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
Universal Citation: MD Code Reg 10.34.39.02
Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 19, September 20, 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.
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