<html> <head> <title>Rule 20:51:02:01.01 Goal and objectives of internship.</title> <META NAME="Keywords" Content="Administrative Rules 20:51:02:01.01"> <META NAME="Description" Content="Administrative Rules 20:51:02:01.01 Goal and objectives of internship."> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Office HTML Filter 2.0"> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=windows-1252"> <meta name=Originator content="Microsoft Word 10"> <style> <!-- --> </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US> <div> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>20:51:02:01.01.&nbsp;&nbsp;Goal and objectives of internship.</b> A pharmacy internship shall provide the pharmacy intern with the opportunity, over a period of time, to attain and build upon the intern's knowledge, skills, and ability to safely, efficiently, and effectively practice pharmacy under the laws and rules of the state.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The objectives of an internship are to provide each intern with the following responsibilities:</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (1)&nbsp;&nbsp;To manage drug therapy to optimize patient outcomes.The pharmacy intern shall evaluate the patient and patient information to determine the presence of a disease or medical condition to determine the need for treatment or referral and to identify patient-specific factors that affect the patient's health to ensure the appropriateness of the patient's specific pharmacotherapeutic agents, dosing regimens, dosage forms, routes of administration, and delivery systems; and monitor the patient and patient information and manage the drug regimen to promote health and ensure safe and effective pharmacotherapy;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (2)&nbsp;&nbsp;To perform calculations required to compound, dispense, and administer medications; to select and dispense drugs and devices; and to prepare and compound extemporaneous preparations and sterile products;</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (3)&nbsp;&nbsp;To assess, evaluate, and apply information to promote optimal healthcare and to educate patients and other healthcare professionals regarding prescription drugs, nonprescription drugs, and medical devices; and</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; (4)&nbsp;&nbsp;To develop a general understanding of the business procedures of a pharmacy and develop knowledge concerning the employment and supervision of pharmacy employees.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; While performing these responsibilities, the pharmacy intern shall adhere to the professional, legal, moral, and ethical standards relative to the practice of pharmacy.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Source:</b> 31 SDR 35, effective September 19, 2004.</p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>General Authority:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-11-10">36-11-10</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-11-11">36-11-11(1)</A>, <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-11-25">36-11-25.</A></p> <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <b>Law Implemented:</b> SDCL <A HREF="/statutes/DisplayStatute.aspx?Type=Statute&Statute=36-11-25">36-11-25.</A></p> </div> </body> </html>