Registros de sustancias controladas en farmacias y hospitales

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que las farmacias y hospitales no pueden borrar o cambiar la información sobre los medicamentos controlados una vez que han sido dispensados. Si hay un error, solo un farmacéutico puede corregirlo y debe hacerlo de manera registrada.

Es como cuando escribes algo importante en un cuaderno y no puedes borrar lo que ya está escrito. Si cometes un error, solo puedes agregar una nota al lado para corregirlo, y debes decir quién hizo la corrección.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan va a la farmacia y recibe un medicamento controlado. Si la farmacéutica se da cuenta de que puso mal la dosis en el sistema, solo ella puede hacer la corrección, y debe dejar un registro de cuándo y cómo lo hizo. Esto asegura que siempre haya un historial claro de lo que ocurrió.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

Health and Safety Code - HSC Section 11164.5 Health and Safety Code - HSC DIVISION 10. UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT [11000 - 11651] ( Division 10 repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407. ) CHAPTER 4. Prescriptions [11150 - 11209] ( Chapter 4 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407. ) ARTICLE 1. Requirements of Prescriptions [11150 - 11180] ( Article 1 added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407. ) 11164.5. (a) Notwithstanding Section 11164, if only recorded and stored electronically, on magnetic media, or in any other computerized form, the pharmacy’s or hospital’s computer system shall not permit the received information or the controlled substance dispensing information required by this section to be changed, obliterated, destroyed, or disposed of, for the record maintenance period required by law, once the information has been received by the pharmacy or the hospital and once the controlled substance has been dispensed, respectively. Once the controlled substance has been dispensed, if the previously created record is determined to be incorrect, a correcting addition may be made only by or with the approval of a pharmacist. After a pharmacist enters the change or enters his or her approval of the change into the computer, the resulting record shall include the correcting addition and the date it was made to the record, the identity of the person or pharmacist making the correction, and the identity of the pharmacist approving the correction.