20:51:21:01Definitions.

Terms used in this chapter mean: (1) "Container," that which holds the drug and is or may be in direct contact with the drug, without interacting chemically or physically affecting the drug placed in it so as to alter the strength, quality, or purity of the drug beyond the official compendium requirements; (2) "Customized patient drug package," a package that contains two or more drugs per compartment; (3) "Unit dose," a single dose of a drug in an individually sealed, labeled container ready for administration; (4) "Unit dose package," an individual package that contains one single unit dose of a drug packaged by a manufacturer or a pharmacy and preserves the integrity and identity of the drug from the point of packaging to the point of administration; and (5) "Unit of issue package," a package that provides multiple units of the same drug doses, each separated in a medication card or other specifically designed container.

Source: 8 SDR 5, effective July 26, 1981; 12 SDR 151, 12 SDR 155, effective July 1, 1986; definition of "unit dose packaging" transferred from § 20:51:21:02, 18 SDR 95, effective November 25, 1991; 29 SDR 37, effective September 26, 2002; 50 SDR 138, effective June 2, 2024.