Georgia Laws

[probowler]

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Hi all,

I'm a pharmacy tech in NY but will be moving to GA for grad school in a couple weeks. I already have a job lined up with the same company I work for now and was just wondering: (in general, I know my company may have their own rules about things)

What are the laws in Georgia about transferring prescriptions (can only 1 fill be transferred like in NY)?
Is soma considered a control?
Any state specific laws that Georgia may have that anyone knows at the top of their head?

Thank you!

 

[rxlynn]

Hi all,

I'm a pharmacy tech in NY but will be moving to GA for grad school in a couple weeks. I already have a job lined up with the same company I work for now and was just wondering: (in general, I know my company may have their own rules about things)

What are the laws in Georgia about transferring prescriptions (can only 1 fill be transferred like in NY)?
Is soma considered a control?
Any state specific laws that Georgia may have that anyone knows at the top of their head?

Thank you!

Controls can only be transferred once - any other Rx can be transferred multiple times until it expires.

 

[ancient]

Soma is schedule IV, I think.

 

[bkiskadd]

Well I just moved to Atlanta from Ohio about 3 weeks ago and I've been quite surprised about the way they do things. I'm not sure how comparable Ohio laws are to NY so these may or may not apply.

-In Ohio the pharmacist looks at the actual hardcopy (not just the image) of EVERY script. It's only narcs here. The good thing about this is there are no filing of scripts which takes up lots of valuable time.

-There can be any scripts written together, controls and narcs don't have to be on seperate sheets. The MD's DEA only has to be on narcs, not controls.

-I think they just recently started carding for psuedophedrine. My store actually keeps it up front (no room in the pharmacy) and in Ohio they couldn't buy it up front.

-Written prescriptions are good for 1 year before you get them filled. In Ohio it was 6 months and I actually turned someone away on accident. Won't make that mistake again.

-Oh, the techs can call and verify scripts! I was floored when the pharmacist told me I could do it. Definitely a no-no in Ohio. They can also reconstitute.

That's all I can think of for now, hopefully that helps you a little and you won't be as shocked as I was!🙂

 

[67echo]

Well I just moved to Atlanta from Ohio about 3 weeks ago and I've been quite surprised about the way they do things. I'm not sure how comparable Ohio laws are to NY so these may or may not apply.

-In Ohio the pharmacist looks at the actual hardcopy (not just the image) of EVERY script. It's only narcs here. The good thing about this is there are no filing of scripts which takes up lots of valuable time.

-There can be any scripts written together, controls and narcs don't have to be on seperate sheets. The MD's DEA only has to be on narcs, not controls.

-I think they just recently started carding for psuedophedrine. My store actually keeps it up front (no room in the pharmacy) and in Ohio they couldn't buy it up front.

-Written prescriptions are good for 1 year before you get them filled. In Ohio it was 6 months and I actually turned someone away on accident. Won't make that mistake again.

-Oh, the techs can call and verify scripts! I was floored when the pharmacist told me I could do it. Definitely a no-no in Ohio. They can also reconstitute.

That's all I can think of for now, hopefully that helps you a little and you won't be as shocked as I was!🙂

you clearly don't know what your talking about.

 

[bkiskadd]

you clearly don't know what your talking about.

excuse me??😕

 

[rxlynn]

Well I just moved to Atlanta from Ohio about 3 weeks ago and I've been quite surprised about the way they do things. I'm not sure how comparable Ohio laws are to NY so these may or may not apply.

-In Ohio the pharmacist looks at the actual hardcopy (not just the image) of EVERY script. It's only narcs here. The good thing about this is there are no filing of scripts which takes up lots of valuable time.

-There can be any scripts written together, controls and narcs don't have to be on seperate sheets. The MD's DEA only has to be on narcs, not controls.

-I think they just recently started carding for psuedophedrine. My store actually keeps it up front (no room in the pharmacy) and in Ohio they couldn't buy it up front.

-Written prescriptions are good for 1 year before you get them filled. In Ohio it was 6 months and I actually turned someone away on accident. Won't make that mistake again.

-Oh, the techs can call and verify scripts! I was floored when the pharmacist told me I could do it. Definitely a no-no in Ohio. They can also reconstitute.

That's all I can think of for now, hopefully that helps you a little and you won't be as shocked as I was!🙂

No - GA has been carding for PSE as long as the federal law has been in effect. Different stores have chosen to handle this in different ways. CVS (at least in Atlanta with locations where the front store is open some hours that the pharmacy is not) has chosen to put it up front and have the cashiers handle the log. In my opinion, this is contrary to good patient care, but it also means that we don't have to spend time logging.

 

[bkiskadd]

No - GA has been carding for PSE as long as the federal law has been in effect. Different stores have chosen to handle this in different ways. CVS (at least in Atlanta with locations where the front store is open some hours that the pharmacy is not) has chosen to put it up front and have the cashiers handle the log. In my opinion, this is contrary to good patient care, but it also means that we don't have to spend time logging.

Oh, well that I wasn't sure about that but some customers were giving me weird looks when I asked them for their ID's. Thanks for the info. You were a little more informative than the previous poster.

 

[loo]

OP: just go to Georgia's state board website and download what you need. Either google "Georgia state board of pharmacy" or go to www.nabp.net and click on state boards (left hand column at the bottom of the page).

 

[AminoAcid777]

Just to also clarify...techs CANNOT reconstitute...only a pharmacist or pharmacist intern under the supervision of a pharmacist may reconstitute antibiotics...

 

[bkiskadd]

Just to also clarify...techs CANNOT reconstitute...only a pharmacist or pharmacist intern under the supervision of a pharmacist may reconstitute antibiotics...

I don't understand, why would all the pharmacists I work with let us all do it? They even let the PSA's do it.
I was surprised, but I thought it was just Georgia law.

 

[DrugDealer]

I found this on the GA website (page 44 of this PDF http://sos.georgia.gov/acrobat/PLB/laws/03_Pharmacy_26-4.pdf):

With respect to pharmacy technicians, the following functions require the professional judgment of a pharmacist, or pharmacy intern under the supervision of a pharmacist, and may not be performed by a pharmacy technician:
(1) Acceptance of initial oral prescriptions;
(2) Certification of a filled or finished prescription or prescription drug order;
(3) Weighing or measuring active ingredients without a mechanism of verification;
(4) Reconstitution of prefabricated medication without a mechanism of verification;

Hopefully this clears it up.....

 

[bkiskadd]

I found this on the GA website (page 44 of this PDF http://sos.georgia.gov/acrobat/PLB/laws/03_Pharmacy_26-4.pdf):

With respect to pharmacy technicians, the following functions require the professional judgment of a pharmacist, or pharmacy intern under the supervision of a pharmacist, and may not be performed by a pharmacy technician:
(1) Acceptance of initial oral prescriptions;
(2) Certification of a filled or finished prescription or prescription drug order;
(3) Weighing or measuring active ingredients without a mechanism of verification;
(4) Reconstitution of prefabricated medication without a mechanism of verification;

Hopefully this clears it up.....

I actually saw that last night too....so I'm wondering if the automatic water dispenser is considered a "mechanism of verification." My pharmacist did tell me he wouldn't let us reconstitute if we didn't have the automatic machine. 🙄

 

[DrugDealer]

I actually saw that last night too....so I'm wondering if the automatic water dispenser is considered a "mechanism of verification." My pharmacist did tell me he wouldn't let us reconstitute if we didn't have the automatic machine. 🙄

Yeah, but who's to say you punched in the right number? 😛