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<regulation prefix="Regulation" num=".05" citation="COMAR 10.34.19.05" title_num="10" subtitle_num="34" chapter_num="19" heading="General Requirements.">
  <text>A licensed pharmacist who has appropriate practical and didactic training in compounding sterile preparations, clean room technology, laminar flow technology, quality assurance techniques, and clinical application of intravenous drug therapy shall control and supervise the section of the pharmacy that prepares compounded sterile preparations and is responsible for, at a minimum, the following:</text>
  <paragraph num="A.">
    <text>Preparation of compounded sterile preparations within the pharmacy or decentralized pharmacy;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="B.">
    <text>Storage of materials pertinent to the preparation of compounded sterile preparations, including drugs, chemicals, and biologicals, and the establishment of specifications for procurement of the materials;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="C.">
    <text>Labeling of containers of compounded sterile preparations compounded within the pharmacy;</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="D.">
    <text>Recording of transactions of the pharmacy as may be applicable to State and federal laws and regulations, as may be necessary to maintain accurate control over, and accountability for, pharmaceutical materials; and</text>
  </paragraph>
  <paragraph num="E.">
    <text>Ensuring that licensed pharmacists meeting the requirements of §A of this regulation, or registered pharmacy technicians under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist meeting the requirements of §A of this regulation, prepare, compound, and dispense compounded sterile preparations.</text>
  </paragraph>
</regulation>