A. Sections 353 through 366 of Title 59 of the Oklahoma Statutes shall be known and may be cited as the “Oklahoma Pharmacy Act”.

B. It is the purpose of the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act to promote, preserve and protect the public health, safety and welfare by and through the effective control and regulation of the practice of pharmacy and of the registration of drug outlets engaged in the manufacture, production, sale and distribution of dangerous drugs, medication, devices and such other materials as may be used in the diagnosis and treatment of injury, illness and disease.

C. In recognition of and consistent with the decisions of the appellate courts of this state, the practice of pharmacy is hereby declared to be a profession.