Ohio Code 4729.88 – Epinephrine autoinjectors
(A) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state board of pharmacy, a pharmacist may dispense epinephrine autoinjectors pursuant to a prescription issued under section 4723.483, 4730.433, or 4731.96 of the Revised Code.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 4729.88
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Drug: means :
(1) Any article recognized in the United States pharmacopoeia and national formulary, or any supplement to them, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(2) Any other article intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
(3) Any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or animals;
(4) Any article intended for use as a component of any article specified in division (E)(1), (2), or (3) of this section; but does not include devices or their components, parts, or accessories. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- Prescription: means all of the following:
(1) A written, electronic, or oral order for drugs or combinations or mixtures of drugs to be used by a particular individual or for treating a particular animal, issued by a licensed health professional authorized to prescribe drugs;
(2) For purposes of sections 4723. See Ohio Code 4729.01
- Rule: includes regulation. See Ohio Code 1.59
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
A pharmacist who in good faith dispenses epinephrine autoinjectors under this division is not liable for or subject to any of the following for any action or omission of an entity to which an epinephrine autoinjector is dispensed: damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action.
(B) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter or rule adopted by the state board of pharmacy, a pharmacist may dispense injectable or nasally administered glucagon pursuant to a prescription issued under section 4723.4811, 4730.437, or 4731.92 of the Revised Code.
A pharmacist who in good faith dispenses injectable or nasally administered glucagon under this division is not liable for or subject to any of the following for any action or omission of an entity to which the drug is dispensed: damages in any civil action, prosecution in any criminal proceeding, or professional disciplinary action.
Last updated January 28, 2022 at 4:11 PM