- (a) There shall be maintained in every pharmacy, or in the establishment or institution where a pharmacy is located, a suitable book, file, or other easily retrievable record, in which shall be preserved for a period of not less than 2 years every prescription compounded or dispensed at said pharmacy.
(b)
- (1) There shall be maintained a bound volume recording the information required by law or regulation concerning the over-the-counter sales of those drugs which are listed in schedule V established or amended pursuant to the federal Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.).
(2) There shall also be maintained a bound volume in which shall be entered similar information concerning each sale of:
- (A) Hypodermic syringes, needles, or other medical devices which may be used in the administration of controlled substances;
- (B) Gelatin capsules and glassine envelopes in quantities sufficient to indicate an intention to use such items in the distribution of controlled substances; and
- (C) Diluents or adulterants, such as lactose or quinine, in quantities sufficient to indicate an intention to use such substances for the illegal distribution or dispensing of any controlled substance.
- (c) The records required to be maintained by this section shall be available for inspection by the Mayor during regular business hours.
History
Sept. 16, 1980, D.C. Law 3-98, § 16, 27 DCR 3528
Sept. 26, 2012, D.C. Law 19-171, § 302, 59 DCR 6190
Effect of Amendments
D.C. Law 19-171 enacted this subchapter into law.
Prior Codifications
1981 Ed., § 2-2015.