- A. A pharmacy permit holder shall maintain an adequate reference library to enable it to prepare and dispense prescriptions properly, consistent with its scope of practice.
- B. A pharmacy permit holder shall maintain a library of reference sources appropriate to the type of pharmacy practice at that particular location. A pharmacy permit holder shall include in the pharmacy's library current material regarding the technical, clinical, and professional aspects of practice with emphasis in the area in which the pharmacy specializes.
- B-1. A pharmacy permit holder may utilize websites and electronic references created by established medical publishers which are recognized as standard for a particular type of pharmacy practice as a supplement to its printed library.
C. A pharmacy permit holder shall maintain a library containing reference sources that:
- (1) Enable the pharmacist to compound medications in a safe and effective manner;
- (2) List the possible drug interactions and possible adverse effects of medications dispensed by the pharmacy;
- (3) List the therapeutic usage and dosages of medications dispensed by the pharmacy;
- (4) List the therapeutic equivalents for medications; and
- (5) Provide guidelines for the counseling of patients.
- D. A pharmacy permit holder that specializes in nuclear or parenteral prescriptions may limit the library it maintains pursuant to §B of this regulation to the pharmacy permit holder's area of specialization.
- E. A pharmacy permit holder shall maintain material safety data sheets, if applicable.
Authority: Health Occupations Article, §§12-205 and 12-403, Annotated Code of Maryland
Effective date: March 21, 1980 (7:6 Md. R. 608)
Regulation .03 adopted effective September 10, 1984 (11:18 Md. R. 1585)
Chapter revised effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298)
Regulation .03 amended effective November 7, 1994 (21:22 Md. R. 1877)
Regulation .01A amended effective August 30, 2004 (31:17 Md. R. 1312)
Chapter revised effective July 1, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 722)
Regulation .01-1 amended effective September 29, 2025 (52:19 Md. R. 956)