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§ 54.1-3400. Citation - This chapter may be cited as "The Drug Control Act."...
§ 54.1-3401. Definitions - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires a...
§ 54.1-3401.1. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2016, c. 221, cl. 2.
§ 54.1-3402. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2003, c. 509.
§ 54.1-3403. Chapter not applicable to economic poisons - This chapter shall not be construed to apply (i) to...
§ 54.1-3404. Inventories of controlled substances required of certain persons; contents and form of record - A. Except as set forth in subsection G, every person...
§ 54.1-3405. Access to and copies of records; inspections - Every person required to prepare or obtain, and keep, records,...
§ 54.1-3406. Records confidential; disclosure of information about violations of federal law - A. No agent of the Board or agent designated by...
§ 54.1-3407. Analysis of controlled substances - A licensed physician or pharmacist may receive controlled substances from...
§ 54.1-3408. Professional use by practitioners - A. A practitioner of medicine, osteopathy, podiatry, dentistry, or veterinary...
§ 54.1-3408.01. Requirements for prescriptions - A. The written prescription referred to in § 54.1-3408 shall...
§ 54.1-3408.02. Transmission of prescriptions - A. Consistent with federal law and in accordance with regulations...
§ 54.1-3408.03. Dispensing of therapeutically equivalent drug product permitted - A. A pharmacist may dispense a therapeutically equivalent drug product...
§ 54.1-3408.04. Dispensing of interchangeable biosimilars permitted - A. A pharmacist may dispense a biosimilar that has been...
§ 54.1-3408.05. Use of FDA-approved substance upon publication of final rule - Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no person shall...
§ 54.1-3408.1. Prescription in excess of recommended dosage in certain cases - In the case of a patient with intractable pain, a...
§ 54.1-3408.2. Failure to report administration or dispensing of or prescription for controlled substances; report required; penalty - Any person authorized to prescribe, dispense, or administer controlled substances...
§ 54.1-3408.3. Certification for use of cannabis oil for treatment - A. As used in this section: "Botanical cannabis" means cannabis...
§ 54.1-3408.4. Expired - Expired July 1, 2022
§ 54.1-3408.5. Epinephrine required in certain public places - Every public place, as defined in § 15.2-2820, may make...
§ 54.1-3409. Professional use by veterinarians - A veterinarian may not prescribe controlled substances for human use...
§ 54.1-3410. When pharmacist may sell and dispense drugs - A. A pharmacist, acting in good faith, may sell and...
§ 54.1-3410.1. Requirements for radiopharmaceuticals - A. A pharmacist who is authorized by the Board and...
§ 54.1-3410.2. Compounding; pharmacists' authority to compound under certain conditions; labeling and record maintenance requirements - A. A pharmacist may engage in compounding of drug products...
§ 54.1-3411. When prescriptions may be refilled - Prescriptions may be refilled as follows: 1. A prescription for...
§ 54.1-3411.1. Prohibition on returns, exchanges, or re-dispensing of drugs; exceptions - A. Drugs dispensed to persons pursuant to a prescription shall...
§ 54.1-3411.2. Prescription drug disposal programs - A. As used in this section: "Authorized pharmacy disposal site"...
§ 54.1-3411.2:1. Guidelines for disposal of unused drugs - A. The Board of Pharmacy shall develop guidelines for the...
§ 54.1-3412. Date of dispensing; initials of pharmacist; automated data processing system - Pursuant to regulations promulgated by the Board, the pharmacist dispensing...
§ 54.1-3413. Manufacturing and administering Schedule I drugs - It shall be lawful for a person to manufacture, and...
§ 54.1-3414. Official orders for Schedule II drugs - An official written order for any Schedule II drug shall...
§ 54.1-3415. Distribution of drugs in Schedules II through VI by manufacturers and wholesalers - A. A permitted manufacturer or wholesaler may distribute Schedule II...
§ 54.1-3415.1. Delivery of medical devices on behalf of a medical equipment supplier - A. A permitted manufacturer, wholesale distributor, warehouser, nonresident warehouser, third-party...
§ 54.1-3416. No prescription for preparations listed pursuant to Schedule V - A preparation listed pursuant to Schedule V may be dispensed...
§ 54.1-3417. Disposing of stocks of Schedules II through V drugs - The owner of any stocks of drugs included in Schedules...
§ 54.1-3418. Sale of aqueous or oleaginous solutions - A pharmacist, only upon an official written order, may sell...
§ 54.1-3419. Dispensing of insulin preparations - Any insulin preparation shall be dispensed only by or under...
§ 54.1-3420. Distribution of certain drugs; written request or confirmation of receipt - No manufacturer or distributor of controlled substances shall distribute or...
§ 54.1-3420.1. Identification required for filling prescriptions - A. Before dispensing any drug listed on Schedules III through...
§ 54.1-3420.2. Delivery of prescription drug order - A. Whenever any pharmacy permitted to operate in this Commonwealth...
§ 54.1-3421. New drugs - A. No person shall sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold...
