- a) Once a dispensed drug is removed from the premises by a patient or the patient's agent, that drug shall not be accepted for return or exchange by a pharmacy or pharmacist.
b) The provision of subsection (a) shall not apply to a drug dispensed to a patient of an institutional healthcare facility where a licensed healthcare professional administers the drug and the pharmacist ensures that:
- 1) The drugs were stored in compliance with Sections 1330.610 and 1330.630;
- 2) The drugs are not contaminated, deteriorated or beyond their use date;
- 3) The returns are properly documented; and
- 4) Obtaining payment twice for the same drug is prohibited.
- c) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to drugs returned for purposes of destruction. The returned drugs must be stored separately from the pharmacy's active stock.
- d) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply to drugs returned when the wrong medication was dispensed to the patient or in the instance of a drug recall. In no instance may returned drugs be reused or returned to active stock.
(Source: Amended at 39 Ill. Reg. 6267, effective April 23, 2015)