9/17/2007
Missouri Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs
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Definitions
lAdminister –
To apply or inject a medication to a patient or to provide a dose and observe the patient consuming the medication.
lDispense – to
provide a supply of medication on behalf of a patient for future use, allowing the patient’s
owner to leave your office with
the medication in their possession
lDiversion –
Any act that results in a Schedule II-V controlled substance being sold, received, transferred
or dispensed in a manner
contrary to the law
lPrescription –
A written order or order relayed by other means to a pharmacy to authorize dispensing on behalf of
a patient**