(A) Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state board of pharmacy, a pharmacist may do both of the following with respect to a prescription issued under section 4723.4810, 4730.432, or 4731.93 of the Revised Code:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.282

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • 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

  • Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
  • state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59

(1) Dispense a drug pursuant to the prescription ;

(2) Label a drug dispensed pursuant to the prescription without the name of the individual for whom the drug is intended if the prescription contains the words “expedited partner therapy” or the letters “EPT.”

(B) For each drug dispensed under this section, the pharmacist shall provide all of the following information:

(1) Directions for use of the drug;

(2) Any side effects, adverse reactions, or known contraindications associated with the drug.

(C) A pharmacist who in good faith dispenses a drug under this section is not liable for or subject to any of the following:

(1) Damages in any civil action;

(2) Prosecution in any criminal proceeding;

(3) Professional disciplinary action.

(D) This section does not affect the authority of a pharmacist to distribute information concerning a drug as required by federal law.

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