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Committee discusses AB 447’s plan to let ER prescribers dispense unused portions; members express labeling, documentation and reporting concerns
Summary
Assembly Bill 447 would let prescribers dispense unused portions of medications to emergency room patients under specified conditions and would exempt certain ER automated dispensing systems from licensure.
The committee reviewed Assembly Bill 447, which would allow a prescriber to dispense an unused portion of a dangerous drug acquired by a hospital pharmacy to an emergency room patient in specified circumstances and would exempt certain automated unit-dose systems (AUDS) used for ER dispensing from licensure.
Board staff recommended a watch position; members raised specific concerns about labeling, documentation and oversight if dispensing bypasses the hospital pharmacy. Maria Serpa…
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