2006 Code of Virginia § 54.1-3320 - Acts restricted to pharmacists

54.1-3320. Acts restricted to pharmacists.

A. Within the practice of pharmacy as defined in 54.1-3300, the followingacts shall be performed by pharmacists, except as provided in subsection B:

1. The review of a prescription, in conformance with this chapter and Chapter34 ( 54.1-3400 et seq.) of this title and with current practices inpharmacy, for its completeness, validity, safety, and drug-therapyappropriateness, including, but not limited to, interactions,contraindications, adverse effects, incorrect dosage or duration oftreatment, clinical misuse or abuse, and noncompliance and duplication oftherapy;

2. The receipt of an oral prescription from a practitioner or his authorizedagent;

3. The conduct of a prospective drug review and counseling as required by 54.1-3319 prior to the dispensing or refilling of any prescription;

4. The provision of information to the public or to a practitioner concerningthe therapeutic value and use of drugs in the treatment and prevention ofdisease;

5. The communication with the prescriber, or the prescriber's agent,involving any modification other than refill authorization of a prescriptionor of any drug therapy, resolution of any drug therapy problem, or thesubstitution of any drug prescribed;

6. The verification of the accuracy of a completed prescription prior todispensing the prescription;

7. The supervision of pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians; and

8. Any other activity required by regulation to be performed by a pharmacist.

B. A pharmacy intern may engage in the acts to be performed by a pharmacistas set forth in subsection A or the Drug Control Act ( 54.1-3400 et seq.)for the purpose of obtaining practical experience required for licensure as apharmacist, if the supervising pharmacist is directly monitoring theseactivities.

C. A registered pharmacy technician, working under the direct supervision ofa qualified nuclear pharmacist, as defined by regulations of the Board, mayaccept oral prescriptions for diagnostic, nonpatient specificradiopharmaceuticals in accordance with subsection C of 54.1-3410.1.

D. Consistent with patient safety, a pharmacist shall exercise sole authorityin determining the maximum number of pharmacy technicians that he shallsupervise; however, no pharmacist shall supervise more than four pharmacytechnicians at one time.

(2001, c. 317; 2005, c. 403; 2006, c. 626.)