20:51:13:02.03Redispensing unit dose and unit of issue drugs returned from hospice programs, nursing facilities, or assisted living facilities.

Unused unit dose or unit of issue drugs that are returned under § 20:51:13:02.01 may be redispensed in accordance with the following requirements: (1) Drugs in a manufacturer's unit dose package may be redispensed as often as necessary, if the integrity of the original product and package is maintained; and (2) Drugs that have been repackaged into a unit of issue package by the pharmacy may be redispensed into a unit of issue distribution system and mixed with drugs of a different lot number, provided that all lot numbers and expiration dates are placed on the unit of issue package or in the internal record.

Source: 18 SDR 95, effective November 25, 1991; 29 SDR 37, effective September 26, 2002; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024; 52 SDR 27, effective September 15, 2025.