PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 614

SEPARATE, INTERVENING INDIVIDUAL, LICENSED AND PRACTICING UNDER THE
HEALTH OCCUPATIONS ARTICLE, PRIOR TO ADMINISTRATION OF THE PROVIDED

DRUG, OR DEVICE, OR DIAGNOSTIC 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 §§ 12-601 AND 12-602 OF THIS TITLE.

[(e)] (H) "License" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a license issued
by the Board to practice pharmacy.

[(f)] (I) "Licensed pharmacist" means, unless the context requires otherwise, a
pharmacist who is licensed by the Board to practice pharmacy.

(J) "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) "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, OR DIAGNOSTICS TO A
PERSON IN THIS STATE PURSUANT TO A PRESCRIPTION.

(L) "PHARMACEUTICAL CARE" MEANS THE PROVISION OF A PATIENT'S
DRUGS, DEVICES, OR DIAGNOSTICS AND OTHER RELATED SERVICES INTENDED TO
ACHIEVE DEFINITE OUTCOMES REGARDING A PATIENT'S HEALTH DRUG THERAPY
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
BY AND WHICH MAY INCLUDE PATIENT COUNSELING AND BY PROVIDING
INFORMATION TO LICENSED AND CERTIFIED HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

[(g)](M) "Pharmacist" means an individual who practices pharmacy
REGARDLESS OF THE LOCATION WHERE THE ACTIVITIES OF PRACTICE ARE
PERFORMED.

[(h)](N) "Pharmacy" means an establishment in which PRESCRIPTION OR
NONPRESCRIPTION drugs, OR [medicines, or] devices, OR DIAGNOSTICS ARE
COMPOUNDED, DISPENSED, OR DISTRIBUTED [are dispensed, sold, or offered for
sale].

[(i)] (O) "Pharmacy permit" means a permit issued by the Board to establish and
operate a pharmacy.

[(j))] (P) (1) "Practice pharmacy" means to engage in any of the following
activities:

(i) [Selecting, preparing, and dispensing drugs, medicines, or
devices] PROVIDING PHARMACEUTICAL CARE;

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