                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ACTS RESTRICTED TO PHARMACISTS (§ 54.1-3320)

A. Within the practice of pharmacy as defined in § 54.1-3300, the following
acts shall be performed by pharmacists, except as provided in subsection B:

   1. The review of a prescription, in conformance with this chapter and Chapter
   34 (&#xA7; 54.1-3400 et seq.) of this title and with current practices in
   pharmacy, for its completeness, validity, safety, and drug-therapy
   appropriateness, including, but not limited to, interactions,
   contraindications, adverse effects, incorrect dosage or duration of treatment,
   clinical misuse or abuse, and noncompliance and duplication of therapy;

   2. The receipt of an oral prescription from a practitioner or his authorized
   agent;

   3. The conduct of a prospective drug review and counseling as required by
   &#xA7; 54.1-3319 prior to the dispensing or refilling of any prescription;

   4. The provision of information to the public or to a practitioner concerning
   the therapeutic value and use of drugs in the treatment and prevention of
   disease;

   5. The communication with the prescriber, or the prescriber&#8217;s agent,
   involving any modification other than refill authorization of a prescription
   or of any drug therapy, resolution of any drug therapy problem, or the
   substitution of any drug prescribed, except for tasks that may be performed by
   a pharmacy technician as set forth in subdivisions A 7 and 8 of &#xA7;
   54.1-3321;

   6. The verification of the accuracy of a completed prescription prior to
   dispensing the prescription;

   7. The supervision of pharmacy interns and pharmacy technicians; and

   8. Any other activity required by regulation to be performed by a pharmacist.

B. A pharmacy intern may engage in the acts to be performed by a pharmacist as
set forth in subsection A or the Drug Control Act (&#xA7; 54.1-3400 et seq.) for
the purpose of obtaining practical experience required for licensure as a
pharmacist, if the supervising pharmacist is directly monitoring these
activities.

C. A registered pharmacy technician, working under the direct supervision of a
qualified nuclear pharmacist, as defined by regulations of the Board, may accept
oral prescriptions for diagnostic, nonpatient specific radiopharmaceuticals in
accordance with subsection C of &#xA7; 54.1-3410.1.

D. Consistent with patient safety, a pharmacist shall exercise sole authority in
determining the maximum number of pharmacy technicians that he shall supervise;
however, no pharmacist shall supervise more pharmacy technicians than allowed by
Board regulations.

HISTORY: 2001, c. 317; 2005, c. 403; 2006, c. 626; 2010, c. 90; 2024, c. 214.