A pharmacy shall verbally offer to counsel a patient or a patient’s agent in a personal face-to-face discussion regarding each prescriptiondrug dispensed, if the patient or patient’s agent:
Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-613
Drug: means :
(i)
a substance recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(ii)
a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only;
(iii)
a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and
(iv)
substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in Subsections (26)(a)(i), (ii), (iii), and (iv). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
Patient counseling: means the written and oral communication by the pharmacist or pharmacy intern of information, to the patient or caregiver, in order to ensure proper use of drugs, devices, and dietary supplements. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Pharmacy: means any place where:
(a)
drugs are dispensed;
(b)
pharmaceutical care is provided;
(c)
drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or
(d)
drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Pharmacy intern: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in practice as a pharmacy intern. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Prescription: means an order issued:
(a)
by a licensed practitioner in the course of that practitioner's professional practice or by collaborative pharmacy practice agreement; and
(b)
for a controlled substance or other prescription drug or device for use by a patient or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
Prescription drug: means a drug that is required by federal or state law or rule to be dispensed only by prescription or is restricted to administration only by practitioners. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
(a)
delivers the prescription in person to the pharmacist or pharmacy intern; or
(b)
receives the drug in person at the time it is dispensed at the pharmacy facility.
(2)
A pharmacist or pharmacy intern at a pharmacy that receives a prescription from a patient by means other than personal delivery, and that dispenses prescription drugs to the patient by means other than personal delivery, shall:
(a)
provide patient counseling to a patient regarding each prescription drug the pharmacy dispenses; and
(b)
provide each patient with a toll-free telephone number by which the patient can contact a pharmacist or pharmacy intern at the pharmacy for counseling.
(3)
Notwithstanding the provisions of Subsections (1) and (2), a pharmacist or a pharmacy intern may provide patient counseling to an individual under the jurisdiction of the Utah Department of Corrections or a county detention facility via a written, telephone, or electronic communication.
