PDFWAC 246-869-255

Customized patient medication packages.

The board approves the use of med-pack containers in the dispensing of prescription drugs within the same pharmacy, provided that:
(1) The pharmacy must maintain custody of the original prescription container at the pharmacy;
(2) No more than a thirty-one day supply of drugs is packaged;
(3) The signature of the patient or the patient's agent is obtained for dispensing in a nonchild resistant container;
(4) The container's label bear the following information:
(a) Pharmacy name and address;
(b) Patient's name;
(c) Drug name, strength, quantity;
(d) Directions;
(e) Serial prescription numbers; date
(f) Prescriber's name, and pharmacist's initials.
[Statutory Authority: RCW 18.64.005. WSR 93-01-051 (Order 320B), § 246-869-255, filed 12/10/92, effective 1/10/93.]