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Virginia Administrative Code
Title 18. Professional And Occupational Licensing
Agency 110. Board of Pharmacy
Chapter 20. Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy
10/6/2024

18VAC110-20-735. Requirements for dispensing of naloxone by trained individuals.

A. Persons authorized by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to train individuals on the administration of naloxone and dispense naloxone for opioid overdose reversal pursuant to subsection Y of § 54.1-3408 of the Code of Virginia shall maintain the following records:

1. The prescriber's standing order issued in accordance with subsection Y of § 54.1-3408 of the Code of Virginia authorizing the trained individual to dispense naloxone.

2. Invoices or other records showing receipts of naloxone shall be maintained but may be stored in an electronic database or record as an electronic image that provides an exact, clearly legible image of the document or in secured storage either on site or off site. All records in off-site storage or database shall be retrieved and made available for inspection or audit within 48 hours of a request by the board or an authorized agent.

3. A manual or electronic log indicating the name, strength, lot, expiration date, and quantity of naloxone transferred to and from the controlled substances registration location to the off-site training location, along with date of transfer and the name of the trained individual approved by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services.

4. Record of dispensing indicating the name of the person receiving naloxone, address or contact information if available, date of dispensing, drug name, strength, quantity, lot number, expiration date, and the name of the trained individual approved by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to dispense naloxone.

B. The naloxone shall be labeled with directions for use in accordance with the prescriber's standing order, date of dispensing, name of person receiving the drug, drug name and strength, and the name and the telephone number for the entity associated with the controlled substances registration.

C. The naloxone shall be stored and transported under appropriate storage conditions in accordance with the manufacturer's directions to protect it from adulteration.

D. In the event of a manufacturer recall, the supervising practitioner or responsible party associated with the controlled substances registration certificate shall ensure compliance with recall procedures as issued by the manufacturer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or board to ensure an affected drug is transferred to a person or entity authorized to possess the drug for return or destruction.

E. Except for a prescriber's standing order, which shall be maintained on site for a period of not less than two years from the date of the last dispensing, records shall be filed chronologically and maintained for a period of not less than two years from the date of transaction.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 of the Code of Virginia.

Historical Notes

Derived from Virginia Register Volume 35, Issue 9, eff. January 23, 2019.

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