Alaska Tuberculosis Program Manual - Epidemiology - State of Alaska

Return the fax to the Drug Room (907-341-2249) before the Wednesday of the scheduled order
fulfillment date. This fax is your opportunity to preview your order and to communicate
changes to the Drug Room.
Note: Special orders such as Amikacin, Paser, Priftin, Streptomycin and Seromycin will NOT be
available through auto fill and will need to be ordered by the PHN on an as needed basis.
Please allow two full weeks for processing and delivery of these medications.
LTBI Orders:
The Drug Room will supply LTBI medications in bottles unless otherwise specified. A three
month supply is dispensed for treatment duration greater than four months, with scheduled
refills in sixty days.
Compounded Orders/ Specialty Doses:
The Drug Room compounds medication orders as needed.
If compounded as a liquid, the Drug Room will include a dosing spoon/syringe or dropper.
Tablet splitters and tablet crushers are available upon request.
See Medication refill process for more information on specialty drugs.
Drug Monographs (aka: Patient Information Sheets) and Medication Guides:
The Drug Room will automatically include Drug Monographs (medication information sheet) and
Medication Guides when appropriate in English with all NEW prescriptions.
State and Federal laws require that both Drug Monographs and Medications Guides be given to
the client with all new medication orders. It is the responsibility of the facility to insure these
documents are given to their clients.
Upon request, drug monographs are also available in other languages. Contact the Drug Room
for availability. Please request non-English monographs by checking the appropriate checkbox
on the TB/LTBI Medication Request form and specifying the language.
Drug Label Information:
Alaska Board of Pharmacy Statutes regulate what information appears on a prescription label.
Our current label contains: the prescription number, the dispensing pharmacist’s initials, the
dispensing date, the clients name, the medical record number, the provider name, instructions
for use, drug name, drug manufacturer, generic name, drug strength, quantity dispensed,
expiration date and total units remaining on the prescription.
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