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Independent Pharmacy Daily Opening — Free Template
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Overview
What is An Independent Pharmacy Daily Opening?
An Independent Pharmacy Daily Opening is a structured checklist that helps inspectors systematically verify compliance with the relevant standards or operational requirements. Completing the inspection on mobile produces a timestamped PDF that can be shared immediately with clients or management.
The checklist
Every checkpoint, in full
A read-only preview of the live template. Clone it to run the inspection on mobile, where each item records Pass, Fail or N·A with optional photos and notes.
Opening Information
5 checksNOTENote on Usage
This checklist is based on state board of pharmacy practice and USP requirements. Completing it does not guarantee regulatory compliance; the pharmacist-in-charge remains responsible for meeting all applicable state and federal pharmacy law.
Opening date
Opening time
Pharmacist on duty (name)
Required licenses and permits displayed and current
Pharmacist-in-charge license, pharmacy permit, DEA registration as applicable.
Does this pharmacy perform compounding?
Gates the USP <797>/<800> compounding section below.
Security & Access
2 checksAlarm system disarmed and functioning
Premises secure on entry — no signs of forced entry or tampering
Refrigeration & Cold Storage
6 checksDrug refrigerator temperature
Target 36–46 °F (2–8 °C) for refrigerated drugs and most vaccines.
Refrigerator within range (36–46 °F / 2–8 °C)
Min/max thermometer read, logged, and reset
Refrigerator temperature log current and initialed
Freezer used for drug storage?
Freezer temperature
Range per the product's storage requirement.
Controlled Substances
3 checksC-II safe / secure storage locked and intact
Perpetual inventory log current and reconciled to last close
No unexplained discrepancies in controlled-substance counts
Stock Integrity
3 checksNo expired stock on dispensing shelves
A full expired-drug sweep weekly is acceptable; confirm none in active stock today.
Recalled drugs removed and quarantined per current recall notices
Returns / quarantine bin segregated and clearly labeled
Equipment & Systems
3 checksCounting trays and spatulas clean; dedicated tray used for penicillin/high-allergen drugs
Counting scale / balance powers on and zeroes (calibration current)
Label printer and pharmacy management system online
Sanitation & Infection Control
3 checksHand-hygiene supplies stocked (soap, sanitizer)
Counter and counting surfaces clean
Sharps container available and not full (if administering injections)
Emergency Preparedness
2 checksEmergency / first-dose kit sealed and within date
Fire extinguisher present, charged, and inspection tag current
Compounding (USP <797> / <800>)
8 checksPrimary engineering control (hood / PEC / BSC) certification current (within 6 months)
PEC run and purged per policy before first compound
Garbing and PPE supplies stocked (gowns, gloves, masks, hair/shoe covers)
Sterile compounding area pressure within range and monitored
USP <797>: positive pressure for sterile (non-hazardous) buffer areas.
Beyond-use dating (BUD) reference current and followed
Handle hazardous drugs (USP <800>)?
Hazardous-drug area under negative pressure and segregated (USP <800>)
Hazardous-drug spill kit available and stocked (USP <800>)
Sign-off
2 checksOpening notes / exceptions
Completed by (pharmacist or technician)
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Field procedure
How to run this inspection
Walk the site area by area. Mark each checkpoint Pass, Fail or N·A as you go, and add a photo on any Fail to document it for the report.
STEP 01
Opening Information
Check all items in the Opening Information area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
STEP 02
Security & Access
Check all items in the Security & Access area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
STEP 03
Refrigeration & Cold Storage
Check all items in the Refrigeration & Cold Storage area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
STEP 04
Controlled Substances
Check all items in the Controlled Substances area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
STEP 05
Stock Integrity
Check all items in the Stock Integrity area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
STEP 06
Equipment & Systems
Check all items in the Equipment & Systems area and record Pass, Fail or N·A for each.
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