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Indiana Code Title 25. Professions and Occupations § 25-26-13.5-16

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Sec. 16. (a) If a pharmacy technician at a remote dispensing facility enters prescription drug information into an automated pharmacy system, a pharmacist at the supervising pharmacy shall, before approving the prescription, verify the information entered against a faxed, electronic, or video image of the original prescription.

(b) The pharmacy technician may do any of the following:

(1) Transmit the prescription drug order to the pharmacist by scanning the order into the electronic record keeping system as long as the image is legible and does not obscure the prescription drug information.

(2) Make the original prescription available to the pharmacist by placing the prescription in view of the video communication system.  The pharmacist shall also verify the accuracy of the drug dispensed and check the prescription drug label for accuracy.

(3) Fax the prescription to the pharmacist, unless prohibited by law for controlled substances.

(c) Both the initials or other unique identifier of the pharmacy technician and the pharmacist involved in the dispensing must appear on the prescription record.

(d) The remote dispensing facility must use an electronic verification system that confirms the drug stock selected to fill the prescription is the same as the drug indicated on the prescription label.

(e) The pharmacist shall verify each prescription before it is dispensed.

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