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Can a retail pharmacy take back a prescription that has been dispensed to a patient in a nursing home after the patient is deceased?

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Can a retail pharmacy take back a prescription that has been dispensed to a patient in a nursing home after the patient is deceased?

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A. No- once the prescription is dispensed it cannot be taken back into the pharmacy. A nurse can destroy the prescribed medication with a witness present.