SECTION 535:15-19-2. Definitions

  The following words or terms, when used in this Subchapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the content clearly indicates otherwise:

"Automated dispensing system" means an automated system used by a pharmacy licensed by the state of Oklahoma to assist in dispensing a prescription drug order by selecting, labeling, filling, or sealing medication for dispensing. An "automated dispensing system" does not include automated devices used solely to count medication that is then subject to final product check by a pharmacist prior to dispensing, vacuum tube drug delivery systems, or automated dispensing and storage systems used to dispense medication directly to a patient or to an authorized health care practitioner for immediate distribution or administration to the patient.

"Electronic verification system" means an electronic verification, bar code verification, weight verification, radio frequency identification (RFID), or similar electronic process or system that accurately verifies medication has been properly dispensed and labeled by, or loaded into, an automated dispensing system.

"Manufacturer's unit of use package" means a drug dispensed in the manufacturer's original and sealed packaging, or in the original and sealed packaging of a repackager, without additional manipulation or preparation by the pharmacy, except for application of the pharmacy label.

"Prepacked" for the purposes of this chapter means any drug that has been removed from the original packaging of the manufacturer or an FDA repackager and is placed in a properly labeled dispensing container by a pharmacy for the purpose of dispensing to the ultimate user from the pharmacy in which the prepacking occurred.

[Source: Added at 35 Ok Reg 1918, eff 9-14-18]