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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".14" citation="COMAR 10.34.03.14" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="03" heading="Drug Recalls.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The director of pharmacy or designee shall develop and implement a drug recall procedure that can be readily activated to assure that drugs which have been recalled are returned to the pharmacy for proper disposition.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>If a recall has been initiated for a drug that has been purchased by the institution, the director of pharmacy or designee shall issue a notice in a timely manner informing affected departments of the institution that the drug shall be returned to the pharmacy for proper return or disposal.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>The institutional pharmacy is responsible for the timely retrieval of affected drugs.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>