Code of Maryland Regulations › Title 10 - MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Part 4 › Subtitle 34 - BOARD OF PHARMACY › Chapter 10.34.39 - Pharmacist Administration of Self-Administered Drugs › Section 10.34.39.02 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 14, July 12, 2024
A. In this chapter,
				  the following terms have the meanings indicated.
B. Terms Defined.
(1) "Board" means the State Board of
				  Pharmacy.
(2) "Pharmacist" means an
				  individual who practices pharmacy regardless of the location where the
				  activities of practice are performed.
(3) "Pharmacy" means an establishment holding
				  a permit under Health Occupations Article, §
											12-401, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(4) "Pharmacy
				  Experiential Program " means a program under the American Council on Pharmacy
				  Education.
(5) Practice Pharmacy.
(a) "Practice pharmacy" means to engage in
				  any of the following activities:
(i)
				  Providing pharmaceutical care;
(ii)
				  Compounding, dispensing, or distributing prescription drugs or devices;
(iii) Compounding or dispensing
				  nonprescription drugs or devices;
(iv) Monitoring prescriptions and
				  nonprescription drugs or devices;
(v) Providing information, explanation, or
				  recommendations to patients and health care practitioners about the safe and
				  effective use of prescription or nonprescription drugs or devices;
(vi) Identifying and appraising problems
				  concerning the use or monitoring of therapy with drugs or devices;
(vii) Acting within the parameters of a
				  therapy management contract, as provided under Health Occupations Article,
				  Subtitle 6A, Annotated Code of Maryland; or
(viii) Administering vaccinations in
				  accordance with Health Occupations Article, §
													12-508, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland or self-administered drugs in accordance with Health
				  Occupations Article, §
													12-509, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(ix) Delegating a
				  pharmacy act to a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy student, or an
				  individual engaged in a Board approved pharmacy technician training
				  program;
(x) Supervising a
				  delegated pharmacy act performed by a registered pharmacy technician, pharmacy
				  student, or an individual engaged in a Board approved pharmacy technician
				  training program; or
(xi) Providing
				  drug therapy management in accordance with Health-General Article,
				  §19-713.6, Annotated Code of Maryland.
(b) "Practice pharmacy" does not include the
				  operations of a person who holds a permit issued under Health Occupations
				  Article, §
												12-602, Annotated
				  Code of Maryland.
(6)
				  "Registered pharmacy intern" means an individual who is registered with the
				  Board to practice pharmacy under the direct supervision of a
				  pharmacist.
(7) Self-Administered
				  Drug.
(a) "Self-administered drug" means a
				  drug that is regularly administered by the patient for whom the drug is
				  prescribed or by an individual who is not otherwise authorized to administer
				  drugs under Health Occupations Article, 12-509, Annotated Code of
				  Maryland.
(b) "Self-administered
				  drug " includes:
(i) Eye drops;
(ii) A drug that is administered by an
				  intramuscular injection or a subcutaneous injection;
(iii) Ear drops;
(iv) Inhalation therapies;
(v) Intranasal therapies; and
(vi) Topical therapies.