Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 480-22-.07 - Requirements of Schedule III, IV and V (C-III, IV, V) Controlled Substance Prescription Drug Orders
(1) A
pharmacist or pharmacy intern/extern may dispense Schedule III, IV and V
Controlled Substances (C-III, IV, V), as defined by O.C.G.A. §§
16-13-27, 16-13-28, and
16-13-29, pursuant to:
(a) A written prescription drug order bearing
the signature of a practitioner as permitted by this rule;
(b) A facsimile of a written, signed
prescription drug order transmitted directly to the pharmacy with the
requirements contained in O.C.G.A. §
26-4-80, by the practitioner of
the practitioner's agent;
(c) An
oral prescription drug order made by an individual practitioner and promptly
reduced to writing by the pharmacist or pharmacy intern/extern to a hard copy;
and
(d) A written prescription drug
order transmitted via electronic means other than a facsimile, if it meets the
requirements and limitations for electronically transmitted prescription drug
orders set forth in O.C.G.A. §
26-4-80, and Rules as set forth by
the Board.
(2) Permanent
records of electronic prescriptions do not have to be reduced to hard copy
provided the following requirements are met:
(a) Electronic prescription data must be
maintained in the original format received for a minimum of two years;
and
(b) Reliable backup copies of
the information are readily retrievable and stored in a secure and fireproof
(minimum 1hr UL approved) container, stored in a secured offsite location or
backed up to a documented offsite secure storage device within 48 hours
following each work day.
(3) A pharmacy must file or maintain the
original hard copy prescription drug order. If the prescription drug order was
electronically transmitted, the pharmacy must maintain the original electronic
prescription drug order. All prescription drug orders shall contain all of the
information required by this chapter.
(4) Upon dispensing a C-III, IV, or V
controlled substance, the dispensing pharmacist shall ensure that his or her
initials, the dispensing date, and the prescription serial number appear on the
face of or the rear of each such prescription. Nothing shall prohibit the use
of a computer-generated label to fulfill the requirements of this paragraph
and/or the requirements of this Rule.
(a) All
such information shall be placed on the prescription drug order in such a
manner that it does not cover or veil any information required by this chapter
or any other rule or law to appear on such prescription.
(5) Prescription drug orders for schedule
C-III, IV, or V controlled substances shall be maintained either in a separate
prescription drug order file for such C-III, IV, or V drug orders only or in
such a form that they are readily retrievable from the other prescription drug
orders of the pharmacy.
(a) A prescription
drug order will be deemed readily retrievable if, at the time it is initially
filled, the face of the prescription drug order is stamped in red ink in the
lower right corner with the letter "C" no less than 1 inch high and filed in
the usual consecutively numbered prescription drug order file for dangerous
drugs; or
(b) A pharmacy which
utilizes a computerized record keeping system for prescription drug orders
which permits identification of prescription drug orders by serial number and
retrieval of documents by prescriber's name, patient's name, drug dispensed,
and date filled, then there is no requirement to mark hard copy prescriptions
with a red "C".
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