Section 689.527 – Prohibited practices; rules.
(1) Except as approved by rule by the State Board of Pharmacy, a person may not dispense drugs to the public by means of automatic vending machines. (2) As used in this section, “automatic vending machine” means any mechanical device or contrivance whereby the purchaser is able to secure drugs. (3) A person may not […]
Section 689.532 – Complimentary samples.
A practitioner who receives a complimentary sample of a controlled substance as defined in ORS 475.005 shall keep the sample in a securely locked, substantially constructed cabinet and shall maintain a record of receipts and withdrawals from each inventory of samples. Each licensing board that has jurisdiction over a practitioner’s license shall specify the recording […]
Section 689.555 – Agricultural drugs and certain other substances.
(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits the sale by any person of agricultural or garden spray, sheep dip, blue stone, copperas, squirrel poison, fly paper, ant poison, gopher poison, insect powder, poultry vermifuge and arsenic sprays when they are in original unbroken packages, prepared and labeled with official poison labels and showing antidotes. (2) Nothing […]
Section 689.557 – Disposal of marijuana item left at retail drug outlet; rules; exemption from criminal liability.
(1) The State Board of Pharmacy shall establish by rule instructions for the disposal of a marijuana item as defined in ORS 475C.009 left behind by individuals visiting retail drug outlets. (2) At a minimum, the instructions established under subsection (1) of this section must: (a) Require an employee or supervisor of the retail drug […]
Section 689.561 – Prescription readers; compatible labels; exception; rules.
(1) As used in this section: (a) “Person who is blind” means a person who is: (A) Visually impaired; (B) Print disabled; or (C) A person who is blind as that term is defined in ORS 346.510. (b) “Prescription reader” means a device that is designed to audibly convey the information contained on the label […]
Section 689.564 – Language requirements for prescription drug labels; exceptions; interpretation and translation services; rules.
(1) The State Board of Pharmacy shall adopt rules to require that, if a patient is of limited English proficiency and the prescribing practitioner, patient or an authorized representative of the patient so requests, a prescription drug dispensed by a pharmacy bear a label in both English and in the language requested and, if authorized […]
Section 689.505 – Labeling requirements; rules.
(1)(a) Except as specifically provided by law and in compliance with ORS 689.564, a person may not distribute or dispense any drug without affixing to the authorized container a clear and legible label, either printed or written, bearing the name of the drug and the name and place of business of the person distributing or […]
Section 689.508 – Prescription records.
The original record of every prescription filled by a pharmacy must be kept on file for three years at the pharmacy or as specified by State Board of Pharmacy rule. The prescription record must contain the date of the transaction and the brand name, or if the drug has no brand name, the generic name […]
Section 689.515 – Regulation of generic drugs; substitutions; rules.
(1) As used in this section unless the context requires otherwise: (a) “Brand name” means the proprietary or trade name selected by the manufacturer and placed upon a drug, its container, label or wrapping at the time of packaging. (b) “Dosage form” means the physical formulation or medium in which the product is intended, manufactured […]
Section 689.522 – Substitution of biological products for prescribed biological products; rules.
(1) A pharmacy or pharmacist filling a prescription order for a biological product may not substitute a biological product for the prescribed biological product unless: (a) The substitute biological product has been determined by the United States Food and Drug Administration to be interchangeable with the prescribed biological product; (b) The prescribing practitioner has not […]