1999 Minnesota Statutes

     148.574 Prohibitions relating to legend drugs; 
  authorizing sales by pharmacists under certain conditions. 

    An optometrist shall not purchase, possess, administer, 
 prescribe or give any legend drug as defined in section 151.01 
 to any person except as is expressly authorized by sections 
 148.571 to 148.577.  The authorizations in sections 148.571 to 
 148.577 apply only to topical legend drugs.  Nothing in chapter 
 151 shall prevent a pharmacist from selling topical ocular drugs 
 to an optometrist authorized to use such drugs according to 
 sections 148.571 to 148.577.  Notwithstanding section 151.37, an 
 optometrist is prohibited from dispensing legend drugs at retail.

    HIST: 1982 c 388 s 4; 1993 c 121 s 5