1. A. General Requirements.

   1. (1) A full service pharmacy may conduct wholesale distribution provided that the wholesale distribution business does not exceed 5 percent of the full service pharmacy’s annual sales.

   2. (2) A full service pharmacy may conduct wholesale distribution:

      1. (a) With another pharmacy; or
      2. (b) With a wholesale distributor, if the full service pharmacy reports to the Board within a week, on a form approved by the Board, of the full service pharmacy’s wholesale distribution to a wholesale distributor.

2. B. Recordkeeping Requirements. A full service pharmacy that conducts wholesale distribution as set forth in §A of this regulation shall:

   1. (1) Maintain records of wholesale distribution separately from its other records;
   2. (2) Maintain records of wholesale distribution to wholesale distributors separately from its records of wholesale distribution to pharmacies; and
   3. (3) Make records of wholesale distribution available for inspection by the Board.

Authority: Health-Occupations Article, §§12-205, 12-403, and 12-406, Annotated Code of Maryland

Effective date: July 1, 2014 (41:10 Md. R. 561)

Regulation .01 amended effective October 9, 2017 (44:20 Md. R. 945)

Regulation .04 adopted effective October 9, 2017 (44:20 Md. R. 945)