Scope of practice of licensed pharmacists [For application of this section, see 85 Del. Laws, c. 418, § 6].
Del. Code tit. 24, § 2565
in effectA pharmacist licensed under this chapter is authorized to do all of the following:
(1) Participate in drug utilization or drug regimen reviews.
(2) Participate in therapeutic drug selection and substitution of therapeutically equivalent drug products.
(3) Advise other health-care professionals, as well as patients, regarding the total scope of drug therapy, so as to deliver the best care possible.
(4) Monitor drug therapy.
(5) Perform and interpret capillary blood tests to screen and monitor disease risk factors or facilitate patient education. Screening results must be reported to the patient’s primary health-care practitioner only if outside normal limits.
(6) Conduct or manage a pharmacy or other business establishment where drugs are compounded or dispensed.
(7) a. Subject to paragraph (7)c. of this section, administer injectable medications, biologicals, and immunizations pursuant to a valid prescription from a practitioner or practitioner-approved protocol approved by a physician duly licensed in this State under subchapter III of Chapter 17 of this title or by a nurse duly licensed in this State under Chapter 19 of this title. Upon request, a copy of the protocol will be made available to the designated prescriber or prescribers without cost.
b. All vaccine administrations must be reported to DelVAX within 72 hours of administration. This report to DelVAX, which must be submitted electronically, must include all of the following:
1. Patient’s name.
2. Name of the immunizations, inoculations, or vaccinations administered.
3. Site of injection.
4. Lot and expiration date.
5. Name of facility that provided the vaccination.
6. The date of administration.
c. Pharmacists, pharmacy interns, and nationally certified pharmacy technicians who have completed an accredited training program, are currently trained in CPR, and have notified the Delaware Board of Pharmacy, may administer immunizations via a prescriber’s order or protocol for patients 3 years of age and older.
(8) Dispense contraceptives and dispense and administer injectable hormonal contraceptives under Chapter 30O of Title 16.
(9) Order, perform, and interpret tests authorized by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and waived under the federal Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988, 42 U.S.C. § 263a. A pharmacist may delegate the performance of a test to an intern or nationally certified pharmacy technician acting under the supervision of the pharmacist.
(10) Initiate drug therapy for health conditions in accordance with § 2525 of this title.
(11) Engage in collaborative pharmacy practice in accordance with a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement.
(12) Initiate, dispense, or administer medications for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pre-exposure prophylaxis and HIV post-exposure prophylaxis under § 2525A of this title, which includes administering laboratory tests, conducting assessments and consultations, and providing referrals.
(13) Exercise independent prescriptive authority under § 2566 of this title.
(14) Order and evaluate laboratory tests as related to medication therapy, including medication therapy for the treatment of opioid use disorder under § 2568 of this title.
Source: DE Code (Official Site)URL: https://delcode.delaware.gov/title24/c025/sc08/index.htmlFetched: 10/4/2026