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.
Cross References. Section 1174 is referred to in section 1173 of this title.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 11 - General Administration
Section 1101 - Benefits to injured employees of State correctional institutions
Section 1102 - Correctional facility for criminological diagnosis
Section 1103 - Recording system for identification of criminal offenders
Section 1105 - Powers and duties of department
Section 1106 - Powers of peace officers
Section 1151 - General transfer authorization
Section 1152 - Transfers to city department
Section 1153 - Expense of removing certain inmates
Section 1154 - Law enforcement use of county correctional institutions
Section 1161 - Return of escaped inmates
Section 1162 - Escaped inmate costs
Section 1163 - Maintenance of escaping inmates under new sentence
Section 1164 - Criminal offense during confinement
Section 1171 - Scope of subchapter
Section 1173 - Return to and redispensing by vendor pharmacy
Section 1174 - Vendor pharmacy redispensing
Section 1175 - Credit for redispensing