This text of North Dakota § 43-15-31.1 (Patient profile record system) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering North Dakota primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.
A patient profile record system must be maintained in all pharmacies for persons for whom
prescriptions are dispensed. The patient profile record system must be devised so as to enable
the immediate retrieval of information necessary to enable the dispensing pharmacist to identify
previously dispensed medication at the time a prescription is presented for dispensing. One
profile card may be maintained for all members of a family living at the same address and
possessing the same family name.
The following information must be recorded:
1.The family name and the first name of the person for whom the medication is intended,
which is the patient.
2.The address of the patient.
3.An indication of the patient's age group, e.g., infant, child, adult.
4.The original date the medication is dispe
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A patient profile record system must be maintained in all pharmacies for persons for whom
prescriptions are dispensed. The patient profile record system must be devised so as to enable
the immediate retrieval of information necessary to enable the dispensing pharmacist to identify
previously dispensed medication at the time a prescription is presented for dispensing. One
profile card may be maintained for all members of a family living at the same address and
possessing the same family name.
The following information must be recorded:
1. The family name and the first name of the person for whom the medication is intended,
which is the patient.
2. The address of the patient.
3. An indication of the patient's age group, e.g., infant, child, adult.
4. The original date the medication is dispensed pursuant to the receipt of a physician's
prescription.
5. The number or designation identifying the prescription.
6. The prescriber's name.
7. The name, strength, and quantity of the drug dispensed.
8. The initials of the dispensing pharmacist, and the date of dispensing medication as a
renewal (refill) if said initials and such date are not recorded on the back of the original
prescription.
The pharmacist shall attempt to ascertain and shall record any allergies and idiosyncrasies
of the patient and any chronic conditions which may relate to drug utilization as communicated
to the pharmacy by the patient.
Upon receipt of a prescription, a pharmacist must examine the patient's profile record before
dispensing the medication to determine the possibility of a harmful drug interaction or reaction.
Upon recognizing a potential harmful reaction or interaction, the pharmacist shall take
appropriate action to avoid or minimize the problem which shall, if necessary, include
consultation with the physician.
A patient profile record must be maintained for a period of not less than five years from the
date of the last entry in the profile record.