Section 657.9.6. Duties of pharmacist in telepharmacy practice.

The following activities shall be performed only by a pharmacist at the managing pharmacy or at the remote dispensing site. These activities may not be delegated to a pharmacy technician at a remote site.

            1.      Receiving an oral prescription drug order from a prescriber or the prescriber’s agent for dispensing to a patient at the remote site.

            2.      Interpreting a prescription drug order.

            3.      Verifying the accuracy of prescription data entry.

            4.      Interpreting the patient’s drug record and conducting a drug use review.

            5.      Authorizing the AMDS to dispense a prescription drug and print a prescription label at the remote site.

            6.      Performing the final verification of a dispensed prescription as specified in subrule 9.18(7) to ensure that the prescription drug order has been accurately dispensed as prescribed.

            7.      Counseling the patient or the patient’s caregiver as specified in subrule 9.18(8).

            8.      Completing and documenting the monthly inspection of the remote site pursuant to subrule 9.5(8).