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What does the Indiana Legend Drug Act talk about?
IC 16-42-19
- Drug orders, prescriptions, labeling, and many other important things that impact pharmacies and pharmacist
What is the definition of Drug Order within the Legend Drug Act?
- For inpatient in institution
- I.e: hospital, LTCF, other inpatient places
What are some of the things that need to be on a drug order?
- Name/Bed # of patient
- Name/Strength of drug
- Amount
- Direction
- Name of Dr
What is the definition of Pracitioner within the Legend Drug Act?
Who?
- Those that can prescribe in Indiana [Physician, Vets, Dentists, Podiatrists, Optometrists, APNs, PAs]
What is the definition of Prescription within the Legend Drug Act?
What needs to be on it?
- Name/Address of Patient
- Name/Strength of Drug
- Amount
- Directions
- Name of Dr
- Signature [written or electronic]
Can be called in, electronically sent, written or faxed
What information MUST be on a prescription for it to be Legal?
- Name, Address, Number of Pharmacy
- Date filled
- Rx number
- Name of Dr
- Patients Name
- Directions
- Its a opioid
What information MUST be on a label when dispensed from a Pracitioners Office?
- Directions
- Name and Address of Dr
- Name of Patient
- Animal species [if animal]
What is the important thing to note about refilling prescriptions and drug orders within the Legend Drug Act section>
IC 16-42-19-12
- Prescriptions and Drug Orders CANNOT be refilled unless the Dr says so
What does the Legend Drug Act say are Unlwful Acts?
- Getting a legend drug [by: fraud, forgery, concealment, false name]
- Telling Dr false things to get meds
- Falsely titling self as whatever to get meds
- Utter false or forged Rx
- False or forged on Label
What does the Legend Drug Act say about the use of Anablic Steroids?
Can you get without Rx? What are the two reasons to NOT get filled?
- NO patient is able to get without an Rx
- CANNOT get them for the enhancment of preformence or hormonal manipulaiton
What does the Legend Drug Act say about the Validity of Prescriptions?
- Rx or Drug Orders are NOT VAILD unless for a legit medical purpose by Dr
What does the Legend Drug Act say about the use of Mechanical Storage Devices?
Where can they be used?
- Increase the availability of Drugs [Omincell or Pyxis]
- These can be used in institutions with pharmacy permits, if device is held in remote locations, or if device is in licenesed healthcare place
What does the Legend Drug Act say about the requirement of prescription for retail sale of insulin?
- Insulin can bow be purchased OTC by anyone as of 01/01/2021
What does the Chapter about Drugs: Enforcement of Pharmacy Law and Rules talk about?
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- Members of the board enforce it; they can carry guns, execute warrents, make arrests without warrents, sieze property, do other law enforcement duties that the board says
Basically dont mess around with the Board or else you get shot
What does the Chapter about Drugs: Drug Samples talk about?
About PAs? What can you NOT do?
- Practitioner doesnt list PAs; but they have the power through their physician (why they can do samples)
- CANNOT: remove from OG package and repackage it to resell or give when its expired
These apply to manufacturers, wholesalers, practitioners, pharmacist…