2002 Minnesota Code
Chapters 144 - 159 Health
Chapter 148 Public Health Occupations
Section 148.574 Prohibitions relating to legend drugs; authorizing sales by pharmacists under certain conditions.

148.574 Prohibitions relating to legend drugs; authorizing sales by pharmacists under certain conditions.

An optometrist shall not purchase, possess, administer, prescribe or give any legend drug as defined in section 151.01 to any person except as is expressly authorized by sections 148.571 to 148.577. The authorizations in sections 148.571 to 148.577 apply only to topical legend drugs. Nothing in chapter 151 shall prevent a pharmacist from selling topical ocular drugs to an optometrist authorized to use such drugs according to sections 148.571 to 148.577. Notwithstanding section 151.37, an optometrist is prohibited from dispensing legend drugs at retail.

HIST: 1982 c 388 s 4; 1993 c 121 s 5

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