NAC639.480. Withdrawal of drugs when part-time or consultant pharmacist is absent.

If a medical facility or correctional institution has a pharmacy with a part-time or consultant pharmacist, and a practitioner orders a drug for administration to a patient of the facility or institution while the pharmacist is not on duty or the pharmacy is closed:

     1. Controlled substances, dangerous drugs and devices may be removed from the pharmacy only in sufficient quantities for therapeutic needs.

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

     3. The person authorized to remove the drugs and devices 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     (b) The name of the device or drug withdrawn;

     (c) If a drug is withdrawn, its strength and the dosage form;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

     (a) Personally at least every 90 days; and

     (b) By reviewing the records made pursuant to subsection 3 at least every 30 days during the intervals between the pharmacist’s personal verifications.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Pharmacy, eff. 3-27-90; A 9-11-91; 9-12-91; R077-08, 8-26-2008)