§ 54.1-3422. Controlled substances registration certificate required in addition to other requirements; exemptions - A. Every person who manufactures, distributes or dispenses any substance...
§ 54.1-3423. Board to issue registration unless inconsistent with public interest; authorization to conduct research; application and fees - A. The Board shall register an applicant to manufacture or...
§ 54.1-3424. Suspension or revocation of registration, license or permit; limitation to particular controlled substance; controlled substances placed under seal; sale of perishables and forfeiture; notification to DEA - A. A registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense a controlled...
§ 54.1-3425. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2009, c. 149, cl. 2, effective March...
§ 54.1-3426. Regulations for special packaging - A. The Board shall adopt standards for special packaging consistent...
§ 54.1-3427. Dispensing drugs without safety closure container - When a pharmacist receives the request of any person that...
§ 54.1-3428. Dissemination of information - The Board may disseminate such information regarding drugs, devices, and...
§ 54.1-3429. Revocation of permit issued to manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor - The Board may revoke a permit issued to a manufacturer,...
§ 54.1-3430. Display of permit; permits nontransferable; renewal - Permits issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be...
§ 54.1-3431. Admission into evidence of certain certificates of analysis - In any administrative hearing, a certificate of analysis of a...
§ 54.1-3432. Supervision by pharmacist - Every pharmacy shall be under the personal supervision of a...
§ 54.1-3433. Certain advertising and signs unlawful - It shall be unlawful for any place of business which...
§ 54.1-3434. Permit to conduct pharmacy - No person shall conduct a pharmacy without first obtaining a...
§ 54.1-3434.01. Notice of pharmacy closing; change of ownership; penalty - A. Prior to the closing of a pharmacy for more...
§ 54.1-3434.02. Automated drug dispensing systems - A. Hospitals licensed pursuant to Title 32.1 or Title 37.2...
§ 54.1-3434.03. Continuous quality improvement program - Each pharmacy shall implement a program for continuous quality improvement,...
§ 54.1-3434.04. Automatic review of certain case decisions - The Board of Pharmacy shall, in cases in which a...
§ 54.1-3434.05. Permit to act as an outsourcing facility - A. No person shall act as an outsourcing facility without...
§ 54.1-3434.1. Nonresident pharmacies to register with Board - A. Any pharmacy located outside the Commonwealth that ships, mails,...
§ 54.1-3434.2. Permit to be issued - The Board shall only register nonresident pharmacies that maintain a...
§ 54.1-3434.3. Denial, revocation, suspension of registration, summary proceedings - The Board may deny, revoke, suspend, or take other disciplinary...
§ 54.1-3434.4. Prohibited acts - A. It is unlawful for any person or entity which...
§ 54.1-3434.5. Nonresident outsourcing facilities to register with the Board - A. Any outsourcing facility located outside the Commonwealth that ships,...
§ 54.1-3435. License to act as wholesale distributor; renewal; fee - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to engage...
§ 54.1-3435.01. Registration of nonresident wholesale distributors; renewal; fee - A. Any person located outside the Commonwealth who engages in...
§ 54.1-3435.02. Certain permitted pharmacies and medical equipment suppliers exempted - A. A permitted pharmacy may engage in wholesale distributions of...
§ 54.1-3435.1. Denial, revocation, and suspension of license, permit, or registration of certain entities - A. The Board may deny, revoke, suspend, or take other...
§ 54.1-3435.2. Permit to act as medical equipment supplier; storage; limitation; regulations - A. Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or Chapter 33...
§ 54.1-3435.3. Inspection and audit - Medical equipment suppliers shall allow the Board or its authorized...
§ 54.1-3435.3:1. Registration of nonresident medical equipment suppliers; renewal; fee - A. Any person located outside the Commonwealth other than a...
§ 54.1-3435.4. Permit to act as warehouser; regulations - A. Unless otherwise authorized by this chapter or Chapter 33...
§ 54.1-3435.4:01. Registration to act as a nonresident warehouser; regulations - A. Any warehouser located outside the Commonwealth that ships prescription...
§ 54.1-3435.4:1. Permitting of third-party logistics provider; renewal - A. It shall be unlawful for any person to operate...
§ 54.1-3435.4:2. Registration of nonresident third-party logistics provider; renewal - A. Any third-party logistics provider located outside the Commonwealth that...
§ 54.1-3435.5. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 2007, c. 662, cl. 2.
§ 54.1-3436. Repealed - Repealed by Acts 1992, c. 737.
§ 54.1-3436.1. Prescription drug price transparency - A. As used in this section: "Brand-name drug" means a...
§ 54.1-3437. Permit to manufacture drugs - It shall be lawful to manufacture, make, produce, pack, package,...
§ 54.1-3437.1. Limited permit for repackaging drugs - The Board may issue a limited manufacturing permit for the...
§ 54.1-3438. Manufacturing, etc., of drugs or proprietary medicines, to be supervised by pharmacist - No drugs or proprietary medicines shall be manufactured, made, produced,...
