When transferring a logged prescription to another pharmacy, is it a legal requirement to provide the receiving pharmacy a copy of the original prescription along with all of the information included in the fax?

Providing a copy of the original with the transfer would be considered a best practice in the interest of patient safety. Unlike a refill, the logged prescription has never been dispensed and has not gone through the same complete checking process. This is the same reason registrants within their own practice site should be retrieving or viewing the original hardcopy before a logged prescription is dispensed.

The Code of Ethics also expects that when a patient moves from one healthcare provider to another, the relevant information is provided to the receiving healthcare provider, to ensure safe and effective transition of care