Florida Statutes
Chapter 893 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control
893.06 - Distribution of Controlled Substances; Order Forms; Labeling and Packaging Requirements.


(1) Controlled substances in Schedules I and II shall be distributed by a duly licensed manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler to a duly licensed manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, practitioner, pharmacy, as defined in chapter 465, hospital, or laboratory only pursuant to an order form. It shall be deemed a compliance with this subsection if the parties to the transaction have complied with federal law respecting the use of order forms.
(2) Possession or control of controlled substances obtained as authorized by this section shall be lawful if in the regular course of business, occupation, profession, employment, or duty.
(3) A person in charge of a hospital or laboratory or in the employ of this state or of any other state, or of any political subdivision thereof, and a master or other proper officer of a ship or aircraft, who obtains controlled substances under the provisions of this section or otherwise, shall not administer, dispense, or otherwise use such controlled substances within this state, except within the scope of her or his employment or official duty, and then only for scientific or medicinal purposes and subject to the provisions of this chapter.
(4) It shall be unlawful to distribute a controlled substance in a commercial container unless such container bears a label showing the name and address of the manufacturer, the quantity, kind, and form of controlled substance contained therein, and the identifying symbol for such substance, as required by federal law. No person except a pharmacist, for the purpose of dispensing a prescription, or a practitioner, for the purpose of dispensing a controlled substance to a patient, shall alter, deface, or remove any labels so affixed.
History.—s. 6, ch. 73-331; s. 1438, ch. 97-102.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVI - Crimes

Chapter 893 - Drug Abuse Prevention and Control

893.01 - Short Title.

893.015 - Statutory References.

893.02 - Definitions.

893.03 - Standards and Schedules.

893.0301 - Death Resulting From Apparent Drug Overdose; Reporting Requirements.

893.031 - Industrial Exceptions to Controlled Substance Scheduling.

893.033 - Listed Chemicals.

893.035 - Control of New Substances; Findings of Fact; Delegation of Authority to Attorney General to Control Substances by Rule.

893.0355 - Control of Scheduled Substances; Delegation of Authority to Attorney General to Reschedule Substance, or Delete Substance, by Rule.

893.0356 - Control of New Substances; Findings of Fact; “Controlled Substance Analog” Defined.

893.04 - Pharmacist and Practitioner.

893.05 - Practitioners and Persons Administering Controlled Substances in Their Absence.

893.055 - Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

893.0551 - Public Records Exemption for the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program.

893.06 - Distribution of Controlled Substances; Order Forms; Labeling and Packaging Requirements.

893.065 - Counterfeit-Resistant Prescription Blanks for Controlled Substances Listed in Schedule Ii, Schedule Iii, Schedule Iv, or Schedule V.

893.07 - Records.

893.08 - Exceptions.

893.09 - Enforcement.

893.10 - Burden of Proof; Photograph or Video Recording of Evidence.

893.101 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

893.105 - Testing and Destruction of Seized Substances.

893.11 - Suspension, Revocation, and Reinstatement of Business and Professional Licenses.

893.12 - Contraband; Seizure, Forfeiture, Sale.

893.13 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties.

893.135 - Trafficking; Mandatory Sentences; Suspension or Reduction of Sentences; Conspiracy to Engage in Trafficking.

893.1351 - Ownership, Lease, Rental, or Possession for Trafficking in or Manufacturing a Controlled Substance.

893.138 - Local Administrative Action to Abate Certain Activities Declared Public Nuisances.

893.145 - “Drug Paraphernalia” Defined.

893.146 - Determination of Paraphernalia.

893.147 - Use, Possession, Manufacture, Delivery, Transportation, Advertisement, or Retail Sale of Drug Paraphernalia, Specified Machines, and Materials.

893.149 - Unlawful Possession of Listed Chemical.

893.1495 - Retail Sale of Ephedrine and Related Compounds.

893.15 - Rehabilitation.

893.165 - County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Treatment or Education Trust Funds.

893.20 - Continuing Criminal Enterprise.

893.21 - Alcohol-Related or Drug-Related Overdoses; Medical Assistance; Immunity From Arrest, Charge, Prosecution, and Penalization.

893.30 - Controlled Substance Safety Education and Awareness.