R156-17b-608. Common Carrier Delivery

  A pharmacy that employs the United States Postal Service or other common carrier to deliver a filled prescription directly to a patient shall, under the direction of the PIC, DMPIC, or other responsible employee:

  (1) use adequate storage or shipping containers and shipping processes to ensure drug stability and potency. The shipping processes shall include the use of appropriate packaging material and devices, according to the recommendations of the manufacturer or the United States Pharmacopeia Chapter 1079, in order to ensure that the drug is kept at appropriate storage temperatures throughout the delivery process to maintain the integrity of the medication;

  (2) use shipping containers that are sealed in a manner to detect evidence of opening or tampering;

  (3) develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure accountability, safe delivery, and compliance with temperature requirements. The policies and procedures shall address when drugs do not arrive at their destination in a timely manner or when there is evidence that the integrity of a drug was compromised during shipment. In these instances, the pharmacy shall make provisions for the replacement of the drugs;

  (4)(i) provide for an electronic, telephonic, or written communication mechanism for a pharmacy to offer counseling to the patient as defined in Section 58-17b-613; and

  (ii) provide documentation of such counseling; and

  (5) provide information to the patient indicating what the patient should do if the integrity of the packaging or drug was compromised during shipment.