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Ch. 523
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2006 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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(G) "DIRECT SUPERVISION" MEANS THAT A LICENSED PHARMACIST IS
PHYSICALLY AVAILABLE ON-SITE TO SUPERVISE THE PERFORMANCE OF
DELEGATED PHARMACY ACTS.
[(f)] (H) "Dispense" or "dispensing" means the procedure which results in the
receipt of a prescription or nonprescription drug or device by a patient or the patient's
agent and which entails the:
(1) Interpretation of an authorized prescriber's prescription for a drug or
device;
(2) Selection and labeling of the drug or device prescribed pursuant to
that prescription; and
(3) Measuring and packaging of the prescribed drug or device in
accordance with State and federal laws.
[(g)] (I) (1) "Distribute" means the process resulting in the provision of a
prescription or nonprescription drug or device to a separate, intervening individual,
licensed and practicing under this article, prior to administration of the provided drug
or device to the patient pursuant to a prescription issued by an authorized prescriber.
(2) "Distribute" does not include the operations of a person who holds a
permit issued under § 12-602 of this title.
[(h)] (J) "License" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license
issued TO A PHARMACIST by the Board to practice pharmacy.
[(i)] (K) "Licensed pharmacist" means, unless the context requires otherwise,
a pharmacist who is licensed by the Board to practice pharmacy.
[(j)] (L) "Nonprescription drug" means a drug which may be sold without a
prescription and which is labeled for use by the consumer in accordance with the
requirements of the laws and regulations of this State and the federal government.
[(k)](M) "Nonresident pharmacy" means a pharmacy located outside this
State that, in the normal course of business, as determined by the Board, ships, mails,
or delivers drugs or devices to a person in this State pursuant to a prescription.
[(1)] (N) "Pharmaceutical care" means the provision of a patient's drug
regimen for the purpose of achieving definite outcomes related to the cure or
prevention of a disease, elimination or reduction of a patient's symptoms, or arresting
or slowing of a disease process by identifying, resolving, or preventing actual or
potential drug therapy problems and which may include patient counseling and
providing information to licensed and certified health care providers.
[(m)] (0) "Pharmacist" means an individual who practices pharmacy
regardless of the location where the activities of practice are performed.
[(n)](P) "Pharmacy" means an establishment in which prescription or
nonprescription drugs or devices are compounded, dispensed, or distributed.
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