Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 7 > Part 3 - Licensing

• Board: means the board of pharmacy provided for in 2-15-1733. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Clinical pharmacist practitioner: means a licensed pharmacist in good standing who meets the requirements specified in 37-7-306. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Collaborative pharmacy practice: means the practice of pharmacy by a pharmacist who has agreed to work in conjunction with one or more prescribers, on a voluntary basis and under protocol, and who may perform certain patient care functions under certain specified conditions or limitations authorized by the prescriber. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Department: means the department of labor and industry provided for in Title 2, chapter 15, part 17. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Drug: means a substance:

  (a)recognized as a drug in any official compendium or supplement;

  (b)intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

  (c)other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or animals; and

  (d)intended for use as a component of a substance specified in subsection (16)(a), (16)(b), or (16)(c). See Montana Code 37-7-101

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy and who may affix to the person's name the term "R. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Pharmacy: means an established location, either physical or electronic, registered by the board where drugs or devices are dispensed with pharmaceutical care or where pharmaceutical care is provided. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Pharmacy technician: means an individual who assists a pharmacist in the practice of pharmacy. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Practice of pharmacy: means :

  (a)interpreting, evaluating, and implementing prescriber orders;

  (b)administering drugs and devices pursuant to a collaborative practice agreement, except as provided in 37-7-105, and compounding, labeling, dispensing, and distributing drugs and devices, including patient counseling;

  (c)properly and safely procuring, storing, distributing, and disposing of drugs and devices and maintaining proper records;

  (d)prescribing drugs and devices in accordance with 37-7-106;

  (e)monitoring drug therapy and use;

  (f)initiating or modifying drug therapy in accordance with collaborative pharmacy practice agreements established and approved by health care facilities or voluntary agreements with prescribers;

  (g)participating in quality assurance and performance improvement activities;

  (h)providing information on drugs, dietary supplements, and devices to patients, the public, and other health care providers; and

  (i)participating in scientific or clinical research as an investigator or in collaboration with other investigators. See Montana Code 37-7-101

• State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Montana Code 1-1-201
• Utilization plan: means a plan under which a pharmacist may use the services of a pharmacy technician in the practice of pharmacy to perform tasks that:

  (a)do not require the exercise of the pharmacist's independent professional judgment; and

  (b)are verified by the pharmacist. See Montana Code 37-7-101