An eligible pharmacy may not accept or dispense an unused prescription drug under the program unless the unused prescription drug:

(1)

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Terms Used In Utah Code 58-17b-904

  • Beyond use date: means the date determined by a pharmacist and placed on a prescription label at the time of dispensing that indicates to the patient or caregiver a time beyond which the contents of the prescription are not recommended to be used. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Cancer drug: means a drug that controls or kills neoplastic cells and includes a drug used in chemotherapy to destroy cancer cells. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
  • Dispense: means the interpretation, evaluation, and implementation of a prescription drug order or device or nonprescription drug or device under a lawful order of a practitioner in a suitable container appropriately labeled for subsequent administration to or use by a patient, research subject, or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Division: means the Division of Professional Licensing created in Section 58-1-103. See Utah Code 58-1-102
  • Drug: means :
              (26)(a)(i) a substance 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, intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or animals;
              (26)(a)(ii) a substance that is required by any applicable federal or state law or rule to be dispensed by prescription only or is restricted to administration by practitioners only;
              (26)(a)(iii) a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals; and
              (26)(a)(iv) substances intended for use as a component of any substance specified in Subsections (26)(a)(i) through (iv). See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Eligible pharmacy: means a pharmacy that:
         (8)(a) is registered by the division as eligible to participate in the program; and
         (8)(b)
              (8)(b)(i) is licensed in the state as a Class A retail pharmacy; or
              (8)(b)(ii) is operated by:
                   (8)(b)(ii)(A) a county;
                   (8)(b)(ii)(B) a county health department;
                   (8)(b)(ii)(C) a pharmacy under contract with a county health department;
                   (8)(b)(ii)(D) the Department of Health and Human Services created in Section 26B-1-201; or
                   (8)(b)(ii)(E) a charitable clinic. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
  • Manufacturer: means a person or business physically located in Utah licensed to be engaged in the manufacturing of drugs or devices. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Pharmacist: means an individual licensed by this state to engage in the practice of pharmacy. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Pharmacy: means any place where:
         (51)(a) drugs are dispensed;
         (51)(b) pharmaceutical care is provided;
         (51)(c) drugs are processed or handled for eventual use by a patient; or
         (51)(d) drugs are used for the purpose of analysis or research. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Prescription: means an order issued:
         (63)(a) by a licensed practitioner in the course of that practitioner's professional practice or by collaborative pharmacy practice agreement; and
         (63)(b) for a controlled substance or other prescription drug or device for use by a patient or an animal. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Prescription drug: means a drug that is required by federal or state law or rule to be dispensed only by prescription or is restricted to administration only by practitioners. See Utah Code 58-17b-102
  • Program: means the Charitable Prescription Drug Recycling Program created in Section 58-17b-903. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
  • Unit pack: means the same as that term is defined in Section 58-17b-503. See Utah Code 58-17b-902
     (1)(a) is in a unit pack or the manufacturer‘s sealed container; or
     (1)(b) is an injectable medication;
(2)

     (2)(a) is unopened; or
     (2)(b) is a cancer drug packaged in an unopened single-unit dose that has been removed from a multi-dose package;
(3) is accepted and dispensed by the eligible pharmacy before:

     (3)(a) a beyond use date that appears on the label;
     (3)(b) the expiration date recommended by the manufacturer; or
     (3)(c) a date, established by division rule for a specific prescription drug, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, that is later than the date in Subsection (3)(a) or (3)(b);
(4)

     (4)(a) is not adulterated or mislabeled; and
     (4)(b) the pharmacist or licensed pharmacist technician accepting or dispensing the prescription drug does not have reason to believe that the prescription drug is adulterated or mislabeled.