California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 17 - California State Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Dangerous Drub Distributors › Section 1780.1 - Minimum Standards for Veterinary Food-Animal Drug Retailers

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
In addition to the minimum standards required of wholesalers
				  by section
				  1780, the following standards
				  shall apply to veterinary food-animal drug retailers.
(a) Drugs dispensed by a veterinary
				food-animal drug retailer pursuant to a veterinarian's prescription to a
				veterinarian's client are for use on food-producing animals.
(b) Repackaged within the meaning of Business
				and Professions Code section
				4041
				means that a veterinary food-animal drug retailer may break down case lots of
				dangerous drugs as described in 4022(a), legend drugs or extra label use drugs,
				so long as the seals on the individual containers are not broken. Veterinary
				food-animal drug retailers shall not open a container and count out or measure
				out any quantity of a dangerous, legend or extra label use drug.
(c) Dangerous drugs, legend drugs or extra
				label use drugs returned to a veterinary food-animal drug retailer from a
				client shall be treated as damaged or outdated prescription drugs and stored in
				the quarantine area specified in section
				1780(e)(1).
				Returned drugs may not be returned to stock, or dispensed, distributed or
				resold.
(d) A pharmacist or person
				issued a permit under Business and Professions Code section
				4053
				(hereafter called a vet retailer designated
				representative) may dispense drugs for use on
				food-producing animals on the basis of a written, electronically transmitted or
				oral order received from a licensed veterinarian. Only a pharmacist or the vet
				retailer designated representative may receive an oral order for a veterinary
				food-animal drug from the veterinarian. A written copy of the oral prescription
				shall be sent or electronically transmitted to the prescribing veterinarian
				within 72 hours.
(e) When a vet
				retailer designated representative dispenses a prescription for controlled
				substances, the labels of the containers shall be countersigned by the
				prescribing veterinarian before being provided to the client.
(f) Whenever a vet retailer designated
				representative dispenses to the same client for use on the same production
				class of food-animals, dangerous drugs, legend drugs or extra label use drugs
				prescribed by multiple veterinarians, the vet retailer designated
				representative shall contact the prescribing veterinarians for authorization
				before dispensing any drugs.
(g)
				Refilling a veterinarian's prescription
(1) A
				veterinary food-animal drug retailer may refill a prescription only if the
				initial prescription is issued indicating that a specific number of refills are
				authorized. If no refills are indicated on the initial prescription, no refills
				may be dispensed. Instead, a new prescription is needed from the
				veterinarian.
(2) A veterinary
				food-animal drug retailer may not refill a veterinarian's prescription order
				six months after the issuance date of the initial order. Records of any refills
				shall be retained by the veterinary food-animal drug retailer for three
				years.