Phar 7.14(2)(c)6.d.d. Omitted medication, if utilizing unit dose or compliance packaging.
Phar 7.14(2)(d)(d) Completed the following validation process:
Phar 7.14(2)(d)1.1. The pharmacy technician being validated shall make a product verification on the work of a pharmacist or another pharmacy technician for accuracy and correctness of a minimum of 500 product verifications over a minimum of 5 separate days and achieve an accuracy rate of at least 99.8%.
Phar 7.14(2)(d)2.2. A pharmacist shall audit 100% of the product verifications made by the pharmacy technician during the validation process.
Phar 7.14(2)(e)(e) Notwithstanding pars. (b) to (d), an individual who completed the board’s pilot program validation process between October 1, 2016 and September 30, 2019, meets the pharmacy product verification technician qualifications unless the individual fails to meet the quality assurance standards under sub. (4).
Phar 7.14(3)(3)Eligible product.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)(a) Institutional pharmacies. The pharmacy product verification technician may do the product verification in an institutional pharmacy if all of the following requirements are met:
Phar 7.14(3)(a)1.1. The source drug product or device is in an original package from a manufacturer or a licensed pharmacist has ensured that the source package is labeled with the correct name, strength, form, control or lot number, and beyond use or expiration date.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)2.2. A drug utilization review performed by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
Phar 7.14(3)(a)3.3. The drug product will be administered by an individual authorized to administer medications at the institution where the medication is administered.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)(b) Community pharmacies. The pharmacy product verification technician may do the product verification in a community pharmacy if all of the following requirements are met:
Phar 7.14(3)(b)1.1. The source drug product or device is in an original package from a manufacturer or a licensed pharmacist has ensured that the source package is labeled with the correct name, strength, form, control or lot number, and beyond use or expiration date.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)2.2. A drug utilization review performed by a pharmacist prior to dispensing.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.3. A non-pharmacist shall be able to check the accuracy of the medication by one of the following:
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.a.a. The drug product or device is in the original packaging from a manufacturer.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.b.b. The drug product or device includes a description of the drug product or device on the prescription label.
Phar 7.14(3)(b)3.c.c. The pharmacist shows the patient or patient’s agent the drug product or device and provides a monograph that includes a description of the drug product or device.
Phar 7.14(4)(4)Quality assurance.
Phar 7.14(4)(a)(a) A minimum of 5% of each pharmacy product verification technician’s verifications shall be audited by a licensed pharmacist. The accuracy of each pharmacy product verification technician shall be tracked individually.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)(b) A record of each pharmacy product verification technician-check-pharmacy technician audit shall include all of the following:
Phar 7.14(4)(b)1.1. Name of the pharmacy product verification technician.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)2.2. Total number of product verifications performed.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)3.3. Number of product verifications audited by the pharmacist.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)4.4. Percentage of product verifications audited by pharmacist.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)5.5. Percentage of accuracy.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)6.6. Number of product verification errors identified.
Phar 7.14(4)(b)7.7. Type of error under sub. (2) (c) 2. a. to c. and e.
Phar 7.14(4)(c)(c) On a quarterly basis, the supervising pharmacist shall perform an assessment of each pharmacy product verification technician’s previous 12 months accuracy and correctness of pharmacy product verifications including a review of the quality assurance log.
Phar 7.14(4)(d)(d) A pharmacy product verification technician shall be revalidated if the individual fails to maintain a product verification accuracy rate of 99.8% based on the quarterly assessment of the previous 12 months or has not performed verifications within the last 6 months.