Montana Code 37-18-804. Standards of veterinary retail facilities
37-18-804. Standards of veterinary retail facilities. (1) Veterinary prescription drugs dispensed by a veterinary retail facility pursuant to a licensed veterinarian’s prescription must be dispensed by a veterinary dispensing technician and are for use on livestock only, as defined in 81-2-702.
Terms Used In Montana Code 37-18-804
- Extralabel use: means the use of an approved drug in a manner that is not in accordance with the approved label directions. See Montana Code 37-18-801
- Veterinary dispensing technician: means a nonpharmacist registered by the board of veterinary medicine to dispense veterinary prescription drugs in a veterinary retail facility. See Montana Code 37-18-801
- Veterinary prescription drugs: means drugs that are to be used or prescribed by a veterinarian licensed pursuant to 37-18-301 to a client who is the owner or caretaker of the animal in need of treatment. See Montana Code 37-18-801
- Veterinary retail facility: means an establishment registered by the board of pharmacy employing a registered veterinary dispensing technician authorized to dispense veterinary prescription drugs pursuant to bona fide orders of licensed veterinarians. See Montana Code 37-18-801
(2)An employee of a veterinary retail facility, including a veterinary dispensing technician, may not:
(a)dispense controlled substances;
(b)compound veterinary prescription drugs for the dispensing of a prescription;
(c)repackage veterinary prescription drugs for the dispensing of a prescription, except that a veterinary dispensing technician may break down case lots of veterinary prescription drugs if the seals on the individual containers are not broken;
(d)open a container and count out or measure out any quantity of a veterinary prescription drug; or
(e)dispense medication for extralabel use.