§ 54.1-3439. Application for nonrestricted manufacturing permit; fee - Every person desiring to manufacture any drug or proprietary medicines...
§ 54.1-3440. Persons to whom nonrestricted permit is granted - No person shall be granted a nonrestricted permit as a...
§ 54.1-3441. Restricted manufacturing permit; application; fee; separate application and permit for each place of manufacturing - Every person desiring to manufacture a proprietary medicine or to...
§ 54.1-3442. When permit not to be granted; regulations - No person shall be granted a restricted manufacturing permit as...
§ 54.1-3442.01. Registration of nonresident manufacturer; renewal - A. Any manufacturer located outside the Commonwealth who ships prescription...
§ 54.1-3442.02. Prescription drug price transparency - A. As used in this section: "Biosimilar" means a drug...
§ 54.1-3442.1. Definitions - As used in this article, unless the context requires a...
§ 54.1-3442.2. Eligibility for expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, and devices; written, informed consent to treatment - A. A person shall be eligible for expanded access to...
§ 54.1-3442.3. Expanded access to investigational drugs, biological products, or devices; cost; insurance coverage - A. A manufacturer of an investigational drug, biological product, or...
§ 54.1-3442.4. Limitation of liability - A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary,...
§ 54.1-3442.5. Definitions - As used in this article: "Botanical cannabis," "cannabis oil," "cannabis...
§ 54.1-3442.6. Permit to operate pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility - A. No person shall operate a pharmaceutical processor or a...
§ 54.1-3442.7. Dispensing cannabis products; report - A. A pharmaceutical processor or cannabis dispensing facility shall dispense...
§ 54.1-3442.8. Criminal liability; exceptions - No agent or employee of a pharmaceutical processor or cannabis...
§ 54.1-3443. Board to administer article - A. The Board shall administer this article and may add...
§ 54.1-3444. Controlled substances included by whatever name designated - The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the...
§ 54.1-3445. Placement of substance in Schedule I - The Board shall place a substance in Schedule I if...
§ 54.1-3446. Schedule I - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
§ 54.1-3447. Placement of substance in Schedule II - The Board shall place a substance in Schedule II if...
§ 54.1-3448. Schedule II - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
§ 54.1-3449. Placement of substance in Schedule III - The Board shall place a substance in Schedule III if...
§ 54.1-3450. Schedule III - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
§ 54.1-3451. Placement of substance in Schedule IV - The Board shall place a substance in Schedule IV if...
§ 54.1-3452. Schedule IV - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
§ 54.1-3453. Placement of substance in Schedule V - The Board shall place a substance in Schedule V if...
§ 54.1-3454. Schedule V - The controlled substances listed in this section are included in...
§ 54.1-3455. Schedule VI - The following classes of drugs and devices shall be controlled...
§ 54.1-3456. Controlled substance analog - A controlled substance analog shall, to the extent intended for...
§ 54.1-3456.1. Drugs of concern - The Board may promulgate regulations designating specific drugs and substances,...
§ 54.1-3457. Prohibited acts - The following acts shall be prohibited: 1. The manufacture, sale,...
§ 54.1-3458. Violations - A. Any person who violates any of the provisions of...
§ 54.1-3459. Tagging of adulterated or misbranded drugs, devices, or cosmetics; condemnation; destruction; expenses - A. Whenever a duly authorized agent of the Board finds,...
§ 54.1-3460. Poisonous or deleterious substance, or color additive - Any added poisonous or deleterious substance, or any color additive,...
§ 54.1-3461. Adulterated drug or device - A. A drug or device shall be deemed to be...
§ 54.1-3462. Misbranded drug or device - A drug or device shall be deemed to be misbranded:...
§ 54.1-3463. Exemption of drugs dispensed by filling or refilling prescription - A. Any drug dispensed by filling or refilling a written...
§ 54.1-3464. Adulterated cosmetics - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be adulterated: 1. If...
§ 54.1-3465. Misbranded cosmetics - A cosmetic shall be deemed to be misbranded: 1. If...
§ 54.1-3466. Possession or distribution of controlled paraphernalia; definition of controlled paraphernalia; evidence; exceptions - A. For purposes of this chapter, "controlled paraphernalia" means (i)...
§ 54.1-3467. Distribution of hypodermic needles or syringes, gelatin capsules, quinine or any of its salts - A. Distribution by any method, of any hypodermic needles or...
§ 54.1-3468. Conditions to dispensing device, item, or substance; records - In dispensing any device, item or substance, the pharmacist or...
§ 54.1-3469. Storage, usage, and disposition of controlled paraphernalia - Each person, association or corporation which has lawfully obtained possession...
§ 54.1-3470. Obtaining controlled paraphernalia by fraud, etc. - A. No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain any...
§ 54.1-3471. Issuance of permits to certain persons other than registered pharmacists - The Board shall, upon written application, on a form furnished...
§ 54.1-3472. Article inapplicable to certain persons - The provisions of this article shall not apply to legitimate...