Wisconsin Administrative Code › Pharmacy Examining Board › Chapter Phar 10 - Standards Of Professional Conduct › Section Phar 10.03 - Unprofessional conduct

Current through June 24, 2024
The following, without limitation because of enumeration, are
				violations of standards of professional conduct and constitute unprofessional
				conduct in addition to those grounds specified under s. 450.10 (1),
				Stats.:
(1) Administering, dispensing,
			 supplying or obtaining a drug other than in legitimate practice, or as
			 prohibited by law;
(2) Engaging in
			 any pharmacy practice which constitutes a danger to the health, welfare, or
			 safety of patient or public, including but not limited to, practicing in a
			 manner which substantially departs from the standard of care ordinarily
			 exercised by a pharmacist which harmed or could have harmed a
			 patient;
(3) Dispensing a drug
			 which the pharmacist should have known would harm the patient for whom the
			 medication was prescribed;
(4)
			 Dispensing or causing to be dispensed a drug which is outdated or contaminated
			 or known by the pharmacist to be unsafe for consumption;
(5) Falsifying patient records;
(6) Disclosing to the public information
			 concerning a patient without the consent of the patient unless the information
			 is requested by the pharmacy examining board or the department of safety and
			 professional services or unless release is otherwise authorized by
			 law;
(7) Failing to report to the
			 pharmacy examining board any pharmacy practice which constitutes a danger to
			 the health, safety or welfare of patient or public;
(7m) Failing to report to the board
			 information that reasonably suggests there is a probability that a prescription
			 drug or device dispensed by a pharmacist has caused or contributed to the
			 substantial bodily injury or death of a customer or patient.
(8) Providing false information to the
			 pharmacy examining board or its agent;
(9) Refusing to render professional services
			 to a person because of race, color, sex, religion, or age;
(10) Aiding or abetting the unlicensed
			 practice of pharmacy;
(11)
			 Advertising in a manner which is false, deceptive or misleading;
(12) Dispensing sample drug products for any
			 financial consideration;
(13)
			 Exercising undue influence on or taking unfair advantage of a patient in the
			 promotion or sale of services, drugs or other products for the financial gain
			 of the pharmacist or a third party;
(14) Participating in rebate or fee-splitting
			 arrangements with health practitioners or with health care
			 facilities;
(15) Furnishing a
			 prescriber with any prescription order blanks imprinted with the name of a
			 specific pharmacist or pharmacy;
(16) Using secret formula or code in
			 connection with prescription orders;
(17) Having a pharmacist license revoked or
			 suspended in another state or United States jurisdiction or having been subject
			 to other disciplinary action by the licensing authority thereof;
(18) Violating or attempting to violate any
			 formal disciplinary order of the board.
(19) Practicing without a current
			 license.
(20) Violating or
			 attempting to violate any provision or term of ch. 450, Stats., or of any rule
			 of the board.
(21) Failure to
			 comply with s. 450.13 (5m) or 450.135 (8m), Stats.