Alabama Administrative Code

(1) Notice of Examinations. Examinations for entrance to the classified service shall be conducted on an open-competitive basis. When unassembled examinations are to be given, this fact shall be determined by the Director after consultation with the appointing authorities concern…

(1) Employment Register. After each examination, the Director shall prepare an employment register of names of persons with passing grades. The names of such persons shall be placed on the register in the order of their final ratings, starting with the highest. Whenever two or mo…

(1) Types of Appointments. All vacancies in the classified service shall be filled by transfer, promotion, demotion, original appointment, reemployment, temporary appointment, emergency appointment, exceptional appointment, provisional appointment, direct appointment or condition…

(1) Promotions. Within the discretion of the Director, vacancies in classified positions shall be filled, insofar as practicable, by promotion from among regular employees holding positions in the classified service. Promotion shall be based upon merit and competition and shall b…

The Alabama State Board of Pharmacy consists of five members 3 of which are appointed by the Governor and 2 are elected. The Board is vested with the authority to carry out and enforce the provisions of Title 34, Chapter 23, and Title 20, Chapter 2, Code of Ala. 1975. The public …

(Repealed). Author: James W. McLane Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.01 Filed June 1, 1982. Repealed: Filed August 23, 1994; effective September 27, 1994. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-23-92.

On examinations administered by the board for licensure to practice pharmacy in the State of Alabama, each applicant shall be required to obtain at least 75 on any Alabama prepared practical examination, covering state and federal law combined with an oral interview, and a genera…

The secretary is instructed not to reveal the source of any information which may be given to him to any member of the Board, or to the state drug investigators, with respect to any violations of law, except in or to a court of justice. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.03 Filed…

(1) Every pharmacy licensed in this state shall have on hand the following technical equipment; the last edition and/or revision of "Facts and Comparison" or any reference book or electronic media sufficient to meet the level of its pharmacy practice; and hot and cold running wat…

In order to facilitate the inspection of records, each prescription on file must bear the initials of the person who compounded and/or dispensed it, as well as the number of the prescription and the date it was dispensed. Author: James W. McLane Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-…

In the event a licensed pharmacist who is supervising an assistant has left the premises, a sign shall be posted in a prominent place on the prescription counter, easily viewed by the public, giving the pharmacist's name, the hours he will be away from the premises, and the addre…

(1) Every applicant for a Mail Order Permit or Permits pursuant to the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 34-23-30, 34-23-31, shall obtain a permit biennially. On the first registration by a pharmacy located outside of the State of Alabama, the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §…

An increasing number of pharmacists are serving as pharmacy consultants to, or serving as coordinators of pharmaceutical services solely directed in the area of consultation to health care professionals regarding medication/treatment regimens and not to include manage consultatio…

In accordance with Section 34-23-73, Title 34, Chapter 23, Code of Ala. 1975, in order to be approved as a preceptor, a Pharmacist must have been licensed to practice pharmacy for a minimum of two (2) years and complete an initial two (2) hour board approved preceptor training pr…

In accordance with §27(a) of Code of Ala. 1940, Recompiled 1958, as amended in 1966, all pharmacy candidates who are working either as interns or externs shall report their place of employment to the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy within 10 days of such employment, and any chang…

(1) Any pharmacy doing business within the State of Alabama must be physically enclosed, secured and locked when not open for business, except in the temporary absence of the pharmacist on duty as provided for in § 34-23-70(a). Title 34, Chapter 23, Code of Ala. 1975. At all time…

(1) Every Pharmacy shall be under direct supervision and control of a registered Pharmacist who shall be designated the supervising pharmacist. The supervising pharmacist shall be responsible for no more than one Pharmacy and in which Pharmacy he/she practices. With the approval …

In addition to existing state and federal regulations, the label of every prescription dispensed in this state shall bear as a minimum, the name and address of the pharmacy from which the prescription was dispensed, the prescriber's directions for use, the name of the drug as it …

(1) Title 34, Chapter 23, Code of Ala. 1975, specifies that only persons licensed by the Board of Pharmacy may practice pharmacy. The practice of pharmacy shall mean the interpretation and evaluation of prescription orders; the compounding, dispensing, administering and labeling …

(1) Title 34, Chapter 23, Code of Ala. 1975, specifies the power and duty of the Board to adopt rules concerning the records and reports to be kept and made by a pharmacy. (a) The computerized system shall provide for the storage and retrieval of original prescription orders as f…

(1) The practical training experience required prior to licensure shall be referred to as externship/internship. (2) All interns/externs shall apply for a permit with the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy. The permit shall expire on December 31 of odd numbered years. Initial permit…

(1) The Board may issue a license without examination to an applicant who furnishes satisfactory proof that he/she has been licensed to practice pharmacy by examination in another state that under like conditions grants reciprocal licensure without examination to pharmacists duly…

(1) Definitions (a) "Automated dispensing system" means an electromechanical system that performs operations or activities related to the storage and dispensing of medications and can collect, control, and maintain required transaction information and records. (b) "Emergency disp…

(1) Purpose: Whereas the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy is charged with the duty and responsibility to control the compounding and distribution of prescription drug products in the State of Alabama, and is further charged to protect the citizens from inferior drug products and i…

(1) Purpose and Scope: It is unlawful to receive, possess, or transfer radioactive drugs, except in accordance with appropriate pharmacy statute(s) and rule(s). It is also unlawful for any person to provide radiopharmaceutical services unless he/she is a pharmacist or a person ac…

