California Code of Regulations › Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations › Division 17 - California State Board of Pharmacy › Article 10 - Dangerous Drub Distributors › Section 1783 - Manufacturer, Wholesaler, or Third-Party Logistics Provider Furnishing Drugs and Devices

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 28, July 12, 2024
(a) A
				manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider shall furnish
				dangerous drugs or devices only to an authorized person; prior to furnishing
				dangerous drugs and devices to a person not known to the furnisher, the
				manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider shall contact the
				board or, if the person is licensed or registered by another government entity,
				that entity, to confirm the recipient is an authorized person.
(b) "Authorized person" means a person to
				whom the board has issued a permit which enables the permit holder to purchase
				dangerous drugs or devices for use within the scope of its permit. "Authorized
				person" also means any person in this state or in another jurisdiction within
				the United States to the extent such furnishing is authorized by the law of
				this state, any applicable federal law, and the law of the jurisdiction in
				which that person is located. The manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party
				logistics provider furnishing to such person shall, prior to furnishing the
				dangerous drugs and devices, establish the intended recipient is legally
				authorized to receive the dangerous drugs or devices.
(c) Dangerous drugs or devices furnished by a
				manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider shall be delivered
				only to the premises listed on the permit; provided that a manufacturer,
				wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider may furnish drugs to an
				authorized person or an agent of that person at the premises of the
				manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider if (1) the identity
				and authorization of the recipient is properly established and (2) this method
				of receipt is employed only to meet the immediate needs of a particular patient
				of the authorized person. Dangerous drugs or devices may be furnished to a
				hospital pharmacy receiving area provided that a pharmacist or authorized
				receiving personnel signs, at the time of delivery, a receipt showing the type
				and quantity of the dangerous drugs or devices so received. Any discrepancy
				between the receipt and the type and quantity of dangerous drugs and devices
				actually received shall be reported to the delivering manufacturer, wholesaler,
				or third-party logistics provider by the next business day after the delivery
				to the pharmacy receiving area.
(d)
				A manufacturer, wholesaler, or third-party logistics provider shall not accept
				payment for or allow the use of an entity's credit to establish an account for
				the purchase of dangerous drugs or devices from any person other than:
(1) the owner(s) of record, chief executive
				officer, or chief financial officer listed on the permit for the authorized
				person; and
(2) on an account
				bearing the name of the permittee.