When filling a prescription, if a pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or terminal distributor of dangerous drugs has information indicating that the cost-sharing amount required by the patient’s health benefit plan exceeds the amount that may otherwise be charged for the same drug, both of the following apply:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.48

  • Drug: means :

    (1) Any article recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary, or any supplement to them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

    (2) Any other article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

    (3) Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals;

    (4) Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of this section; but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See Ohio Code 4729.01

  • Prescription: means all of the following:

    (1) A written, electronic, or oral order for drugs or combinations or mixtures of drugs to be used by a particular individual or for treating a particular animal, issued by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs;

    (2) For purposes of sections 4723. See Ohio Code 4729.01

  • Terminal distributor: includes pharmacies, hospitals, nursing homes, and laboratories and all other persons who procure dangerous drugs for sale or other distribution by or under the supervision of a pharmacist, licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, or other person authorized by the state board of pharmacy. See Ohio Code 4729.01

(A) The pharmacist, pharmacy intern, or terminal distributor shall provide this information to the patient.

(B) The patient shall not be charged the higher amount.

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