SECTION 535:15-13-7. Prohibited duties

  These duties shall not be performed by supportive personnel:

(1)   The pharmacist must interpret the original prescription.

(2)   The pharmacist must perform the prospective drug utilization review and determine action to be taken when there is an indication of a drug interaction.

(3)   The pharmacist must receive new orally communicated prescriptions from prescribers or their agents.

(4)   The pharmacist must determine product selection if substitution is requested or approved.

(5)   The pharmacist must prepare multi-ingredient, non-repetitive, cytotoxic or experimental drug I.V.'s, enteral or other sterile multi-ingredient medications; and the pharmacist shallbe responsible for weighing, measuring and calculating ingredients for sterile compounded preparations.

(6)   The pharmacist must certify, by reviewing, the completed prescription for accuracy and completeness before the prescription is released from the prescription department. This process shall be completed before the prescription is given to the patient.

(7)   The pharmacist must provide patient counseling or drug information as necessary.

(8)   The pharmacist must take verbal authorizations from licensed prescriber or licensed prescriber's authorized agent (when allowed) for any refill of a controlled substance or any non-controlled prescription that has changes to strength or directions.

[Source: Added at 11 Ok Reg 3431, eff 6-27-94; Amended at 20 Ok Reg 2982, eff 9-2-03 (emergency); Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2452, eff 7-1-04; Amended at 32 Ok Reg 1229, eff 8-27-15]