Divisions (A) and (B) of section 4729.01 and section 4729.28 of the Revised Code do not do any of the following:

Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.29

  • 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

  • prescriber: means an individual who is authorized by law to prescribe drugs or dangerous drugs or drug therapy related devices in the course of the individual's professional practice, including only the following:

    (1) A dentist licensed under Chapter 4715 of the Revised Code;

    (2) A clinical nurse specialist, certified nurse-midwife, or certified nurse practitioner who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse;

    (3) A certified registered nurse anesthetist who holds a current, valid license issued under Chapter 4723 of the Revised Code to practice nursing as an advanced practice registered nurse, but only to the extent of the nurse's authority under sections 4723. See Ohio Code 4729.01

(A) Apply to a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who is acting within the prescriber‘s scope of professional practice;

(B) Prevent a prescriber from personally furnishing the prescriber’s patients with drugs, within the prescriber’s scope of professional practice, that seem proper to the prescriber, as long as the drugs are furnished in accordance with section 4729.291 of the Revised Code;

(C) Apply to an individual who personally furnishes a supply of overdose reversal drugs under the authority conferred by section 3715.50 of the Revised Code or prevent an individual from personally furnishing a supply of overdose reversal drugs in accordance with a protocol established under section 3715.503 of the Revised Code;

(D) Apply to the sale of oxygen, the sale of peritoneal dialysis solutions, or the sale of drugs that are not dangerous drugs by a retail dealer, in original packages when labeled as required by the “Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act,” 52 Stat. 1040 (1938), 21 U.S.C.A. 301, as amended.

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