NAC639.479. Withdrawal of drugs when full-time pharmacist is absent.

If a medical facility or correctional institution encompasses a pharmacy with a full-time pharmacist, and a practitioner orders a drug for administration to a patient of the facility or institution while the pharmacy is closed:

     1. Prescription drugs and devices may be removed from the pharmacy only in sufficient quantities for immediate therapeutic needs.

     2. Only a designated licensed nurse or practitioner may remove those drugs and devices.

     3. The person authorized to make the withdrawal shall make a record at the time of the withdrawal containing:

     (a) The name of the patient;

     (b) The name of the device or drug withdrawn;

     (c) If a drug is withdrawn, its strength and the dosage form;

     (d) The dose prescribed;

     (e) The quantity taken;

     (f) The time and date of the withdrawal; and

     (g) The signature of the person making the withdrawal.

     4. The original or a direct copy of the order for the medication must be forwarded to the pharmacy.

     5. The pharmacist shall verify the withdrawal as soon as practicable, but not later than:

     (a) Seventy-two hours after the time of the withdrawal for a pharmacist in a medical facility; or

     (b) Ninety-six hours after the time of the withdrawal for a pharmacist in a correctional institution.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 3-27-90; A 9-12-91)