<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta charset="UTF-8" /><title></title><meta name="Generator" content="PowerTools for Open XML" /><style>span { white-space: pre-wrap; } p.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0 { margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; margin-left: 0; margin-right: 0; text-indent: 0.00in; text-align: justify; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 108%; } span.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000000 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000001 { color: black; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002 { color: black; background: white; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } span.s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000003 { color: #0000FF; background: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', 'serif'; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; margin: 0; padding: 0; } </style></head><body><div><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Rules?Rule=20:51:16:04"><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000000">20:51:16:04</span></a><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000001">.  The pharmacist's relations to other health professions.</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> In the pharmacist's relations to other health professions, the pharmacist shall:</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    (1)  Willingly make available the pharmacist's expert knowledge of drugs to the other health professions;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    (2)  Refuse to prescribe or diagnose, but refer those needing </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">these</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> services to a licensed </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">prescriber</span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">;</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    (3)  Compound and dispense prescriptions carefully and accurately, using correct pharmaceutical skill and procedure. If there is a question in the pharmacist's mind regarding the ingredients of a prescription, a possible error, or the safety of the directions, the pharmacist </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">must</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> privately consult the practitioner before making any changes. The pharmacist shall exercise the best professional judgment following the prescriber's directions in the matter of refilling prescriptions, copying the formula upon the label, or giving a copy of the prescription to the patient. The pharmacist may add extra directions or caution on poison labels for the wishes of the prescriber and the safety of the patient; and</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    (4)  Not have clandestine arrangements either directly or indirectly with a </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">licensed prescriber</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> or any person, partnership, or corporation by which fees are divided or in which secret or coded prescriptions are involved.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000001">Source:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> SL 1975, ch 16, § 1; 12 SDR 86, effective November 27, 1985; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986</span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024</span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000001">General Authority:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-43"><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000003">36-11-43</span></a><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">    </span><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000001">Law Implemented:</span><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0"> SDCL </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12B-4"><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000003">34-12B-4</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=34-12B-6"><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000003">34-12B-6</span></a><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">, </span><a href="https://sdlegislature.gov/Statutes?Statute=36-11-43"><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0-000003">36-11-43</span></a><span class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8C0">.</span></p><p dir="ltr" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8P0"><span xml:space="preserve" class="s0fc13ba6-4893-4122-b803-f59f4937e4a8000002"> </span></p></div></body></html>