1. (a) The facility shall not possess a stock of prescription drugs for general or common use except as permitted by the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy and as follows:

   1. (1) for all intravenous and irrigation solutions in single unit quantities exceeding 49 ml. and related equipment for the use and administration of such;
   2. (2) diagnostic agents;
   3. (3) vaccines;
   4. (4) drugs designated for inclusion in an emergency kit approved by the facility's Quality Assurance Committee;
   5. (5) water for injection; and
   6. (6) normal saline for injection.

2. (b) Patient Drugs:

   1. (1) The contents of all prescriptions shall be kept in the original container bearing the original label as described in Subparagraph (b)(2) of this Rule.

   2. (2) Except in a 72-hour or less unit dose system, each individual patient's prescription drugs shall be labeled with the following information:

      1. (A) the name of the patient for whom the drug is intended;
      2. (B) the most recent date of issue;
      3. (C) the name of the prescriber;
      4. (D) the name and concentration of the drug, quantity dispensed, and prescription serial number;
      5. (E) a statement of generic equivalency which shall be indicated if a brand other than the brand prescribed is dispensed;
      6. (F) the expiration date, unless dispensed in a single unit or unit dose package;
      7. (G) auxiliary statements as required of the drug;
      8. (H) the name, address and telephone number of the dispensing pharmacy; and
      9. (I) the name of the dispensing pharmacist.

3. (c) Non-prescription drugs shall be kept in the original container as received from the supplier and shall be labeled with at least:

   1. (1) the name and concentration of the drug, and quantity packaged;
   2. (2) the name of the manufacturer, lot number and expiration date.

History Note: Authority G.S. 131E-104; 131E-117;
Eff. January 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. January 1, 2013;