§ 72375. Pharmaceutical Service--Staff.
22 CA ADC § 72375Barclays Official California Code of Regulations
22 CCR § 72375
§ 72375. Pharmaceutical Service--Staff.
(a) Facilities shall retain a consulting pharmacist who devotes a sufficient number of hours during a regularly scheduled visit, for the purpose of coordinating, supervising and reviewing the pharmaceutical service committee, or its equivalent, at least quarterly. The report shall include a log or record of time spent in the facility. There shall be a written agreement between the pharmacist and the facility which includes duties and responsibilities of both.
(c) A pharmacist shall review the drug regimen of each patient at least monthly and prepare appropriate reports. The review of the drug regimen of each patient shall include all drugs currently ordered, information concerning the patient's condition relating to drug therapy, medication administration records, and where appropriate, physician's progress notes, nurse's notes, and laboratory test results. The pharmacists shall be responsible for reporting, in writing, irregularities in the dispensing and administration of drugs and other matters relating to the review of the drug regimen to the administrator and director of the nursing service.
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Note: Authority cited: Sections 208(a) and 1275, Health and Safety Code. Reference: Section 1276, Health and Safety Code.
This database is current through 4/19/24 Register 2024, No. 16.
Cal. Admin. Code tit. 22, § 72375, 22 CA ADC § 72375
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