OAR 855-025-0040
Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Tasks and Guidelines
(1)
Non-licensed pharmacy personnel may enter non-prescription information into a computer record system and may perform clerical duties such as filing prescriptions, delivery, housekeeping, and general record keeping, but the responsibility for the accuracy of the non-licensed pharmacy personnel’s work lies with the Pharmacist.(2)
Only persons licensed with the Board as a Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician, acting in compliance with all applicable statutes and rules and under the supervision of a Pharmacist, may assist in the practice of pharmacy by the following:(a)
Packing, pouring or placing in a container for dispensing, sale, distribution, transfer possession of, any drug, medicine, poison, or chemical which, under the laws of the United States or the State of Oregon, may be sold or dispensed only on the prescription of a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe drugs, medicines, poisons, or chemicals.(b)
Reconstituting prescription medications. The supervising Pharmacist must verify the accuracy in all instances.(c)
Affixing required labels upon any container of drugs, medicines, poisons, or chemicals sold or dispensed upon prescription of a practitioner authorized by law to prescribe those drugs, medicines, poisons, or chemicals.(d)
Entering information into the pharmacy computer. The Pharmacy Technician or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician shall not make any decisions that require the exercise of judgment and that could affect patient care. The supervising Pharmacist must verify prescription information entered into the computer and is responsible for all aspects of the data and data entry.(e)
Initiating or accepting oral or electronic refill authorization from a practitioner or practitioner’s agent, provided that nothing about the prescription is changed, and record the medical practitioner’s name and medical practitioner’s agent’s name, if any;(f)
Prepackaging and labeling of multi-dose and unit-dose packages of medication. The Pharmacist must establish the procedures, including selection of containers, labels and lot numbers, and must verify the accuracy of the finished task.(g)
Picking doses for unit dose cart fill for a hospital or for a nursing home patient. The Pharmacist must verify the accuracy of the finished task.(h)
Checking nursing units in a hospital or nursing home for nonjudgmental tasks such as sanitation and out of date medication. Any problems or concerns shall be documented and initialed by a Pharmacist.(i)
Recording patient or medication information in computer systems for later verification by the Pharmacist.(j)
Bulk Compounding. Solutions for small-volume injectables, sterile irrigating solutions, products prepared in relatively large volume for internal or external use by patients, and reagents or other products for the pharmacy or other departments of a hospital. The supervising Pharmacist must verify the accuracy in all instances.(k)
Preparation of parenteral products as follows:(A)
Performing functions involving reconstitution of single or multiple dosage units that are to be administered to a given patient as a unit. The supervising Pharmacist must verify the accuracy in all instances.(B)
Performing functions involving the addition of one manufacturer’s single dose or multiple unit doses of the same product to another manufacturer’s prepared unit to be administered to a patient. The supervising Pharmacist must verify the accuracy in all instances.(l)
Performing related activities approved in writing by the Board.(3)
In order to protect the public, safety, health and welfare, Pharmacy Technicians or Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technicians shall not:(a)
Communicate or accept by oral communication a new or transferred prescription of any nature;(b)
Receive or transfer a prescription to another pharmacy without the prior verification of a Pharmacist.(c)
Provide a prescription or medication to a patient without a Pharmacist’s verification of the accuracy of the dispensed medication;(d)
Counsel a patient on medications or perform a drug utilization review;(e)
Perform any task that requires the professional judgment of a Pharmacist; or(f)
Engage in the practice of pharmacy as defined in ORS 689.
Source:
Rule 855-025-0040 — Certified Oregon Pharmacy Technician and Pharmacy Technician Tasks and Guidelines, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=855-025-0040.