
A. In a pharmacy, it shall be the
			 responsibility of the pharmacist on duty at the facility to insure that only a
			 pharmacist provides professional consultation with the patients and/or other
			 licensed health care professionals, and that only a pharmacist accepts
			 telephoned or orally prescribed medication orders or prescriptions; or gives
			 information in any manner relative to prescriptions or prescription drugs. The
			 provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to an extern or intern working
			 under the supervision of a pharmacist.
B. In the dispensing of drugs from a
			 pharmacy, it shall be the responsibility of the supervising pharmacist to
			 prevent the pharmacy technician from performing those functions relative to
			 dispensing which are functions based on a judgment for which the pharmacy
			 technician has not been prepared by education or authorized by law or
			 regulation.
C. In the dispensing
			 of medications for ambulatory (or outpatients):
(1) The pharmacist shall be responsible for
			 all activities of the pharmacy technician in the preparation of the drug for
			 delivery to the patient;
(2) The
			 pharmacist shall be present and personally supervising the activities of the
			 pharmacy technician at all times;
(3) When a data processor or computerized
			 order entry system is used, pharmacy technicians may enter information into the
			 database and prepare labels, but it shall be the responsibility of the
			 pharmacist to verify the accuracy of the information entered and the
			 prescription information produced;
(4) When refilling a prescription, it shall
			 be the responsibility of the pharmacist to make the determination whether or
			 not to refill the prescription;
(5) A pharmacist shall not actively supervise
			 more than three pharmacy technicians at one time. Externs/Interns are not
			 included in this quota calculation;
(6) Pharmacy Technicians in the dispensing
			 area shall be readily identifiable.
D. In all instances where the services of
			 pharmacy technicians are utilized in the preparation of a drug for delivery to
			 a patient, a pharmacist shall be present and personally supervise the pharmacy
			 technician and shall be responsible for the correct preparation and delivery of
			 the drug to the patient. All drugs dispensed utilizing the services of a
			 pharmacy technician shall be properly labeled and identify the responsible
			 supervising pharmacist.
E. In the
			 event of a loss or suspected loss of a controlled substance, it is the
			 responsibility of the discovering pharmacist to report the loss or suspected
			 loss directly to the Board at the time of discovery.
F. In the interest of the public health the
			 pharmacist shall, where appropriate, counsel patients and review their
			 medication profiles to improve patient understanding and compliance.