R4-23-612. Equipment

A pharmacy permittee or pharmacist-in-charge shall ensure that a pharmacy has the necessary equipment to allow a pharmacist to practice the profession of pharmacy, including the following: 1. Adequate refrigeration equipment dedicated to the storage of drugs and biologicals; 2. A C-V controlled substance register, if C-V controlled substances are sold without an order of a medical practitioner; 3. Graduates in assorted sizes; 4. One mortar and pestle, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy; 5. Spatulas of assorted sizes including one nonmetallic; 6. Prescription balance, Class A with weights or an electronic balance of equal or greater accuracy, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy; 7. One ointment tile or equivalent, not required if the pharmacy permittee states in the application that compounding will not be performed in the pharmacy 8. A current hard-copy or access to a current electronic- copy of the Arizona Pharmacy Act and administrative rules and Arizona Controlled Substance Act; 9. A professional reference library consisting of a minimum of one current reference or text, in hard-copy or electronic media, addressing the following subject areas: a. Pharmacology or toxicology, b. Therapeutics, c. Drug compatibility, and d. Drug product equivalency; 10. An assortment of labels, including prescription labels, transfer labels for controlled substances, and cautionary and warning labels; 11. A red C stamp as defined in R4-23-110, if C-III, C-IV, and C-V controlled substance invoices are not filed separately from other invoices; 12. Current antidote and drug interaction information; and 13. Regional poison control phone number prominently displayed in the pharmacy area.