Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Health Professions
 
Board
Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Licensure of Pharmacists and Registration of Pharmacy Technicians [18 VAC 110 ‑ 21]
Action Periodic review result of Chapters 20 and 50; Promulgation of Chapters 15 and 21
Stage Proposed
Comment Period Ended on 2/22/2019
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2/1/19  10:53 am
Commenter: Sherri Francisco, Sovah Health Danville

Regarding verbiage on use of robotics
 

Regarding the verbiage on the use of robotics with the specific wording mentioning RobotRX, there are many more pharmacy automation options available now---example, the Omnicell Carousel technology--which also has bar code scanning as a safety feature... Sovah Danville suggests more vague wording here to allow other available automation options---pending board approval.

Sovah Health Danville will remove our robot by the end of 2019 and move to the Omnicell Carousels. We will request Board review and approval of this technology so that the pharmacist will not need to check each individual dose dispensed. Thank you for the consideration.

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