# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 34 — Board of Pharmacy

### Chapter 39 — Pharmacist Administration of Self-Administered Drugs

#### Regulation .03 Requirements to Administer Self-Administered Drugs.

*COMAR 10.34.39.03*

A. A licensed pharmacist shall attest that the pharmacist has the appropriate training in administration of self-administered drugs that consists of instruction on:

  (1) Ear drops;

  (2) Eye drops;

  (3) Inhalation therapies;

  (4) Intramuscular injections;

  (5) Intranasal therapies;

  (6) Subcutaneous injections; and

  (7) Topical therapies.

B. A licensed pharmacist shall possess an active certification in basic cardiopulmonary resuscitation obtained through in-person classroom instruction.

C. A licensed pharmacist, certified under Health Occupations Article, §12-508, Annotated Code of Maryland, is deemed to have satisfied the training requirements in this chapter.

D. A licensed pharmacist may administer a self-administered drug in accordance with a prescription.

E. A pharmacy student in a Pharmacy Experiential Program or a registered pharmacy intern, may administer a self-administered drug under direct supervision of a licensed pharmacist who meets the requirements in §A or B of this regulation.