1. (a) All drugs on the premises of a facility except for the emergency tray as defined by the State Board of Health and the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy shall be in a properly labeled container as dispensed upon prescription by the pharmacy.
2. (b) All drugs for external use shall be kept in a safe place accessible only to employees and self-medicating clients and shall be kept in a special area apart from other medications and prescriptions.

3. (c)

   1. (1) Medications requiring cold storage shall be refrigerated.
   2. (2) A locked container placed below food level in a facility refrigerator is considered satisfactory storage space.

4. (d)

   1. (1) Labels should be affixed to the immediate container.
   2. (2) The immediate container is that which is in direct contact with the drug at all times.
5. (e) Drug rooms or cabinets shall be supplied with adequate lighting so that medications can be safely prepared for administration.
6. (f) The drug room or cabinets shall be properly ventilated so that the temperature requirements set by the U.S.P. are met: Fifty-nine degrees Fahrenheit (59˚ F) to eighty-six degrees Fahrenheit (86˚ F).

Codification Notes: “U.S.P.” means United States Pharmacopeia.