Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
Action Addressing hours of continuous work by pharmacists
Stage NOIRA
Comment Period Ended on 10/10/2012
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10/6/12  12:54 pm
Commenter: F W RICHARDS, JR

WORKING CONDITIONS FOR PHARMACISTS
 

I DO NOT WANT THE BOARD OF PHARMACY SETTING THE NUMBER OF HOURS A PHARMACIST MAY WORK OR THE NUMBER OF BREAKS REQUIRED.  I DO WANT THE BOARD TO STATE THE NUMBER OF TECHNICIANS ONE PHARMACIST MAY SUPERVISE BECAUSE I THINK BIG BUSINESS WILL TRY TO SQUEEZE BLOOD OUT OF A TURNIP IF POSSIBLE.  I BELIEVE THOSE LIMITS HAVE ALREADY BEEN SET.  AS AN INDEPENDENT PHARMACY OWNER, I WEAR MANY HATS DURING THE DAY AND DO NOT NEED MORE RULES AND REGULATIONS TO COMPLICATE MY ALREADY OVER-REGULATED PRACTICE.  LEAVE IT UP TO THE INDIVIDUAL TO DECIDE WHAT HE/SHE CAN SAFELY FILL DURING THE DAY.  THERE SHOULD BE A MEANS AVAILABLE FOR AN EMPLOYEE PHARMACIST OR TECHNICIAN TO CONTACT THE BOARD ANONYMOUSLY IF WORKING CONDITIONS ARE ABUSIVE, DANGEROUS, OR RECKLESS AND COULD CONTRIBUTE TO MISTAKES OR HARM TO PATIENTS. THE BOARD COULD THEN INSPECT THE SITUATION AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION BASED ON EXISTING REGULATIONS. 

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