New Jersey Administrative Code

The rules in this subchapter shall apply to all pharmacies and pharmacy departments in the State. For purposes of this subchapter, "pharmacy" means a retail pharmacy or a retail pharmacy department, an institutional pharmacy or a nuclear pharmacy. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-6…

(a) A registered pharmacy technician shall notify the Board in writing of any change in his or her address of record within 30 days of such change. (b) Failure to notify the Board of any change in a registered pharmacy technician's address of record pursuant to (a) above may resu…

A verification that the registration of a pharmacy technician is in good standing shall be supplied by the Board upon written request and upon payment of the fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:39-1.3. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-6.11 New Rule, R.2007 d.283, effective 9/4/2007. See: …

The initial registration, biennial registration or wallet-sized registration issued by the Board to any pharmacy technician shall not be reprinted, photographed, photostated, duplicated or reproduced by any other means either in whole or in part, except as provided in N.J.A.C. 13…

(a) The Board shall send a notice of renewal to each pharmacy technician registrant, at least 60 days prior to the expiration of the registration. The notice of renewal shall explain inactive renewal and advise the registrant of the option to renew as inactive. If the notice to r…

(a) A pharmacy technician who holds an inactive registration pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.13(c) may apply to the Board for reactivation of the inactive registration. A pharmacy technician seeking reactivation of an inactive registration shall submit: 1. A renewal application; 2. …

(a) A pharmacy technician who has had his or her registration administratively suspended pursuant to N.J.A.C. 13:39-6.13(e) may apply to the Board for reinstatement. A pharmacy technician applying for reinstatement shall submit: 1. A reinstatement application; 2. A certification …

(a) Pharmacy technicians and pharmacy technician applicants may assist the pharmacist in performing the following tasks: 1. Retrieval of prescription files, patient files and profiles and other such records pertaining to the practice of pharmacy; 2. Data entry of prescription med…

(a) Every pharmacy shall name a pharmacist whose license is in good standing in New Jersey as the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy. No pharmacy shall operate without a pharmacist-in-charge for longer than 30 days. (b) Whenever the pharmacist-in-charge is absent from the pharm…

All personnel working at any pharmacy practice site, except personnel engaging in the compounding of sterile preparations consistent with the requirements of N.J.A.C. 13:39-11, shall wear an identification tag, which shall include at least the person's first name, first initial o…

(a) A sole pharmacist on duty may take restroom breaks and 30-minute meal breaks while working in a pharmacy consistent with the following requirements: 1. The pharmacist shall remain in the pharmacy or, in the case of a pharmacy department, in the pharmacy department building, a…

(a) A pharmacy intern, pharmacy extern, pharmacy technician, or pharmacy technician applicant in any pharmacy may perform the component functions of prescription handling described in N.J.A.C. 13:39-4.19, consistent with the requirements of this chapter. All steps performed by a …

(a) A person wishing to be registered with the Board as a pharmacy technician shall: 1. Be 18 years of age or older; 2. Possess a high school diploma or its equivalent; 3. Submit a certification attesting to the fact that he or she is proficient in written and spoken English; 4. …

(a) An applicant for registration as a pharmacy technician who has successfully satisfied all Board requirements for registration and has been approved by the Board to be registered shall, upon payment of the initial registration fee set forth in N.J.A.C. 13:39-1.3, receive an au…

A replacement initial registration or renewal registration shall be issued by the Board upon payment of a fee as prescribed in N.J.A.C. 13:39-1.3 and upon submission of proof of the applicant's identity and reasonable proof of the loss or destruction of the initial registration o…

If a registered pharmacy technician legally changes the name under which he or she has been practicing as a pharmacy technician, the pharmacy technician shall notify the Board within 30 days of such change. The registered pharmacy technician shall submit original proof of the cha…

(a) A pharmacist shall only fill a prescription issued by a practitioner licensed to issue prescriptions in New Jersey and practicing in New Jersey if the prescription is on a New Jersey Uniform Prescription Blank pursuant to N.J.S.A. 45:14-55 and N.J.A.C. 13:45A-27, except as pr…

(a) A pharmacist may accept for dispensing a facsimile prescription, consistent with the requirements of this section. For purposes of this section, "facsimile prescription" means a prescription which is transmitted by a device which sends an exact image to the receiver. (b) A ph…

(a) A pharmacist may accept for dispensing an electronic prescription, consistent with the requirements of this section. For purposes of this section, "electronic prescription" means a prescription which is transmitted by a computer device in a secure manner, including computer t…

(a) The dispensed container for any product shall bear a permanently affixed label with at least the following information: 1. The pharmacy name and address; 2. The pharmacy telephone number; 3. The brand name, or if a generic, the brand name, if still available in the marketplac…

The pharmacist shall have the right to refuse to fill a prescription if, in his or her professional judgment, the prescription is outside the scope of practice of the practitioner; or if the pharmacist has sufficient reason to question the validity of the prescription; or to prot…

(a) "Advertisement" means any attempt directly or indirectly by publication, dissemination, or circulation in print or electronic media which directly or indirectly induces or attempts to induce any person or entity to purchase or enter into an agreement to purchase services or g…

(a) It shall be considered unprofessional conduct for a pharmacist to dispense a Schedule V over-the-counter controlled substance when: 1. The pharmacist, in his or her professional judgment, knows or reasonably should know that the requested substance will be used for unauthoriz…

