Indiana Code 25-26-13-31. Powers and duties of pharmacists
(1) Obtain and maintain patient drug histories and other pharmacy records that are related to drug or device therapies.
Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-31
- Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Device: means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article including any component part or accessory, which is:
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Drug: means :
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Drug regimen review: means the retrospective, concurrent, and prospective review by a pharmacist of a patient's drug related history that includes the following areas:
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Drug utilization review: means a program designed to measure and assess on a retrospective and prospective basis the proper use of drugs. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
- Prescription: means a written order or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner to or for an ultimate user for any drug or device containing:
Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
(3) Participate in the selection, storage, and distribution of drugs, dietary supplements, and devices. However, drug selection must comply with IC 16-42-19 and IC 16-42-22.
(4) Participate in drug or drug related research.
(5) Prescribe any of the following devices or supplies approved by the federal Food and Drug Administration:
(A) Inhalation spacer.
(B) Nebulizer.
(C) Supplies for medical devices, including but not limited to, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) machine supplies and insulin pump supplies.
(D) Normal saline and sterile water for irrigation for wound care or for injection with a prescription drug or device.
(E) Diabetes blood sugar testing supplies.
(F) Pen needles.
(G) Syringes for medication use.
(b) A pharmacist who participates in an activity allowed under subsection (a) is required to follow the standards for the competent practice of pharmacy adopted by the board.
(c) A pharmacist may issue a prescription for purposes of subsection (a)(5).
As added by P.L.187-1999, SEC.6. Amended by P.L.247-2019, SEC.4; P.L.114-2020, SEC.13; P.L.207-2021, SEC.35.