21 NCAC 46 .1706             RETROSPECTIVE REVIEW AND CONSULTATION

During the weekly in-person, on-site visit required by Rule .1616(c)(2) of this Chapter, if not more frequently, the pharmacist-manager or assistant pharmacist-manager shall retrospectively perform a drug regimen review of all drugs dispensed by a nurse practitioner or physician assistant. During this review, the pharmacist-manager or assistant pharmacist-manager shall:

(1)           review the appropriateness of the choice of medication(s) for each patient and the patient's therapeutic regimen, including choice of medication, dose, frequency, and route of administration;

(2)           identify and resolve therapeutic duplication in each patient's medication regimen; and

(3)           consider patient-specific medication contraindications.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 90-18.1; 90-18.2; 90-85.6;

Eff. April 1, 1999;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. October 3, 2017;

Amended Eff. November 1, 2021.