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...The state board of pharmacy shall establish a pharmacy internship program for the purpose of providing the practical experience necessary to practice as a pharmacist. Any individual who desires to become a pharmacy intern shall apply for licensure to the board. An application filed under this section may not be withdrawn without the approval of the board. Each applicant shall be issued a license as a pharmacy inte...

...armacist has been granted access to the drug database established and maintained by the board pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code, unless the board has restricted the pharmacist from obtaining further information from the database or the board no longer maintains the database. If the pharmacist certifies to the board that the applicant has been granted access to the drug database and the board finds throu...

...A pharmacist who fails to make application to the state board of pharmacy for a license renewal within a period of three years from the expiration of the license must pass an examination for licensure and comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code; except that a pharmacist whose license has expired, but who has continually practiced pharmacy in another state under a license issued by the authority of...

...tion, the state board of pharmacy shall charge the following fees: (1) For applying for a license to practice as a pharmacist, an amount adequate to cover all expenses of the board related to examination except the expenses of procuring and grading the examination, which fee shall not be returned if the applicant fails to pass the examination; (2) For the examination of an applicant for licensure as a pharmacist,...

...c) Is addicted to or abusing alcohol or drugs or is impaired physically or mentally to such a degree as to render the pharmacist or pharmacy intern unfit to practice pharmacy; (d) Has been convicted of a misdemeanor related to, or committed in, the practice of pharmacy; (e) Violated, conspired to violate, attempted to violate, or aided and abetted the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, sections 3...

...(A) An individual registered with the state board of pharmacy to engage in the practice of pharmacy may render the professional services of a pharmacist within this state through a corporation formed under division (B) of section 1701.03 of the Revised Code, a limited liability company formed under former Chapter 1705. of the Revised Code as that chapter existed prior to February 11, 2022, or Chapter 1706. of the Rev...

...(A) As used in this section, "drug database" means the database established and maintained by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to section 4729.75 of the Revised Code. (B) The state board of pharmacy shall adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code that establish standards and procedures to be followed by a pharmacist regarding the review of patient information available through the dru...

...Any investigation, inquiry, or hearing, which the state board of pharmacy is empowered to hold or undertake may be held or undertaken by or before any member or members of the board and the finding or order of such member or members shall be deemed to be the order of said board when approved and confirmed by a majority of the board members present and voting at a meeting of the board at which there is a quorum.

...(A)(1)(a) The state board of pharmacy may designate one or more attorneys at law who have been admitted to the practice of law, and who are classified as either administrative law attorney examiners or as administrative law attorney examiner administrators under the state job classification plan adopted under section 124.14 of the Revised Code, as hearing examiners, subject to Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, to con...

...being addicted to or abusing alcohol or drugs as described in division (A) (2)(c) of section 4729.16 of the Revised Code who fails to comply within one week with a referral for examination; (B) Report to the board the name of any impaired pharmacist who fails to enter treatment within forty-eight hours following the provider's determination that the pharmacist needs treatment; (C) Require every pharmacist who enter...

...cian, terminal distributor of dangerous drugs, manufacturer of dangerous drugs, outsourcing facility, third-party logistics provider, repackager of dangerous drugs, or wholesale distributor of dangerous drugs shall cooperate with federal, state, and local government investigations and shall divulge all relevant information when requested by a government agency.

...s in a manner that allows the dispensed drugs to be obtained on the same date each month. A pharmacist may dispense a drug in a manner that varies from the prescription for the drug by dispensing a quantity or amount of the drug that is less than a thirty-day supply, if the pharmacist's action is taken solely for the purpose of medication synchronization pursuant to section 1751.68, 3923.602, 5164.7511, or 5167.12 ...

...(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, information received by the state board of pharmacy pursuant to an investigation is confidential, is not a public record, and is not subject to discovery in any civil action. (B) The board shall conduct all investigations or inspections and proceedings in a manner that protects the confidentiality of patients, confidential informants, and individuals who fil...

...(A) Subject to division (B) of this section, in addition to the actions the state board of pharmacy may take under Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, the board may order the taking of depositions; examine and copy any books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and other tangible objects; issue subpoenas; and compel the attendance of witnesses and production of books, accounts, papers, records, documents, and other t...

...(A) The state board of pharmacy shall enforce, or cause to be enforced, this chapter. If it has information that any provision of this chapter has been violated, it shall investigate the matter, and take such action as it considers appropriate. (B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to require the state board of pharmacy to enforce minor violations of this chapter if the board determines that the public inte...

...The state board of pharmacy may adopt rules in accordance with Chapter 119. of the Revised Code, not inconsistent with the law, as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of and to enforce the provisions of this chapter. The rules shall be published and made available by the board to each pharmacist licensed under this chapter.

...y a pharmacist to be in full and actual charge of such pharmacy. Any pharmacist who owns, manages, or conducts a pharmacy shall be personally in full and actual charge of the pharmacy, or shall employ another pharmacist to be in full and actual charge of the pharmacy.

...macist shall compound or sell dangerous drugs or otherwise engage in the practice of pharmacy. (2) Except as provided in section 3701.048 of the Revised Code with respect to other health care professionals, in sections 3715.512 and 4729.47 of the Revised Code with respect to pharmacy interns, or in rules adopted by the board under section 4729.26 of the Revised Code, no person who is not a pharmacist shall dispense...

...) A pharmacist may dispense a dangerous drug, other than a schedule II controlled substance as defined in section 3719.01 of the Revised Code, without a prescription from a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The pharmacy at which the pharmacist practices has a record of a prescription for the drug in the name of the patient who is requesting it...

...3 of the Revised Code: (1) Dispense a drug pursuant to the prescription ; (2) Label a drug dispensed pursuant to the prescription without the name of the individual for whom the drug is intended if the prescription contains the words "expedited partner therapy" or the letters "EPT." (B) For each drug dispensed under this section, the pharmacist shall provide all of the following information: (1) Directions ...

...th professional authorized to prescribe drugs if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The pharmacist is able to verify a record of a prescription for the injectable long-acting or extended-release form of naltrexone in the name of the patient who is requesting the drug, but the prescription does not provide for a refill or the time permitted by rules adopted by the state board of pharmacy for providing refi...

... "nicotine replacement therapy" means a drug, including a dangerous drug, that delivers small doses of nicotine to an individual for the purpose of aiding in tobacco cessation or smoking cessation. (B) Subject to division (C) of this section, if use of a protocol that has been developed under this section has been authorized under section 4731.90 of the Revised Code, a pharmacist may dispense nicotine replacement t...

...t in the case of dispensing a dangerous drug, a pharmacist shall not use telehealth mechanisms or other virtual means to perform any of the actions involved in dispensing the dangerous drug unless the action is authorized by the state board of pharmacy through rules it adopts under this chapter or section 4743.09 of the Revised Code.

...th professional authorized to prescribe drugs who is acting within the prescriber's scope of professional practice; (B) Prevent a prescriber from personally furnishing the prescriber's patients with drugs, within the prescriber's scope of professional practice, that seem proper to the prescriber, as long as the drugs are furnished in accordance with section 4729.291 of the Revised Code; (C) Apply to an individual...

...th professional authorized to prescribe drugs personally furnishes drugs to a patient pursuant to division (B) of section 4729.29 of the Revised Code, the prescriber shall ensure that the drugs are labeled and packaged in accordance with state and federal drug laws and any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to those laws. Records of purchase and disposition of all drugs personally furnished to patients shall be m...