Terms Used In Connecticut General Statutes > Chapter 400j - Pharmacy

• Administration: means the direct application of a drug or device to the body of a patient or research subject by injection, inhalation, ingestion or any other means. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• another: may extend and be applied to communities, companies, corporations, public or private, limited liability companies, societies and associations. See Connecticut General Statutes 1-1
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Automated prescription dispensing machine: means a device and associated software operated by a pharmacy or a pharmacy that is registered as a nonresident pharmacy pursuant to section 20-627, in a nursing home or skilled nursing facility licensed pursuant to sections 19a-490 and 19a-491, that packages and labels patient-specific medication or multiple medications for the purposes of administration by a registered nurse or a licensed practical nurse based on a prescription that has completed final verification by a licensed pharmacist. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Care-giving institution: means an institution that provides medical services and is licensed, operated, certified or approved by the Commissioner of Public Health, the Commissioner of Developmental Services or the Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Commission: means the Commission of Pharmacy appointed under the provisions of section 20-572. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Compound: means to combine, mix or put together two or more ingredients pursuant to a prescription and includes the preparation of drugs or devices in anticipation of prescriptions based on routine, regularly-observed prescribing patterns. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Correctional or juvenile training institution: means a facility for the detention or incarceration of persons convicted or accused of crimes or offenses or for training of delinquent juveniles, including those state facilities under the jurisdiction of the Commissioner of Correction, training schools for delinquent juveniles and any other facilities operated by the state or municipalities for such detention, incarceration or training. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Department: means the Department of Consumer Protection. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deprescribing: means the systematic process of identifying and discontinuing drugs in instances in which existing or potential harms outweigh existing or potential benefits within the context of an individual patient's care goals, current level of functioning, life expectancy, values and preferences. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Device: means instruments, apparatuses and contrivances, including their components, parts and accessories, intended (A) for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or other animals, or (B) to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals, but does not mean contact lenses. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
• Dispense: means those acts of processing a drug or device for delivery or for administration for a patient pursuant to a prescription consisting of: (A) Comparing the directions on the label with the directions on the prescription to determine accuracy. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Drug: means (A) an article recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia, official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States or official National Formulary, or any supplement to any of them, (B) an article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment or prevention of disease in humans or other animals, (C) an article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or any other animal, and (D) an article intended for use as a component of any article specified in this subdivision, but does not include a device. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• Institutional pharmacy: means that area within a care-giving institution or within a correctional or juvenile training institution, commonly known as the pharmacy, that is under the direct charge of a pharmacist and in which drugs are stored and dispensed. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
• Legend device: means a device that is required by applicable federal or state law to be dispensed pursuant only to a prescription or is restricted to use by prescribing practitioners only or that, under federal law, is required to bear either of the following legends: (A) "RX ONLY" IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Legend drug: means a drug that is required by any applicable federal or state law to be dispensed pursuant only to a prescription or is restricted to use by prescribing practitioners only, or means a drug that, under federal law, is required to bear either of the following legends: (A) "RX ONLY" IN ACCORDANCE WITH GUIDELINES ESTABLISHED IN THE FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG AND COSMETIC ACT. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Medication reconciliation: means a process of comparing the medications a patient is taking and should be taking with newly ordered medications (A) for the purpose of addressing duplications, omissions and interactions and the need to continue current medications, and (B) by looking at information such as the medication name, dose, frequency, route of administration and purpose. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Nonlegend device: means a device that is not a legend device. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Nonlegend drug: means a drug that is not a legend drug. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Person: means an individual, corporation, business trust, estate trust, partnership, association, joint venture or any other legal or commercial entity. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Pharmacist: means an individual who is licensed to practice pharmacy under the provisions of section 20-590, 20-591, 20-592 or 20-593, and who is thereby recognized as a health care provider by the state of Connecticut. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Pharmacy: means a place of business where drugs and devices may be sold at retail and for which a pharmacy license has been issued to an applicant under the provisions of section 20-594. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Pharmacy intern: means an individual registered under the provisions of section 20-598. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Pharmacy technician: means an individual who is registered with the department and qualified in accordance with section 20-598a. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Polypharmacy: means the use of multiple drugs by a patient, including any medication that is inappropriate or not medically necessary, such as those not indicated, not effective or constituting a therapeutic duplication. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Prescribing practitioner: means an individual licensed by the state of Connecticut, any other state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico or any territory or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States who is authorized to issue a prescription within the scope of the individual's practice. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Prescription: means a lawful order of a prescribing practitioner transmitted either orally, in writing or by electronic means for a drug or device for a specific patient. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Rescission: The cancellation of budget authority previously provided by Congress. The Impoundment Control Act of 1974 specifies that the President may propose to Congress that funds be rescinded. If both Houses have not approved a rescission proposal (by passing legislation) within 45 days of continuous session, any funds being withheld must be made available for obligation.
• Sale: includes barter, exchange or gift or offer and each such transaction made by a person whether as principal proprietor, agent, servant or employee. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Substitute: means to dispense without the prescribing practitioner's express authorization a different drug product than the drug product prescribed. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• Testify: Answer questions in court.
• to practice pharmacy: means the sum total of knowledge, understanding, judgments, procedures, securities, controls and ethics used by a pharmacist to assure optimal safety and accuracy in the distributing, dispensing and use of drugs and devices. See Connecticut General Statutes 20-571
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.