Glossary

Repackaging or providing medications after they have been dispensed by a pharmacy is considered “supplying” and is within the nursing scope of practice. Situations considered “supplying” include but are not limited to:  

• filling a mechanical aid or alternative container from a client’s own blister pack or prescription bottle to facilitate self-administration or administration by a caregiver;  

• repackaging and labeling drugs from a client’s own supplies;  

• providing clients with their own blister packs or prescription bottles; and

• providing medications from the institution’s pharmacy upon a client’s discharge from the institution when they are unable to get their medications from their community pharmacy (NSCN, 2020).