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Alabama News: Amended Rule Changes
Published in the November 2009 Alabama State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
680-X-2-.14 The Role of Technicians in Pharmacies in Alabama
(3) It is ruled by the Board of Pharmacy that three (3) technicians, one of which shall be certified through the Pharmacy Technician Certifica¬tion Board (PTCB) or the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT), on duty are sufficient in the prescription area of a retail pharmacy or an institutional pharmacy for each full time licensed pharmacist on duty. Nothing in this rule shall prevent a pharmacy from employing technicians to perform supervised tasks not requiring professional judgment.
Author: Herb Bobo, RPh, Secretary
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, §34-23-92
Amended September 4, 2009; Effective November 1, 2009.
680-X-2-.18 Institutional Pharmacies
(5) Drug Distribution and Control:
(b) All of the activities and operations of each Institutional Pharmacy shall be personally and directly supervised by its Supervising Pharmacist or a designated pharmacist. All functions and activities of technicians shall be personally and directly supervised by a registered pharmacist to insure that all functions and activities are performed competently, safely, and without risk of harm to patients. There shall be not more than three (3) technicians, at least one of which shall be certified through the Pharmacy Technician Certification Board (PTCB) or the Institute for the Certification of Pharmacy Technicians (ICPT), on duty in the preparation area for each full time licensed pharmacist on duty. Nothing in this rule shall prevent an institutional pharmacy from employing technicians to perform supervised tasks not requiring professional judgment.
Author: Herb Bobo, RPh, Secretary
Statutory Authority: Code of Alabama 1975, §34-23-92
Amended September 4, 2009; Effective November 1, 2009
Note to Pharmacists
Section 20-2-190 of the Code of Alabama 1975, was amended to delete the provision prohibiting the sale of products containing ephedrine or pseudoephedrine after October 1, 2009.
