Sunday, December 22, 2013

North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Reminder Regarding Amended Rules Governing Automated Dispensing Devise

AMENDED RULES GOVERNING AUTOMATED DISPENSING DEVICES NOW IN EFFECT.  Amendments to Board of Pharmacy rules governing automated dispensing devices went into effect on December 1, 2013.  The amended rules, which may be found here -- http://www.ncbop.org/LawsRules/rules.3400.pdf -- accomplish two primary changes:  (1) all automated dispensing devices are now subject to a single, uniform set of standards; separate standards no longer govern “centralized” and “decentralized” automated dispensing devices; (2) the restocking provisions now allow, in certain circumstances, a registered nurse trained and authorized by the pharmacist-manager to conduct restocking tasks provided that an quality-assurance validated electronic verification process is in place. 
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