ABSTRACT
The interpretation of prescription medication orders is one of the most important requirements of pharmacy practice. According to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy’s (NABP’s) Model State Pharmacy Act, “The ‘Practice of Pharmacy’ shall mean the interpretation and evaluation of prescription orders; the compounding, dispensing, labeling of drugs and devices (except labeling by a manufacturer, packer, or distributor of non-prescription drugs and commercially packaged legend drugs and devices); the participation in drug selection and drug utilization reviews; the proper and safe storage of drugs and devices and the maintenance of proper records, therefore; the responsibility of advising where necessary or where regulated, of therapeutic values, content, hazards and use of drugs and devices; and the offering or performing of those acts, services, operations or transactions necessary in the conduct, operation, management and control of pharmacy.”
