STATE OF OHIO
STATE OF OHIO DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION AND CORRECTION SUBJECT: Commissary Purchase of OTC Medication and Health Care Items PAGE 1 OF 5 . RULE/CODE REFERENCE: SUPERSEDES: 69-OCH-02 dated 02/12/10 RELATED ACA STANDARDS: 4-4379; HC-1A-36 EFFECTIVE DATE: July 8, 2011 NUMBER: 69-OCH-02 APPROVED: I. AUTHORITY This policy is issued in compliance with Ohio Revised Code 5120.01 which delegates to the Director of the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction the authority to manage and direct the total operations of the Department and to establish such rules and regulations as the Director prescribes. II. PURPOSE The purpose of this policy is to establish guidelines for the provision of non-prescription, over-thecounter (OTC) medication and personal care items to inmates through each institutional commissary. III. APPLICABILITY This policy applies to all persons employed by, or under contract with, the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, and to all inmates incarcerated within the Department’s institutions. This policy is not applicable to the Division of Parole and Community Services. IV. DEFINITIONS Over the Counter Medication (OTC) - Non-prescription medication used to self-manage non-life threatening symptoms or complaints. V. POLICY It is the policy of the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to provide non-prescription, over the counter medication and personal care items for inmates to purchase through each institutional commissary. VI. PROCEDURES A. The following personal care items shall be provided in institutional commissaries. These items must be stocked in quantities based on inmate utilization. DRC 1361 (Rev. 04/08) SUBJECT: Commissary Purchase of OTC Medication and Health Care Items 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. PAGE 2 OF 5 . Insoles & Arch supports Adhesive bandages Soft ADA-approved Toothbrushes ADA-approved Toothpaste ADA-approved Dental Floss (waxed or unwaxed) a. In spools 5 yards or longer at institutions with a security level of 1, 2, 3, or 4; institutions with a security level of 1, 2, 3, or 4 may only use ADA-approved 18-inch lengths of dental floss in special management housing areas. b. In at least 18-inch lengths at institutions with a security level of 5 or Death Row. Interdental Cleaners Sunscreen Lotion Keri Lotion Eucerin Lotion Contact lens solutions Nail clippers (small standard size, no attached files) Deodorant. Feminine hygiene articles (female institutions only) Comb Lip balm B. Other personal care items not listed in this policy may be stocked at the discretion of the commissary manager (Ex: soaps, lotions, Non-mirrored sunglasses, etc.) with approval of the Managing Officer. C. The ODRC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall maintain a standardized inventory list for oral and topical over-the-counter medications (see attached table). 1. All over-the-counter medication (OTC) items on the standardized inventory list must be made available in each institution commissary. 2. OTC medications which are not listed on the standardized inventory list may not be sold by institutional commissaries. 3. All items on the standardized inventory list must be sold at commissary for no more than 7% above cost. D. Amounts noted in the quantity column of the standardized inventory list may be purchased in the commissary each week. Inmates may possess an open container that they are using and one week’s unopened supply. In those institutions where the commissary is available every two weeks, inmates may possess an open container that they are using and a two-week’s unopened supply. E. Inmates housed in residential treatment units and the Sugar Creek Developmental Unit at Allen Correctional Institution do not qualify for self-administration of medication without Treatment Team approval. This approval shall be provided in writing to the commissary manager. A Treatment Team representative shall notify the commissary manager of changes in residential treatment unit housing. OTC medications shall be physician ordered and nurse administered for inmates residing in residential treatment units. DRC 1362 SUBJECT: Commissary Purchase of OTC Medication and Health Care Items PAGE 3 OF 5 . F. Inmates housed in segregation may qualify for purchase of OTC medications from the commissary, except when inmate placement is related to suicide, mental health crisis, medication abuse or medication dealing. In these circumstances, all medication will be nurse administered. G. Security level 5 institutions and Death Row shall order and use the following non-ADA accepted security toothbrush if there are no security toothbrushes currently approved by the ADA: DRC 1362 1. Super Shorty Wrapped Toothbrush (3 ¼ inches long) as specified by the BOMS’ Dental Director. 