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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The vendor pharmacy to which drug products are returned may redispense a drug properly returned under section 1173 (relating to return to and redispensing by vendor pharmacy), provided that:
(1) The drugs are returned directly from the correctional facility to the vendor pharmacy.
(2) The drugs returned to the vendor pharmacy are stored separately from the rest of the pharmacy's stock.
(3) The redispensing is in compliance with the United States Pharmacopeia and the vendor pharmacy's policies and procedures.
(4) The vendor pharmacy records receipt of the drug, including:
(i) The date the drug was received.
(ii) The quantity of the drug.
(iii) The lot number of the drug.
(iv) The expiration date of the drug.
(5) Information recorded under this section is maintained for at least two years from the date the drug is redispensed.
(6) The unit dose package, unit of issue or originally sealed container stays intact with drug name, strength, manufacturer identifier, lot and expiration date and is not emptied from the returned unit dose, unit of issue or original container for repacking.
(7) The name of any patient for whom the drug was previously prescribed is removed prior to redispensing.
(8) The drug remains in the original container or package and before redispensing the vendor pharmacy ensures that the label meets the requirements of the State Board of Pharmacy's rules and regulations.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and Parole § 1174. Vendor pharmacy redispensing - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-61-pacsa-prisons-and-parole/pa-csa-sect-61-1174/
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