Section 4128.4.  


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  • Any unit dose medication produced by a centralized hospital packaging pharmacy shall be barcoded to be readable at the inpatient's bedside. Upon reading the barcode, the following information shall be retrievable:

    (a) The date the medication was prepared.

    (b) The components used in the drug product.

    (c) The lot number or control number.

    (d) The expiration date.

    (e) The National Drug Code Directory number.

    (f) The name of the centralized hospital packaging pharmacy.

(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 687, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2013.)