Terms Used In Utah Code > Title 58 > Chapter 17b > Part 8 - Dispensing Medical Practitioner and Dispensing Medical Practitioner Clinic Pharmacy

• board: means the Utah State Board of Pharmacy created in Section 58-17b-201. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Controlled substance: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-37-2. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
• Cosmetic drug: means a prescription drug that:

  (i)	is for the purpose of promoting attractiveness or altering the appearance of an individual; and

  (ii)

  (A)  is listed as a cosmetic drug subject to the exemption under this section by the division by administrative rule; or (B)  has been expressly approved for online dispensing, whether or not it is dispensed online or through a physician's office. See Utah Code 58-17b-802 Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another. Dispense: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order or device or nonprescription drug or device under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient, research subject, or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 Dispensing medical practitioner: means an individual who is: (a)  currently licensed as: (i)  a physician and surgeon under Chapter 67, Utah Medical Practice Act; (ii)  an osteopathic physician and surgeon under Chapter 68, Utah Osteopathic Medical Practice Act; (iii)  a physician assistant under Chapter 70a, Utah Physician Assistant Act; (iv)  a nurse practitioner under Chapter 31b, Nurse Practice Act; or (v)  an optometrist under Chapter 16a, Utah Optometry Practice Act, if the optometrist is acting within the scope of practice for an optometrist; and (b)  licensed by the division under the Pharmacy Practice Act to engage in the practice of a dispensing medical practitioner. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 Dispensing medical practitioner clinic pharmacy: means a closed-door pharmacy located within a licensed dispensing medical practitioner's place of practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 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 Employer sponsored clinic: means : (a)  an entity that has a medical director who is licensed as a physician as defined in Section 58-67-102 and offers health care only to the employees of an exclusive group of employers and the employees' dependents; or (b)  a clinic designated as a clinic for state employees and their dependents by the Public Employees' Benefit and Insurance Program under the pilot program created by Section 49-20-413 including all the patients at that clinic, regardless of the patients' participation in the pilot program. See Utah Code 58-17b-802 Health care: is a s defined in Section 31A-1-301. See Utah Code 58-17b-802 Injectable weight loss drug: means an injectable prescription drug: (i)  prescribed to promote weight loss; and (ii)  listed as an injectable prescription drug subject to exemption under this section by the division by administrative rule. See Utah Code 58-17b-802 Manufacturer: means a person or business physically located in Utah licensed to be engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 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 Pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor: means a pharmaceutical facility engaged in the business of wholesale vending or selling of a prescription drug or device to other than a consumer or user of the prescription drug or device that the pharmaceutical facility has not produced, manufactured, compounded, or dispensed. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 Pharmacist-in-charge: means a pharmacist currently licensed in good standing who accepts responsibility for the operation of a pharmacy in conformance with all laws and rules pertinent to the practice of pharmacy and the distribution of drugs, and who is personally in full and actual charge of the pharmacy and all personnel. 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 Practitioner: means an individual currently licensed, registered, or otherwise authorized by the appropriate jurisdiction to prescribe and administer drugs in the course of professional practice. See Utah Code 58-17b-102 Prepackaged drug: means a prescription drug that: (a)  is not listed under federal or state law as a Schedule I, II, III, IV, or V drug; and (b)  is packaged in a fixed quantity per package by: (i)  the drug manufacturer; (ii)  a pharmaceutical wholesaler or distributor; or (iii)  a pharmacy licensed under this title. See Utah Code 58-17b-802 Prescribe: means to issue a prescription: (a)  orally or in writing; or (b)  by telephone, facsimile transmission, computer, or other electronic means of communication as defined by division rule. 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 State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5