May a pharmacy repackage drugs dispensed by the VA or another pharmacy into unit dose or other convenient packaging (e.g. long-term care facility patient)?
No, a pharmacist should not repackage prescription drugs that have already been dispensed by another pharmacy. This type of activity places both the repackaging pharmacist and pharmacy in violation of state and federal laws and causes the repackaging pharmacy to warrant a product that the repackaging pharmacy, in reality, knows nothing about.
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