(1) Pharmacists, because of their strategic position in the health care system, have traditionally provided drug information to their patients and to other health care professionals. In the best interest of the public health, the patient must be offered counseling for all new pre…

(1) Pharmacists and pharmacies are expected to conduct themselves in a professional manner at all times. The following code provides principles of professional conduct for pharmacists and pharmacies to guide them in their relationship with patients, fellow practitioners, other he…

(1) Definitions. (a) Drug Manufacturer -Every facility, except a pharmacy, that prepares, derives, produces, compounds, or packages any drug, medicine, chemical or poison. (b) Principals -Officers, directors and primary stockholders of a business entity or corporation. (c) Drugs …

(1) Listed Precursor Chemicals: (a) All substances listed as precursor chemicals in any regulation set forth in the Code of Federal Regulations shall be considered and designated as a precursor chemical with the exception of those precursor chemicals designated or deleted as such…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.25 Filed October 18, 1991. Amended: Filed January 6, 2005; effective February 10, 2005. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 12, September 28, 2018, eff. 10/25/2018. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume X…

(1) If a pharmacist received a request for a prescription refill, and the pharmacist is unable to readily obtain refill authorization from the prescriber, the pharmacist may dispense a one-time emergency refill of up to a 72-hour supply of the prescribed medication or the smalles…

(1) All pharmacies and facilities, as defined in Code of Ala. § 34-23-1, that are open to the public shall have a private consultation area. (2) The private consultation area shall: (a) be large enough to accommodate the participants (b) be devoted to enhancing patient outcomes (…

(1) This rule is to allow pharmacists to have breaks and meal periods without unreasonably impairing the ability of a pharmacy to remain open. (2) In any pharmacy that is staffed by a single pharmacist, the pharmacist may leave the pharmacy area or department, temporarily, for br…

(1) The board may issue a license without an additional North American Pharmacist Licensure Examination (NAPLEX) if, at the time the examination is taken, the applicant designates that the score is to be transferred to Alabama. The applicant is then required to take the Alabama M…

(1) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide standards for centralized prescription filling by a pharmacy. (2) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Any t…

Any person who receives a community pharmacy permit pursuant to § 34-23-30, and commences to operate such an establishment shall, for the benefit of the public health and welfare, keep the prescription department of the establishment open for a minimum of twenty (20) hours per we…

(1) The following requirements shall apply to any prescription, as that term is defined in Code of Ala. 1975, § 34-23-1(25), for non-controlled legend drugs transmitted by electronic means. (a) The prescription must include the patient's name and address, the drug prescribed, str…

Before dispensing a prescription, a pharmacist shall make every reasonable effort to ensure that any order, regardless of the means of transmission, has been issued for a legitimate medical purpose by an authorized practitioner and pursuant to a valid patient-practitioner relatio…

(1) The fee for licensure examination shall be $300.00. (2) The fee for initial registration for licensure shall be $100.00. (3) The fee for biennial renewal of a pharmacist license will be $100.00. Upon verification of fifty (50) years of licensure in this state the renewal fee …

(1) The application fee for a new pharmacy permit for a resident pharmacy or a resident pharmacy services permit shall be $200.00. The application fee for a new pharmacy permit for a non-resident pharmacy or for a non-resident pharmacy services permit shall be $750.00. (2) The fe…

(1) Pharmacists shall complete thirty (30) hours of continuing education each renewal cycle as a condition of licensure renewal. By submitting the biennial renewal, a pharmacist is representing their compliance with this requirement by the end of the relevant renewal cycle. (2) S…

(1) Pharmacy technicians shall complete six (6) hours of continuing education within the renewal period, as a condition of registration renewal. By submitting the biennial renewal, a pharmacy technician is representing their compliance with this requirement by the end of the rele…

(1) In addition to complying with all requirements of the Alabama Pharmacy Practice Act relating to licensure, any applicant for pharmacist licensure who is a graduate of a foreign school or college of pharmacy shall comply with the following: (a) Must successfully obtain and pro…

(1) The purpose of this Rule is to provide Alabama standards for off-site order entry in any pharmacy to which a permit has been issued by the Alabama State Board of Pharmacy ("the Board"). A pharmacy participating in off-site order entry shall notify the Board on their initial a…

(1) In the event an application for renewal of any type of license, permit, registration, certification or any similar document issued and required by the Alabama Pharmacy Practice Act, the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act or any applicable Rule and the appropriate renew…

(1) The Board may issue on a case by case basis a Pharmacy Service Permit for the limited purpose of allowing pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to provide pharmacy services to patients and clients. Nothing in this rule shall limit the board's ability to issue any Pharmacy Serv…

(1) This Rule shall apply only to the collection and disposal of prescription drugs by pharmacies returned or received from an ultimate user or a person entitled to dispose of prescription drugs. (2) An ultimate user is a person who has lawfully obtained and who possesses the con…

All pharmacies that engage in the compounding of drugs or drug products shall comply with all applicable and current regulations of United States Pharmacopeia-National Formulary (USP)-NF. Section 34-23-11 applies. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 680-X-2-.43 Amended by Alabama Administr…

(1) Definitions: The following definitions are applicable to collaborative drug therapy management:(a) "Agreement" means the Collaborative Drug Therapy Management Agreement. (b) "Board of Medical Examiners" means the State Board of Medical Examiners established pursuant to Code o…

(1) Original prescriptions for noncontrolled substances shall contain the following: (a) Name of the patient; (b) Date the original prescription was issued; (c) Name, strength and, if needed, dosage form of drug to be dispensed; (d) Directions for use by the patient; (e) Total nu…