Nuclear pharmacy: Oral orders; prohibition on refill of prescription for radiopharmaceutical.
1. Except as otherwise provided in subsection 2, a managing pharmacist of a nuclear pharmacy may delegate to any person, under his direct supervision, the authority to accept oral orders from a practitioner or his designated agent.
2. An oral order may be used for a radiopharmaceutical which is not prescribed for a specific patient. An oral order which is designated for a specific patient must be accepted only by a nuclear pharmacist or registered intern acting under the direct supervision of a nuclear pharmacist.
3. A prescription for a radiopharmaceutical must not be refilled.
4. As used in this section, “designated agent” means a person who is authorized to communicate a practitioner’s instructions to a nuclear pharmacy.
Last modified: February 27, 2006