2. At the Managing Officer’s discretion, an ADA accepted security toothbrush (or, if unavailable, the above Super Shorty Wrapped Toothbrush) may be used in security control, disciplinary control, local control, RTU’s, and for Oakwood Correctional Facility inpatients. SUBJECT: Commissary Purchase of OTC Medication and Health Care Items PAGE 4 OF Product Class Dairy – Digestive Aid GI Products – Includes: Antacid & Antigas, Laxative, Compare To Lactaid Generic Name or Ingredients Lactase Enzyme tablet Quantity Up to 60 Mylanta or Maalox Aluminum Hydroxide, Magnesium Hydroxide, Simethicone Liquid Up to 24 oz Tums Up to 160 or 24 oz Stool Softener, Fiber, Indigestion, Upset Stomach, Diarrhea, Rolaids Elemental Calcium chewable tablet or liquid Calcium Carbonate, Magnesium Hydroxide chewable tablet Up to 100 Nausea, Heart Burn Zantac 20mg Famotidine tablet or chewable tablet 150mg Ranitidine tablet or chewable tablet 20mg Omeprazole tablet Magnesium Hydroxide liquid Psyllium Husk Fiber 500mg Calcium Polycarbophil tablet 100mg Docusate Sodium capsule Bismuth Subsalicylate with nonaspirin chewable tablet or liquid Bismuth Subsalicylate tablet or liquid Aspirin, Citric Acid, Sodium Bicarbonate effervescent tablet Acetylsalicylic Acid 325mg or 5gr tablet Acetylsalicylic Acid 81mg enteric coat tablet Acetaminophen 325mg tablet Ibuprofen tablet 200mg Naproxen tablet 220mg Benzocaine 20% oral ointment or gel Up to 100 Up to 2 pkg Methyl Salicylate (not to exceed 15%), Menthol (not to exceed 10%) ointment or rub Hydrocortisone cream 1% Calamine, Pramoxine lotion Benzoyl Peroxide 10% wash or bar Benzoyl Peroxide 10% lotion or gel or cream Up to 2 pkg Pepcid Prilosec Milk of Magnesia Metamucil Fiberlax Colace Pepto Bismol Kaopectate Alka-Seltzer Pain, Fever Relief, Aspirin Menstrual Symptom Aspirin Relief Tylenol Motrin, Midol, or Advil Aleve or Midol Oragel or Anbesol Bengay, TheraGesic or Icy Hot Oral Anesthetics Topical Pain Relief Anti-Itch Acne Medication DRC 1362 Cort-Aid Caladryl Various brands Various brands Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 28 Up to 1 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 1 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 100 Up to 120 Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 2 pkg Up to 2 pkg Up to 2 pkg Up to 2 pkg 5 . SUBJECT: Commissary Purchase of OTC Medication and Health Care Items Product Class Eye Drops Ear Wax Removal Hemmorhoid and Rectal Care Compare To Various brands Debrox or Murine Tucks Preparation H Anusol or Tucks Cold and Allergy Relief Nupercainal Halls Robitussin or Mucinex Vicks Anti-Dandruff Athletes Foot /Jock Itch *Yeast Infection First Aid Vitamins Chlortrimeton Claritin Zyrtec Ocean or Ayr Head & Shoulders Selsun Blue Nizoral AD Lotrimin Monistat Polysporin 1-a-day or Centrum or Theragran Various Brands Various Brands Oscal or Caltrate Various Brands Various Brands Various Brands Various Brands 5 OF Generic Name or Ingredients Artificial tears – various formulations Carbamide Peroxide drops Witch Hazel pad Cocoa Butter, Phenylephrine, Shark Liver Oil suppository Mineral Oil, Pramoxine, Zinc Oxide ointment Dibucaine ointment 1% Menthol drops or lozenges Quantity Up to 2 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 100 pads Up to 24 Guaifenesin syrup or tablet Up to 8oz or 24 tab Camphor, Eucalyptus Oil, Menthol rub Chorpheniramine 4mg tablet Loratadine 10mg tablets Cetirizine 10mg tablets Saline nasal drops or mist Pyithione Zinc shampoo Up to 4oz Selenium Sulfide shampoo Ketoconazole shampoo Clotrimazole cream 1% Up to 1 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 2 pkg Miconazole Nitrate suppository 100mg Bacitracin, Polymyxin B ointment Daily Dose Multiple vitamin (with or without minerals) tablet Up to 1 pkg Thiamine (Vitamin B-1) 100mg tablet Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) 500mg tablet Calcium 500mg with Vitamin D 200IU tablet Vitamin E (not to exceed 400 IU) capsule Zinc tablet Fish Oil 1000mg or 1g capsule Glucosamine Sulfate 500mg Up to 100 Up to 100 *Only female institutions must carry items marked with an asterisk. DRC 1362 PAGE Up to 2 pkg Up to 2 pkg Up to 36 Up to 30 Up to 30 Up to 30 Up to 2 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 1 pkg Up to 130 Up to 120 Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100 Up to 100 5 .
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