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...No person shall leave or deposit dangerous drugs, poisons, or substances containing dangerous drugs or poisons in a common, street, alley, lane, or thoroughfare, or a yard or enclosure occupied by another. Whoever violates this section shall be liable to the person injured for all damages sustained as a result of leaving or depositing the dangerous drugs, poisons, or other substances.

...r any ingredient that is deleterious to health, as a sample or for the purpose of advertising. As used in this section "drug," "medicine," "patent or proprietary medicine," "pill," "tablet," "powder," "cosmetic," "disinfectant," or "antiseptic" includes all remedies for internal or external use.

...No person shall knowingly sell or deliver to any person otherwise than in the manner prescribed by laws, or sell or deliver to a minor under sixteen years of age in the manner prescribed by law but without the written order of an adult, any of the following substances or any poisonous compounds, combinations, or preparations thereof: the compounds and salts of antimony, arsenic, chromium, copper, lead, mercury, and z...

...No person shall sell or deliver to another a substance named in section 3719.32 of the Revised Code without having first learned by due inquiry that such person is aware of the poisonous character of such substance and that it is desired for a lawful purpose; or without plainly labeling "poison," and the names of two or more antidotes therefor, upon the box, bottle, or package containing it; or deliver such substance...

...he seller or deliverer to be a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs.

...It is not necessary to place a poison label upon, nor record the delivery of, any of the following: (A) Preparations containing substances named in section 3719.32 of the Revised Code when a single box, bottle, or other package of the bulk of fifteen milliliters or the weight of fifteen grams does not contain more than one adult medicinal dose of any of those substances; (B) The sulphide of antimony, the oxide or c...

...The state board of pharmacy shall enforce sections 3719.30 to 3719.35 of the Revised Code. If the board has information that any of those sections has been violated, it shall investigate, and upon probable cause appearing, shall file a complaint and prosecute the offender. Fines assessed and collected under prosecutions commenced by the board shall be paid to the executive director of the state board of pharmacy, an...

...The controlled substances included or to be included in the schedules established by rule adopted under section 3719.41 or 3719.45 of the Revised Code are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated.

...(A) For purposes of administration, enforcement, and regulation of the manufacture, distribution, dispensing, and possession of controlled substances, the state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code establishing schedule I, schedule II, schedule III, schedule IV, and schedule V incorporating the five schedules of controlled substances under the federal drug abuse cont...

...The state board of pharmacy shall meet in Columbus at least once each fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out its duties under this chapter.

...When congress or, pursuant to the federal drug abuse control laws, the attorney general of the United States adds a compound, mixture, preparation, or substance to a schedule of the federal drug abuse control laws, transfers any of the same between one schedule of the federal drug abuse control laws to another, or removes a compound, mixture, preparation, or substance from the schedules of the federal drug abuse cont...

...e of abuse; (6) The risk to the public health; (7) The potential of the substance to produce psychic or physiological dependence liability; (8) Whether the substance is an immediate precursor. (C) The board may add or transfer a compound, mixture, preparation, or substance to schedule I when it appears that there is a high potential for abuse, that it has no accepted medical use in treatment in this state, or tha...

... poses an imminent hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare. (2) In determining whether a previously unscheduled compound, mixture, preparation, or substance poses an imminent hazard to the public health, safety, or welfare, the board shall consider all of the following with respect to the compound, mixture, preparation, or substance: (a) Its actual or relative potential for abuse; (b) The scope, duratio...

...Nothing in the laws dealing with drugs of abuse shall be construed to prohibit treatment of persons with narcotic drug dependencies by the continuing maintenance of their dependence through an opioid treatment program licensed and operated in accordance with section 5119.37 of the Revised Code and the rules adopted under that section.

...(A) When testimony, information, or other evidence in the possession of a person who uses, possesses, or trafficks in any drug of abuse appears necessary to an investigation by law enforcement authorities into illicit sources of any drug of abuse, or appears necessary to successfully institute, maintain, or conclude a prosecution for any drug abuse offense, as defined in section 2925.01 of the Revised Code, a judge o...

...dealer in pharmaceuticals to a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs, or is furnished free of charge by such a professional to a patient for use as medication; (2) The sample drug is in the original container in which it was placed by the manufacturer, and the container is plainly marked as a sample; (3) Prior to its being furnished, the sample drug has been stored under the proper conditions...

...ding a child, for whom it may present a health or safety hazard. (5) The sample drug is furnished free of charge. (6) The sample drug is not a controlled substance. (C) A representative of a manufacturer of dangerous drugs or a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs may furnish a sample drug to a charitable pharmacy if all of the following apply: (1) Rules have been adopted rules under divisi...

...1 of the Revised Code; and any licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs who accepts delivery of a sample drug on behalf of a charitable pharmacy as permitted under section 3719.811 of the Revised Code shall not, in the absence of bad faith, be subject to any of the following for matters related to donating, accepting, or dispensing sample drugs under section 3719.811 of the Revised Code: criminal pr...

...A drug manufacturer shall not, in the absence of bad faith, be subject to criminal prosecution or liability in tort or other civil action for injury, death, or loss to person or property for matters related to the donation, acceptance, or dispensing of a drug manufactured by the drug manufacturer that is donated by any person as permitted under section 3719.811 of the Revised Code, including but not limited to liabil...

...On receipt of a notice pursuant to section 3123.43 of the Revised Code, the state board of pharmacy shall comply with sections 3123.41 to 3123.50 of the Revised Code and any applicable rules adopted under section 3123.63 of the Revised Code with respect to a license issued pursuant to this chapter.

...(A) Whoever violates section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code is guilty of a felony of the fifth degree. If the offender previously has been convicted of a violation of section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code or a drug abuse offense, a violation of section 3719.16 or 3719.161 of the Revised Code is a felony of the fourth degree. If the violation involves the sale, offer to sell, or possession of a sche...

...ated by the United States department of health and human services under the special focus facility program. (13) "Special focus facility program" means the program conducted by the United States secretary of health and human services pursuant to section 1919(f)(10) of the "Social Security Act," 42 U.S.C. 1396r(f)(10). (14) "Real and present danger" means immediate danger of serious physical or life-threatening ...

...dministered to the individual by a home health agency certified under Title XVIII of the "Social Security Act," 79 Stat. 620 (1965), 42 U.S.C. 1395, as amended; a hospice care program licensed under Chapter 3712. of the Revised Code; or a member of the staff of the residential care facility who is qualified to perform medication administration. Medication may be administered in a residential care facility only by the...

...A residential care facility may enter into a risk agreement with a resident or the resident's sponsor. Under a risk agreement, the resident or sponsor and the facility agree to share responsibility for making and implementing decisions affecting the scope and quantity of services provided by the facility to the resident. The facility also agrees to identify the risks inherent in a decision made by a resident or spons...

...lated adults. (B)(1) The director of health shall license homes and establish procedures to be followed in inspecting and licensing homes. The director may inspect a home at any time. The director may enter at any time, for the purposes of investigation, any institution, residence, facility, or other structure that has been reported to the director or that the director has reasonable cause to believe is operating ...