Please allow Drs to administer in hospitals or by prescription the early treatment protocols that use medications that they have seen work to help reduce or shorten Covid symptoms. Such as, but not limited to:  Ivermectin, Hydroxychoraquin, IV high dose vitamin C, zinc. K2 

18VAC110-20-425

A2. Add Pharmacy Technicians In-Training

A3. The verifying pharmacist shall initial the record or utilize an electronic signature

A4f.  Add automated dispensing cabinet replenishments

C2c. typo – “A nurse of other person authorized…” should read “A nurse or other person authorized…”

C2c should match C3c. Replace capability with capacity “if the hospital does not have the capacity for scanning each drug unit”.   

C5c. The initials or electronic signature of the pharmacist verifying the accuracy of the process

Note possessive apostrophe is preceded by 3 forward slashes \\\ throughout the document.  I assume this is a formatting error.

The Virginia Society of Health-System Pharmacists appreciates the considerations by the Board's  adoption of the amendments for the regulations concerning medication carousel technology. Thus, we support the current amendments.

We still would like to share that the language regarding the scanning of each individual unit dose is an option that health-systems will least likely to adopt in terms of technology limitations and efficiencies.

Again, we sincerely appreciate the Board providing the opportunity for our organization to share our considerations for best practices for medication carousel technology while upholding patient safety.

I wish to voice support for the amendments on regulations surrounding Carousel technologies. These amendments will enchance the pharmacy department's efficiency without sacrificing patient safety.  

Brad McDaniel