North Carolina News: Item 2156 - Reporting of Disasters, Accidents, Thefts, or Emergencies that May Affect the Strength, Purity, or Labeling of Drugs and Devices

January 1, 2008 12:54 pm Topics: Prescription label

Reprinted from the January 2008 North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Newsletter.

The Pharmacy Practice Act provides that “the pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy shall report within ten (10) days to the Board any disaster, accident, theft or emergency which may affect the strength, purity, or labeling of drugs and devices in the pharmacy.” N.C.G.S. § 90-85.25(b).
 

Board staff members are frequently asked where to find a form to make this report. The Board’s Drug Disaster & Loss Report is found on the Web site, www.ncbop.org, by first clicking on the “Pharmacists” tab on the left-hand side of the home page, then choosing “Forms, Applications & Instructions,” and then scrolling down until the form is located from the list provided. The Web site is also fully searchable by keyword.
 

When the reportable event involves either a theft or creation of a fraudulent prescription by an employee, the pharmacist must provide the individual’s name, license or registration number, and position (eg, pharmacist, technician, cashier) in the spaces provided on the form.
 

Finally, the pharmacy must file a DEA Form 106, Report of Theft of Loss of Controlled Substances, if the event involves the theft or loss of CS medications. A copy of the North Carolina Board of Pharmacy Drug Disaster & Loss Report is to be sent to the Board along with a copy of the DEA Form 106 in lieu of filling out Section II of the Board’s form.