DISPENSING OF DRUGS, PHYSICIAN

"No person who is not a registered pharmacist or a pharmacy intern under the personal supervision of a registered pharmacist shall compound, dispense, or sell drugs, dangerous drugs, and poisons. ORC § 4729.28 [This section] does not apply to a practitioner (i.e., doctor, dentist, veterinarian, or any professional corporation or partnership composed of such individuals), or prevent him from personally supplying his patients with such drugs as to him seem proper..." ORC § 4729.29

Whenever a practitioner dispenses any controlled substance in the course of his or her practice, he or she shall affix to the container in which such controlled substance is dispensed, a label showing:

  1. His or her own name and address;
  2. The name of the patient for whom the controlled substance is prescribed;
  3. The name of the practitioner by whom the drug was dispensed;
  4. Such directions as may be stated on the prescription or provided by the practitioner on usage of the drug;
  5. The date on which the prescription was filled or refilled, whichever date is later.

The requirements of this section do not apply when a controlled substance is prescribed for administration to an ultimate user who is institutionalized. ORC § 3719.08 (B)

No person shall alter, deface, or remove any label so affixed as long as any of the original contents remain. ORC § 3719.08 (C)

Every label for a Schedule II, III, or IV drug shall contain the following warning: "Caution: Federal law prohibits the transfer of this drug to any person other than the patient for whom it was prescribed." ORC § 3719.08 (D)

Every practitioner authorized to administer or use controlled substances shall keep a record of all controlled substances received, administered, dispensed, or used which shall contain:

  1. A description of all controlled substances received, the quantity of controlled substances received, the name and address of the person from whom received, and the date of receipt;
  2. The kind and quantity of controlled substances administered, dispensed, or used, the date of administering, dispensing, or using, the name and address of the person to whom, or for whose use, the controlled substance was administered, dispensed, or used. ORC § 3719.07 (E)

Exemptions exist in Ohio's drug labeling and dispensing laws for certain Schedule V controlled substances. ORC § 3719.07 (A) There are also exemptions for small quantities of certain controlled substances, as listed in ORC § 3719.15.

DISPENSING OF DRUGS, PHYSICIAN

 
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