048-8 Wyo. Code R. §§ 8-12 - Medications
(a) Drugs shall be
self-administered.
(b) The manager
or staff shall be responsible for providing necessary assistance to the
resident in taking his medications; including but not limited to:
(i) Reminding the resident to take
medications;
(ii) Removing
medications containers from storage;
(iii) Assisting with the removal of the
medication cap;
(iv) Assisting with
the removal of the medication from a container for residents with a disability
which prevents independence in this act; and
(v) Observing the resident take the
medication.
(c) The
facility shall maintain a record of medication, for a period of one year, doses
not taken by any resident in the facility.
(d) The medication record shall indicate the
reason for the omission of any dose of medication.
(e) A record of medications taken on a P.R.N,
basis shall be kept for a period of one year.
(f) Prescription drugs shall be from a
licensed pharmacy, labeled with the name, address, and telephone number of the
pharmacist, name of the resident, name and strength of the drug, directions for
use, date filled, prescription number and name of physician. Controlled
substances shall have a warning label on the bottle.
(g) There shall be locked storage space
provided for resident's medications.
(h) The manager shall destroy all
discontinued prescriptions other than controlled substances by flushing down
the toilet. An appropriate notation of disposition noting quantity, name of
drug and prescription number shall be documented on the resident's record and
signed by the person disposing of the medication.
(i) Controlled substances shall be destroyed
by the State Board of Pharmacy-contact (307) 234-0294.
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