(a) Prescription medication correctly dispensed to a patient may be accepted for return by the pharmacist but shall not be placed in stock for reuse or resale, except as provided in N.J.A.C. 13:39-9.18(a)2. (b) Prescription medication incorrectly dispensed to a patient shall be a…

Unwanted drugs shall be disposed of in a manner that does not cause them to become a health hazard, and in accordance with all local, State, and Federal codes. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.17 Recodified from N.J.A.C. 13:39-7.12 by R.2005 d.25, effective 1/18/2005. See: 36 New…

No outdated, misbranded, deteriorated, improperly stored or adulterated drugs, or any drugs marked "sample" or with any like designation or meaning shall be dispensed or placed or maintained in active stock for use or sale. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.18 Recodified from N.J.…

(a) An electronic patient profile system shall be maintained by all pharmacies for persons for whom prescriptions are dispensed. The Patient Profile Record System (PPRS) shall be devised, so as to enable the immediate retrieval of current clinical information necessary to enable …

(a) If a practitioner fails to include on the original prescription any information that he or she is required to include pursuant to rules governing the practitioner's professional practice, including New Jersey Uniform Prescription Blanks rules set forth at N.J.A.C. 13:45A-27, …

(a) Upon receipt of a new or refill prescription, a pharmacist shall examine the patient's profile record before dispensing the medication, to determine the possibility of a potentially significant drug interaction, reaction or misutilization of the prescription. Upon determining…

(a) Except as provided in (a)5 below, before dispensing a new medication, a pharmacist shall make reasonable efforts to counsel the patient or the patient's caregiver. Counseling may include the following: 1. The name and description of the medication; 2. The dosage form, dosage,…

A pharmacist shall be responsible for the processing, accuracy, appropriateness, and dispensing of the filled prescription. Notes N.J. Admin. Code § 13:39-7.22 Adopted by 49 N.J.R. 3761(a), effective 12/4/2017

(a) A pharmacist may substitute a biological product for a prescribed biological product, provided that the following conditions are met: 1. The authorized prescriber has not indicated that there shall be no substitution as set forth in N.J.S.A. 24:6E-7; and 2. The biological pro…

(a) A prescription for medication or devices, which pursuant to State or Federal law may be sold, dispensed or furnished only upon prescription, shall not be renewed without specific authorization of the practitioner or the practitioner's authorized agent, and the prescription ma…

(a) Except as provided in (b) below, in the absence of a current, valid prescription, a pharmacist may dispense an emergency supply (no more than a 72-hour quantity) of a chronic maintenance drug or device if, in his or her professional judgment, refusal would endanger the health…

(a) No drug or medicine other than a compounded prescription order, consistent with (c) below, shall be sold or dispensed in any pharmacy within the State of New Jersey until such drug or medicine has received New Drug Application (NDA), Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA), I…

(a) A pharmacy shall maintain an audit trail that records and documents the unique and secure user identifier(s) of the pharmacist(s), pharmacy technician(s), intern(s), or extern(s) performing the component functions of intake, processing, fulfillment, and dispensing of prescrip…

(a) A pharmacy shall immediately comply with the patient's request for copies of prescriptions and/or patient profile. Copies of prescriptions issued directly to the patient shall state in letters at least equal in size to those describing the medication dispensed, the underlined…

(a) When a patient, the patient's caregiver, or a pharmacy acting on behalf of a patient or caregiver requests the transfer of a valid prescription between pharmacies, a pharmacy, the registered pharmacist-in-charge, and the pharmacist who receives the request for transfer shall …

(a) Prescriptions for all controlled substances listed in Schedule II shall be maintained in a separate prescription file. (b) Prescriptions for all controlled substances listed in Schedules III, IV and V shall be maintained in a separate prescription file for such controlled sub…

(a) The rules in this subchapter shall apply to all retail pharmacies which contract to provide pharmaceutical services for healthcare facilities and to all institutional pharmacies which provide pharmaceutical services for their own health care system. (b) An institutional pharm…

(a) The pharmacist-in-charge shall be responsible for determining the specifications for drugs and pharmaceutical preparations used in the treatment of patients of the facility as to quality, quantity and source of supply. An authorized purchasing agent and/or materials manager a…

(a) The pharmacist shall review the practitioner's original order or a copy of the original order generated by any media that facilitates the reproduction of the original order before any initial dose of medication is dispensed, except as provided for in N.J.A.C. 13:39-9.13. (b) …

(a) The provisions of this section shall be implemented in accordance with the policies and procedures of, and protocols of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. (b) A pharmacist shall receive oral orders only from an authorized practitioner. Such orders shall be immediately r…

(a) The pharmacist shall be responsible for monitoring drug therapy of patients in the facility. This shall include, but is not limited to, maintaining and reviewing the patient medication profile prior to the dispensing of medications. (b) In instances involving the issuance and…

The pharmacist shall be responsible for providing medication in a form that requires little or no further alterations, preparation, reconstitution, dilution or labeling by other licensed personnel. The pharmacist shall provide adequate instructions for those products that are not…

Labeling of medications, other than intravenous solutions, shall be in conformance with written policies and procedures controlling the drug distribution system in use within the facility and in accord with current acceptable standards of pharmaceutical practice. Labeling of intr…

(a) No drugs shall be administered to a patient except those provided through the pharmacy or as provided by written policies and procedures developed by the pharmacist-in-charge or, where applicable, the director of pharmaceutical services and approved by the Pharmacy and Therap…