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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".10" citation="COMAR 10.34.04.10" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="04" heading="Permit and Quality Assurance.">
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>The permit holder of a pharmacy which prepares patient specific prescriptions as a secondary pharmacy such that these prescriptions account for 5 percent or more of the pharmacy's total number of prescriptions filled shall submit to the Board of Pharmacy, for approval by the Board or a designee of the Board, a plan detailing the steps it has taken to ensure the safety and quality of prescriptions filled as a secondary pharmacy.</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>The plan under §A of this regulation shall include:</text>
    <paragraph num="(1)">
      <text>Measures to be taken to comply with State and federal laws;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(2)">
      <text>The method by which each pharmacist responsible for each prescription is identified in the records;</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(3)">
      <text>Measures taken to maintain the security, integrity, and confidentiality of patient records; and</text>
    </paragraph>
    <paragraph num="(4)">
      <text>The establishment and maintenance of a quality assurance program.</text>
    </paragraph>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Except as provided in Regulation .06 of this chapter, a permit holder of a pharmacy shall obtain manufacturing and distribution permits in order to compound or package medication that is not prepared as a prescription destined for a specific patient, but is forwarded to another pharmacy, authorized prescriber, licensed distributor, or other person or entity.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>