Facilities and Equipment
Effective Feb 28, 2025Mass. Register #1542MGL c. 111, §§ 3, and 51 through 56Department of Public Health
- (A) Drug Preparation Areas. The clinic pharmacy shall have adequate and properly controlled drug preparation areas, wherever drugs are prepared for administration or dispensing. The areas shall have adequate lighting, ventilation and temperature controls, and be located such that personnel will not be interrupted when handling drugs.
- (B) Storage of Drugs. Drugs shall be stored under proper conditions to ensure product stability and security. Drug storage facilities shall be locked. Schedule II drugs shall be kept double locked.
- (C) Reference Materials. The clinic pharmacy shall maintain and make available up-to-date pharmaceutical reference materials to furnish the clinic pharmacy and other staff with adequate information concerning drugs.
- (D) Antidote Information; Poison Control Center. The clinic pharmacy shall maintain authoritative and current antidote information, readily available in the pharmacy for emergency reference, along with the telephone number of the regional poison control center.