History. Code 1981, § 26-4-86 , enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 686, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 127, § 5/HB 209; Ga. L. 2016, p. 855, § 4/HB 926; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 26/HB 323.
The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, substituted the present provisions of this Code section for the former provisions, which read: “The board may establish regulations governing the compounding of medication by pharmacists and pharmacies licensed in this state.”
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, in subsection (b), designated the previously existing provisions as paragraph (b)(1) and added paragraph (b)(2); in subsection (c), in the first sentence, twice inserted “nonpatient specific” and inserted “by an outsourcing facility and”, near the end of the fourth sentence, substituted “requirements, rules, and regulations” for “rules and regulations” and inserted “and the federal Food and Drug Administration”; and, in subsection (d), designated the previously existing provisions as paragraph (d)(1) and added paragraph (d)(2).
The 2017 amendment, effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, added a hyphen to “nonpatient-specific” twice in the first sentence of subsection (c).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 4 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Article 5 - Prescription Drugs
§ 26-4-80.1. Use of Security Paper for Hard Copy Prescription Drug Orders
§ 26-4-82. Duties Requiring Professional Judgment; Responsibilities of Licensed Pharmacist
§ 26-4-83. Patient Record Systems
§ 26-4-84. Restriction of License for Failure to Review Patient Records and Prescription Drug Orders
§ 26-4-85. Patient Counseling; Optimizing Drug Therapy
§ 26-4-86. Compounding and Distribution of Drug Products
§ 26-4-87. Storage and Handling of Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs
§ 26-4-89. Selling Drugs in Vending Machines Prohibited; Remote Automated Medication System Excluded
§ 26-4-90. Remuneration for Professional Pharmacy Care Services