§ 26-4-4 - Definition of "practice of pharmacy." - Georgia Statutes

O.C.G.A. 26-4-4 (2010)
26-4-4. Definition of "practice of pharmacy."

The "practice of pharmacy" means the interpretation, evaluation, or dispensing of prescription drug orders in the patient's best interest; participation in drug and device selection, drug administration, drug regimen reviews, and drug or drug related research; provision of patient counseling and the provision of those acts or services necessary to provide pharmacy care; performing capillary blood tests and interpreting the results as a means to screen for or monitor disease risk factors and facilitate patient education, and a pharmacist performing such functions shall report the results obtained from such blood tests to the patient's physician of choice; and the responsibility for compounding and labeling of drugs and devices.