§ 26-4-110. Pharmacy Licenses — Classifications; Applications; Fees; Investigations; Prescription Department Requirements
All facilities engaged in the manufacture, production, sale, or distribution of drugs or devices utilized in the practice of pharmacy or pharmacies where drugs or devices are dispensed or pharmacy care is provided shall be licensed by the board and shall biennially renew their license with the board. Where operations are conducted at more than […]
§ 26-4-111. Pharmacy Licenses — Minimum Standards; Transferability
The board shall specify by rule the pharmacy licensure procedures to be followed, including but not limited to specification of forms for use in applying for such licensure and times, places, and applicable fees. Applicants for licensure to distribute, manufacture, sell, purchase, or produce drugs or devices within this state shall file with the board […]
§ 26-4-112. Occurrences Requiring Immediate Notification to Board
The board shall be notified immediately upon the occurrence of any of the following: Permanent closing of a licensed pharmacy; Change of ownership, management, or location of a licensed pharmacy; Change of the pharmacist in charge of a licensed pharmacy. If upon the board being notified of such change a replacement pharmacist in charge is […]
§ 26-4-113. Wholesale Distributors; Licensing Requirements; Suspension or Revocation of License; Reinstatement
No person shall operate as a pharmacy until a pharmacy license has been issued to such person by the board. Except where otherwise permitted by law, it shall be unlawful for any type of manufacturer, wholesale distributor, reverse drug distributor, outsourcing facility, or third-party logistics provider to distribute or deliver drugs or devices to or […]
§ 26-4-114. Special Pharmacy Permits
A pharmacy located within and owned and operated by a school or college of pharmacy in this state may apply to the board for a special pharmacy permit which shall entitle the holder thereof to purchase, receive, possess, or dispose of drugs for educational or research purposes. The application shall include the name of a […]
§ 26-4-80.1. Use of Security Paper for Hard Copy Prescription Drug Orders
Effective October 1, 2011, every hard copy prescription drug order for any Schedule II controlled substance written in this state by a practitioner shall be written on security paper. A pharmacist shall not fill a hard copy prescription drug order for any Schedule II controlled substance from a practitioner unless it is written on security […]
§ 26-4-114.1. Application to Board for Nonresident Pharmacy Permits; Requirements
Any person, pharmacy, or facility located outside this state may apply to the board for a nonresident pharmacy permit which shall entitle the holder thereof to ship, mail, or deliver dispensed drugs, including but not limited to dangerous drugs and controlled substances, into this state. The board shall establish an application and require such information […]
§ 26-4-81. Substitution of Generic Drugs or Interchangeable Biological Products for Brand Name Drugs and Prescribed Biological Products
In accordance with this Code section, a pharmacist may substitute: A drug with the same generic name in the same strength, quantity, dose, and dosage form as the prescribed brand name drug product which is, in the pharmacist’s reasonable professional opinion, pharmaceutically equivalent; or A biological product with an interchangeable biological product. If a practitioner […]
§ 26-4-115. Wholesale Drug Distributors; Registration; Fees; Reports of Excessive Purchases; Penalty for Violations; Transfers of Drugs
All persons, firms, or corporations, whether located in this state or in any other state, engaged in the business of selling or distributing drugs at wholesale in this state, in the business of supplying drugs to manufacturers, compounders, and processors in this state, or in the business of a reverse drug distributor shall biennially register […]
§ 26-4-82. Duties Requiring Professional Judgment; Responsibilities of Licensed Pharmacist
In dispensing drugs, no individual other than a licensed pharmacist shall perform or conduct those duties or functions which require professional judgment. It shall be the responsibility of the supervising pharmacist to ensure that no other employee of the pharmacy, including pharmacy technicians, performs or conducts those duties or functions which require professional judgment. For […]