Patient med pak definition
Patient med pak means a customized patient medication package prepared in accordance with rule 657—8.13(155A,126) for a specific resident which comprises a series of immediate containers contain- ing two or more prescribed solid oral dosage forms, each container being labeled with the time or the appropriate period for the patient to take its contents. Use of patient med paks is permitted only when the prescriber’s orders specifically indicate that the resident is capable of self-administering the medications contained therein.