36-434.02. Facility-provided multidose medication; definition
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A. If a facility-provided multidose medication is ordered at least twenty-four hours before a surgical procedure and is administered to a patient at a hospital or outpatient surgical center, any unused portion of the facility-provided multidose medication may be offered to the patient on discharge if the facility-provided multidose medication is required for continuing treatment.
B. If the facility-provided multidose medication is used in an operating room or emergency department setting, the prescriber is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use and administration of the facility-provided multidose medication and any pharmacist counseling requirement is waived.
C. A facility-provided multidose medication shall be labeled consistent with the labeling requirements under title 32, chapter 18.
D. For the purposes of this section, "facility-provided multidose medication" means any topical antibiotic or anti-inflammatory, dilation or glaucoma drop or ointment that the staff of a hospital operating room, emergency department or outpatient surgical center has ordered or retrieved from a dispensing system for a specific patient for use during a procedure or visit.