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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6/15/21  9:43 am
Commenter: Frank Shen, Reston Hospital Center

Delivery of Schedule VI drugs to be placed in automated dispensing devices
 

Reston Hospital Center has greatly benefitted from this practice.  Out pharmacists have been able to focus on clinical interventions and patient care rather than spending time checking medications to be loaded or refilled to the ADMs.  Whether done in house or from a central location, picks are checked by authorized team members.  For a hospital of our size, it also saves technician time to allow faster delivery of first doses as the technicians are not burdened by the routine refilling of the "fast mover" medications.  I strongly support this practice. 

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