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Department of Health Professions
 
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Board of Pharmacy
 
chapter
Regulations Governing the Practice of Pharmacy [18 VAC 110 ‑ 20]
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4/8/12  8:27 pm
Commenter: Christopher Riegert

working conditions for pharmacists
 

It always surprises me that it is necessary to legislate breaks in schedules to facilitate safer working conditions for health professionals. I am assuming this is about safer working conditions and not just eating habits of pharmacists. I fully support safer working conditions, which as we all know, translates to less mistakes and thus better care for our patients. I'm also a realist in the sense that if some of the pharmacists are required to take a break, then the work will be that much more/harder when they return since extra personnel will not be provided to fill in while they are on this supposed break. I think more appropriate legislation would be to require more help based on acuity of care and number of presriptions being filled.

 

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