THE Victorian Pharmacy Authority is inviting feedback on new draft guidelines, which specify that where dispensing stations are designed for forward dispensing "there should be at least one additional non-forward dispensing station which is not accessible to the public".
Other proposed changes specify further details of first aid couches, and mandate that where a pharmacy undertakes complex compounding, all surfaces such as walls, benchtops and shelves in the laboratory area must be washable, with the floor to have an impervious cover.
Comments on the revised guidelines are sought by 31 Aug 2017, with the Authority saying it will consider input to the consultation before finalising the new Guidelines for publishing effective from about 01 Oct.
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