Florida Statutes
Part I - Drugs; Devices; Cosmetics; Household Products (Ss. 499.001-499.067)
499.055 - Reports and dissemination of information by department.


(1) The department may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders that have been rendered under ss. 499.001-499.79, including the nature of any charges and the dispositions of the charges.
(2) The department may also cause to be disseminated such information regarding drugs, devices, and cosmetics as considered necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of consumers against fraud.
(3) This section does not prohibit the department from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of its investigations.
(4) The department shall publish on the department’s website and update at least monthly:
(a) A list of the prescription drug wholesale distributors, out-of-state prescription drug wholesale distributors, and retail pharmacy drug wholesale distributors against whom the department has initiated enforcement action pursuant to this part to suspend or revoke a permit, seek an injunction, or otherwise file an administrative complaint and the permit number of each such wholesale distributor.
(b) A list of the prescription drug wholesale distributors, out-of-state prescription drug wholesale distributors, and retail pharmacy drug wholesale distributors to which the department has issued a permit, including the date on which each permit will expire.
(c) A list of the prescription drug wholesale distributor, out-of-state prescription drug wholesale distributor, and retail pharmacy drug wholesale distributor permits that have been returned to the department, were suspended, were revoked, have expired, or were not renewed in the previous year.

History.—s. 34, ch. 82-225; s. 1, ch. 83-265; s. 6, ch. 86-133; ss. 39, 52, ch. 92-69; s. 22, ch. 2003-155; s. 31, ch. 2008-207.

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Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII - Regulation of Trade, Commerce, Investments, and Solicitations

Chapter 499 - Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act

Part I - Drugs; Devices; Cosmetics; Household Products (Ss. 499.001-499.067)

499.001 - Florida Drug and Cosmetic Act; short title.

499.002 - Purpose, administration, and enforcement of and exemption from this part.

499.003 - Definitions of terms used in this part.

499.005 - Prohibited acts.

499.0051 - Criminal acts.

499.0054 - Advertising and labeling of drugs, devices, and cosmetics; exemptions.

499.006 - Adulterated drug or device.

499.007 - Misbranded drug or device.

499.008 - Adulterated cosmetics.

499.009 - Misbranded cosmetics.

499.01 - Permits.

499.012 - Permit application requirements.

499.01201 - Agency for Health Care Administration review and use of statute and rule violation or compliance data.

499.0121 - Storage and handling of prescription drugs; recordkeeping.

499.01211 - Drug Wholesale Distributor Advisory Council.

499.015 - Registration of drugs and devices; issuance of certificates of free sale.

499.023 - New drugs; sale, manufacture, repackaging, distribution.

499.024 - Drug product classification.

499.025 - Drug products in finished, solid, oral dosage form; identification requirements.

499.028 - Drug samples or complimentary drugs; starter packs; permits to distribute.

499.0285 - International Prescription Drug Importation Program.

499.02851 - Federal arrangement to operate a pilot program for importing prescription drugs.

499.029 - Cancer Drug Donation Program.

499.0295 - Experimental treatments for terminal conditions.

499.03 - Possession of certain drugs without prescriptions unlawful; exemptions and exceptions.

499.032 - Phenylalanine; prescription required.

499.033 - Ephedrine; prescription required.

499.035 - Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO); labeling and advertising.

499.036 - Restrictions on sale of dextromethorphan.

499.039 - Sale, distribution, or transfer of harmful chemical substances; penalties; authority for enforcement.

499.04 - Fee authority.

499.041 - Schedule of fees for drug, device, and cosmetic applications and permits, product registrations, and free-sale certificates.

499.05 - Rules.

499.051 - Inspections and investigations.

499.052 - Records of interstate shipment.

499.055 - Reports and dissemination of information by department.

499.057 - Expenses and salaries.

499.06 - Embargoing, detaining, or destroying article or processing equipment which is in violation of law or rule.

499.062 - Seizure and condemnation of drugs, devices, or cosmetics.

499.065 - Inspections; imminent danger.

499.066 - Penalties; remedies.

499.0661 - Cease and desist orders; removal of certain persons.

499.067 - Denial, suspension, or revocation of permit, certification, or registration.