federal_register: 03-20491
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| 03-20491 | Over-The-Counter (OTC) Medications | Rule | In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) establishes procedures governing inmate access to Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications. Currently, the inmate population can only buy approved OTC medications through the commissary at their institutions. Our commissaries will continue to sell medications such as aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, chlorpheniramine, antacids, hemorrhoidal ointment, hydrocortisone cream, and a fiber supplement (e.g. Metamucil[reg]), and other such medications used for symptomatic relief of common conditions. For inmates in inpatient status at our medical referral facilities, we will continue dispensing OTC medications at sick call. For all other inmates, we will continue dispensing OTC medications at sick call to inmates in the general population only if the inmate does not already have the OTC medication, and health services staff determine there is an immediate medical need which must be addressed before the inmate's regularly scheduled commissary visit, or that the inmate has no funds. We intend that these procedures will help us allocate medical resources efficiently and cost-effectively, while remaining consistent with the Bureau's scope of services which meet inmates' medically mandatory and medically necessary needs. | 2003-08-12 | 2003 | 8 | https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2003/08/12/03-20491/over-the-counter-otc-medications | https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2003-08-12/pdf/03-20491.pdf | Justice Department; Prisons Bureau | 268,437 | In this document, the Bureau of Prisons (Bureau) establishes procedures governing inmate access to Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications. Currently, the inmate population can only buy approved OTC medications through the commissary at their institutions.... |