§ 90‑113.72.  Definitions.

The following definitions apply in this Article:

(1) Commission. – The Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services established under Part 4 of Article 3 of Chapter 143B of the General Statutes.

(2) Controlled substance. – A controlled substance as defined in G.S. 90‑87(5).

(3) Department. – The Department of Health and Human Services.

(4) Dispenser. – A person who delivers a Schedule II through V controlled substance to an ultimate user in North Carolina, but does not include any of the following:

a. A licensed hospital or long‑term care pharmacy that dispenses such substances for the purpose of inpatient administration.

b. Repealed by Session Laws 2013‑152, s. 1, effective January 1, 2014, and applicable to prescriptions delivered on or after that date.

c. A wholesale distributor of a Schedule II through V controlled substance.

d. A person licensed to practice veterinary medicine pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 90 of the General Statutes.

(4a) Pharmacy. – A person or entity holding a valid pharmacy permit pursuant to G.S. 90‑85.21 or G.S. 90‑85.21A.

(5) Ultimate user. – A person who has lawfully obtained, and who possesses, a Schedule II through V controlled substance for the person's own use, for the use of a member of the person's household, or for the use of an animal owned or controlled by the person or by a member of the person's household. (2005‑276, s. 10.36(a); 2013‑152, s. 1; 2017‑74, s. 9.)