Document Citation: 12 Alaska Admin. Code 52.640

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ALASKA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
TITLE 12. PROFESSIONAL AND VOCATIONAL REGULATIONS
PART 1. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS SUBJECT TO CENTRALIZED LICENSING
CHAPTER 52. BOARD OF PHARMACY
ARTICLE 6. WHOLESALE DRUG DISTRIBUTORS AND FACILITIES

Date:
08/31/2009

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12 AAC 52.640. Written policies and procedures

A wholesale drug distributor shall prepare and follow a written procedure to

(1) handle crisis situations that affect the security or operation of the wholesale drug facility, including fire, flood, earthquake or other natural disasters, and situations of local, state, or national emergency;

(2) identify, record, report to the board, and correct any error found in an inventory;

(3) ensure that any outdated drug or any drug with an expiration date that, in the wholesale drug distributor's view, does not allow sufficient time for repacking or resale, is segregated from other stock, is documented as a drug that has a characteristic described in this paragraph, and is prepared for timely return to the manufacturer or is destroyed;

(4) ensure that the wholesale drug distributor exercises control over the shipping and receiving of all drugs within the wholesale drug distribution operation;

(5) ensure the proper handling and disposal of returned drugs;

(6) ensure that the oldest approved stock of a drug is distributed first and that any deviation from this requirement is only temporary; and

(7) ensure the proper handling of a drug recall and a replacement of a drug in accordance with 12 AAC 52.670.