D.C. Code § 47-2885.01

Purposes; scope.

Official textus-dc/statcode.dccouncil.gov11 subsections

# (a)

The purposes of this part are:

# (1)

To license pharmacies and pharmacists;

# (2)

To register pharmacy interns;

# (3)

To regulate the practice of pharmacy; and

# (4)

To establish a Board of Pharmacy in the District of Columbia in order to protect the public health and welfare.

# (b)

This part shall not apply to:

# (1)

A duly licensed medical practitioner who personally dispenses or administers drugs or poisons as the practitioner deems proper in the treatment of the practitioner’s patients;

# (2)

The administering of drugs by a registered or licensed nurse under the direction of a medical practitioner to the practitioner’s patient or patients;

# (3)

Or otherwise interfere with the sale of over-the-counter drugs; or

# (4)

Any person who is a wholesaler or manufacturer, or any employee of such person, when engaged in the discharge of his or her official duties.

# (c)

Nothing in this part shall be construed as altering or affecting in any way laws of the District of Columbia or any federal act requiring a written prescription for controlled substances or other dangerous drugs.

Source: official DC Code section page (code.dccouncil.gov)

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