Terms Used In Montana Code > Title 37 > Chapter 7 > Part 4 - Prescriptions Regulated -- Review -- Counseling -- Identification

• Administer: means the direct application of a drug to the body of a patient by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Board: means the board of pharmacy provided for in 2-15-1733. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Controlled substance: means a substance designated in Schedules II through V of Title 50, chapter 32, part 2. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Drug: means a substance:

  (a)recognized as a drug in any official compendium or supplement;

  (b)intended for use in diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;

  (c)other than food, intended to affect the structure or function of the body of humans or animals; and

  (d)intended for use as a component of a substance specified in subsection (16)(a), (16)(b), or (16)(c). See Montana Code 37-7-101

• Drug utilization review: means an evaluation of a prescription drug order and patient records for duplication of therapy, interactions, proper utilization, and optimum therapeutic outcomes. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Health care facility: has the meaning provided in 50-5-101. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Patient counseling: means the communication by the pharmacist of information, as defined by the rules of the board, to the patient or caregiver in order to ensure the proper use of drugs or devices. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Person: includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other legal entity. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Pharmacist: means a person licensed by the state to engage in the practice of pharmacy and who may affix to the person's name the term "R. See Montana Code 37-7-101
• Pharmacy: means an established location, either physical or electronic, registered by the board where drugs or devices are dispensed with pharmaceutical care or where pharmaceutical care is provided. See Montana Code 37-7-101