1. A. A pharmacist may provide medication for use as stock medication for a licensed health care facility in accordance with applicable laws, if the pharmacy providing the medication also serves as the primary provider of patient specific medication for the facility.
2. B. A pharmacist may provide medication for use as stock medication for final dispensing or administration by an authorized prescriber who is permitted by law to administer or dispense medication if the pharmacist receives a written stock medication order from the authorized prescriber for each delivery of medication to the authorized prescriber.

3. C. A pharmacist may prepare, package, and label investigational drugs not destined for a specific individual at the time of preparation, packaging, and labeling if:

   1. (1) The study for which medications are prepared, packaged, and labeled is approved by an institutional review board as defined in federal law; and

   2. (2) The pharmacy permit holder ensures that records disclosing the identity of the subject who eventually receives the medication are:

      1. (a) Received by a pharmacist on duty at the pharmacy within 30 days after being provided to a patient; and
      2. (b) Maintained in the pharmacy.

Authority: Health Occupations Article, §12-205(a)(3)(ii), Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: May 4, 1979 (6:9 Md. R. 728)

Regulation .01 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298)

Regulation .02 amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298)

Regulation .03A amended effective February 19, 1990 (17:3 Md. R. 298)

Regulations .01 — .04, Transfer of Prescriptions Between Pharmacies repealed effective June 25, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1110)

Regulation .01 — .09 Transfer and Outsourcing of Prescriptions and Prescription Orders adopted effective June 25, 2001 (28:12 Md. R. 1110)

Regulation .01A amended effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .03 amended effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .06 recodified to Regulation .07 effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .06 adopted effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .07 recodified to Regulation .08 effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .08 recodified to Regulation .09 effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)

Regulation .09 recodified to Regulation .10 effective September 29, 2025 (Md. R. 956)