24.174.1902    VETERINARY RETAIL FACILITY REQUIREMENTS

(1) A veterinary retail facility may dispense veterinary prescription drugs as defined in 37-18-801, MCA, upon receipt of a Montana licensed veterinarian's prescription, standing order, or other order for use in livestock.  Drugs must be dispensed by a veterinary dispensing technician registered with the Board of Veterinary Medicine. 

(2) A veterinary retail facility may refill a prescription only if the initial prescription authorizes a specific number of refills, or as identified in a standing order or other appropriate authorization from the prescribing veterinarian.

(3) All licensed veterinary retail facilities shall:

(a) maintain readily accessible written or electronic records of veterinary prescription drug inventory and prescriptions for two years after dispensing, and make the records available for board inspection;

(b) provide for secure storage of and accurate recordkeeping for veterinary prescription medications, records, and drug inventory;

(c) limit access to veterinary prescription medications and records to the facility's person-in-charge and registered veterinary dispensing technician(s) only;

(d) store veterinary prescription drugs separately from over-the-counter drugs and as recommended by the manufacturer;

(e) operate in a sanitary manner;

(f) purchase veterinary prescriptions drugs, as defined in 37-18-801, MCA, from a wholesale distributor or pharmacy licensed by the board;

(g) maintain policies and procedures to manage and dispose of outdated, expired, damaged, or returned drugs to prevent such drugs from being dispensed, distributed, or resold. Facilities may utilize a reverse distributor licensed as a wholesale distributor by the board; and

(h) create and maintain a dispensing record and a client information sheet that includes the following:

(i) name, address, and telephone number of the Montana licensed prescribing veterinarian;

(ii) client name;

(iii) identification of animals or herds treated;

(iv) date(s) each prescription was written, and the drugs dispensed;

(v) name and quantity of dispensed drug;

(vi) directions for the drug's dosage, frequency, and duration for use;

(vii) manufacturer's cautionary statements; and

(viii) manufacturer's expiration date.

(4) If the information in (3)(h) is included on the manufacturer's label, it is unnecessary to repeat the same information on the client's information sheet, but it must be included in the dispensing record.

History: 37-18-803, MCA; IMP, 37-18-803, 37-18-804, MCA; NEW, 2024 MAR p. 84, Eff. 1/13/24.