Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
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Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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6/23/21  10:38 am
Commenter: Natalie Nguyen, Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists

Support Petition for Delivery of Schedule VI drugs to be Placed in Automated Dispensing Devices
 

We support the centralized distribution model that permits delivery of medications by pharmacy technicians at the receiving hospital. Checks and balances regarding medication safety are still maintained within the medication use system by leveraging the additional technology such as bar coding within the ADCs by pharmacy team members and nursing to ensure patient safety. 

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