Senate Bill 1462 Printer's Number 1949

PENNSYLVANIA, September 24 - drugs; participation in drug and device selection; drug

administration; drug regimen review; drug therapy management,

including such services provided under the Medicare Prescription

Drug, Improvements, and Modernization Act of 2003 (Public Law

108-173, 117 Stat. 2066); drug or drug-related research;

compounding; proper and safe storage of drugs and devices;

management of drug therapy pursuant to section 9.3 or, if in an

institutional setting, consistent with the institution's

assignment of clinical duties pursuant to a written agreement or

protocol as set forth in section 9.1; the initiation, dispensing

or administration of HIV infection prevention medication and

related laboratory testing, assessment, referral and

consultation under section 3.5; maintaining proper records;

patient counseling; and such acts, services, operations or

transactions necessary or incident to the provision of these

health care services. The "practice of pharmacy" shall not

include the operations of a manufacturer or distributor as

defined in "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic

Act."

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(14) "Management of drug therapy" means any of the following

processes which shall be performed pursuant to a written

agreement or protocol as set forth in section 9.1 or pursuant to

section 9.3 or, in the case of HIV infection prevention

medication, under section 3.5: adjusting a drug regimen;

adjusting drug strength, frequency of administration or route;

administration of drugs; ordering laboratory tests and ordering

and performing other diagnostic tests necessary in the

management of drug therapy; monitoring the patient's vital

signs; and providing education and training to the patient which

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