NAC639.245. Maintenance and availability of records regarding certain pharmaceutical personnel on duty; activities of pharmaceutical technicians.

     1. A written record must be kept available for inspection showing the pharmacists, pharmaceutical technicians and pharmaceutical technicians in training on duty during the hours of business. This record must be:

     (a) Readily retrievable; and

     (b) Retained for 2 years.

     2. A pharmaceutical technician under the direct supervision of a pharmacist may:

     (a) Prepackage and label unit dose and unit of use and repackage drugs if a pharmacist:

          (1) Inspects the final products; and

          (2) Affixes his or her initials to the appropriate records for controlling quality.

     (b) Prepare, package, compound and label prescription drugs pursuant to prescriptions or orders for medication if a pharmacist:

          (1) Inspects the final product; and

          (2) Affixes his or her initials to the appropriate records for controlling quality.

     (c) Prepare bulk compounds if a pharmacist:

          (1) Inspects the final product; and

          (2) Affixes his or her initials to the appropriate records for controlling quality.

     (d) Distribute routine orders and stock medications and supplies in the pharmacy or areas where care is provided to patients.

     (e) Maintain inventories of supplies of drugs.

     (f) Maintain pharmaceutical records.

     (g) Request authorization to refill a prescription from the prescribing practitioner.

     (h) Transfer a prescription through a computer network if the:

          (1) Pharmaceutical technician is employed by a pharmacy that:

               (I) Has more than one location; and

               (II) Maintains a computer network which provides information between its pharmacies; and

          (2) Prescription is transferred to one of the pharmacies within its computer network.

     (i) Enter information into the pharmacy’s computer system, including, without limitation, information contained in a new prescription concerning the prescription drug and the directions for its use.

     3. A pharmaceutical technician may not:

     (a) Perform any action requiring a judgmental decision regarding a drug, the interpretation of a prescription or the instructions for the preparation of a prescription.

     (b) Take new prescription or chart orders by telephone.

     (c) Distribute medications pursuant to a chart order or dispense a prescription unless the order or prescription has been verified by a pharmacist.

     4. A pharmaceutical technician shall prepare and distribute drugs only pursuant to written procedures and guidelines established by the pharmacy in which the pharmaceutical technician performs his or her duties.

     [Bd. of Pharmacy, § 639.205, eff. 6-26-80]—(NAC A 12-3-84; 6-16-86; 3-27-90; 11-15-93; R214-99, 3-13-2000; R037-07, 1-30-2008)