Iowa Code § 124.550
Definitions
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Current — January 1, 2020
As of January 1, 2017
For purposes of this division, unless the context otherwise requires:
For purposes of this subchapter, unless the context otherwise requires:
1. “Pharmacist” means a practicing pharmacist who is actively engaged in and responsible for the pharmaceutical care of the patient about whom information is requested.
1. “Pharmacist” means a practicing pharmacist who is actively engaged in and responsible for the pharmaceutical care of the patient about whom information is requested.
2. “Prescribing practitioner” means a practitioner who has prescribed or is contemplating the authorization of a prescription for the patient about whom information is requested.
2. “Prescribing practitioner” means a practitioner who has prescribed or is contemplating the authorization of a prescription for the patient about whom information is requested. “Prescribing practitioner” does not include a licensed veterinarian.
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3. “Proactive notification” means a notification by the board, generated based on factors determined by the board and issued to a specific prescribing practitioner or pharmacist, indicating that a patient may be practitioner shopping or pharmacy shopping or at risk of abusing or misusing a controlled substance.
4. “Program” means the information program for drug prescribing and dispensing.
Official source: Iowa Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Iowa statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.