Practitioners; clarify that all who dispense drugs are engaged in the practice of pharmacy and shall comply with all record keeping and other requirements

Summary

The bill expands Georgia’s definition of “practitioner” to include dentists, optometrists, physicians, podiatrists and veterinarians who dispense medication, treating them as pharmacists for those drugs. It requires them to keep records, label, package and store drugs according to pharmacy regulations and gives the State Board of Pharmacy authority to enforce the rules. It also clarifies how physicians can delegate ordering and dispensing of certain dangerous drugs to nurses and physician assistants.

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