2012 South Dakota Codified Laws
Title 36 PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS
Chapter 11. Pharmacies And Pharmacists
§36-11-19.1 Authority of registered pharmacists.

36-11-19.1. Authority of registered pharmacists. Registered pharmacists may:

(1) Perform drug administration pursuant to a prescription drug order. The Board of Pharmacy shall establish standards for drug administration pursuant to chapter 1-26 with the approval of a committee composed of two persons appointed by the Board of Pharmacy, two persons appointed by the Board of Nursing and two persons appointed by the Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners;

(2) Perform drug reviews;

(3) Perform or participate in scientific or clinical drug or drug-related research as an investigator or in collaboration with other investigators;

(4) Interpret and apply pharmacokinetic data and other pertinent laboratory data to design safe and effective drug dosage regimens;

(5) Participate in drug and drug device selection pursuant to a prescription drug order;

(6) Initiate or modify drug therapy by protocol or other legal authority established and approved within a licensed health care facility or by a practitioner authorized to prescribe drugs; and

(7) Provide information on prescription drugs, which may include advising, consulting, and educating, as necessary or as required, patients, the public, and other health care providers on the rational, safe and cost-effective use of drugs, including therapeutic values, content, hazards and appropriate use.

Source: SL 1993, ch 278, § 2.