The Arizona Revised Statutes have been updated to include the revised sections from the 57th Legislature, 1st Regular Session. Please note that the next update of this compilation will not take place until after the conclusion of the 57th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session, which convenes in January 2026.
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A. If a facility-provided multidose medication is ordered at least twenty-four hours before a surgical procedure and is administered to a patient at a hospital or outpatient surgical center, any unused portion of the facility-provided multidose medication may be offered to the patient on discharge if the facility-provided multidose medication is required for continuing treatment.
B. If the facility-provided multidose medication is used in an operating room or emergency department setting, the prescriber is responsible for counseling the patient on the proper use and administration of the facility-provided multidose medication and any pharmacist counseling requirement is waived.
C. A facility-provided multidose medication shall be labeled consistent with the labeling requirements under title 32, chapter 18.
D. For the purposes of this section, "facility-provided multidose medication" means any topical antibiotic or anti-inflammatory, dilation or glaucoma drop or ointment that the staff of a hospital operating room, emergency department or outpatient surgical center has ordered or retrieved from a dispensing system for a specific patient for use during a procedure or visit.