§328-17.7  Record of prescriptions.  (a)  Every practitioner, pharmacist, or medical oxygendistributor who compounds, sells, or delivers any prescribed drug to a patientor a patient's agent shall maintain records that identify:

(1)  The specific drug product dispensed, including:

(A)  The product's national drug code (NDC)number; or

(B)  The brand name or the established name andthe name or commonly accepted abbreviation of the principal labeler of the drugproduct dispensed, the product strength, and the dosage form;

(2)  The quantity of thedrug;

(3)  Directions for use;

(4)  The number of allowablerefills;

(5)  The date of initialdispensing and the dates of all refilling;

(6)  The date of anytransfer of the prescription;

(7)  The name, business address,and telephone number of the recipient pharmacist or medical oxygen distributorfor any transfer of prescription;

(8)  The prescribingpractitioner, including name, business address, and telephone number;

(9)  The format (oral,written, or electronic) in which the prescription was received;

(10)  The patient, includingname, address, and telephone number;

(11)  The date ofprescribing; and

(12)  The name of thepractitioner, pharmacist, or medical oxygen distributor dispensing the drug.

Every prescription dispensed shall have the name ofthe pharmacist, dispensing practitioner, or medical oxygen distributorresponsible for the dispensing appended to the prescription record, and everyprescription record shall be preserved and legible for a period of not lessthan five years.  The prescription records shall be subject at all times to theinspection of the director of health or the director's agent.

(b)  Prescription records may be electronicallymaintained using an appropriate prescription information processing system;provided that:

(1)  There are procedures to maintain the records,including but not limited to auxiliary procedures for backing up files,computer downtime, and the protection of patient confidentiality; and

(2)  Upon request the prescription records, or asubset thereof, shall be provided to the director or the director's agent, in aform specified by the director, within forty-eight hours.

(c)  Prescription records shall be maintainedelectronically or manually such that the information is readily retrievableduring the pharmacy's normal operating hours. [L 1992, c 177, pt of §1; am L1997, c 214, §5; am L 2000, c 83, §5; am L 2001, c 124, §5; am L 2003, c 56,§4]