Section 350. Special packaging  


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  • A. Each drug dispensed to a person in a household shall be dispensed in special packaging except when otherwise directed in a prescription by a practitioner, when otherwise requested by the purchaser, or when such drug is exempted from 16 CFR § 1702.1 et seq. promulgated pursuant to the Poison Prevention Packaging Act of 1970 (15 USC §§ 1471-1476).

    B. If nonspecial packaging is requested, a notation shall be made on the dispensing record or other retrievable record.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR530-01-1 § 7.3, eff. October 25, 1989; amended, Volume 09, Issue 04, eff. December 16, 1992; Volume 10, Issue 01, eff. November 4, 1993; Volume 11, Issue 21, eff. August 9, 1995; Volume 15, Issue 08, eff. February 3, 1999; Volume 20, Issue 23, eff. August 25, 2004; Volume 25, Issue 24, eff. September 2, 2009.

Statutory Authority

§ 54.1-2400 and Chapters 33 (§ 54.1-3300 et seq.) and 34 (§ 54.1-3400 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia.