Section 338.240

Title XXII OCCUPATIONS AND PROFESSIONS

Chapter 338

Effective - 28 Aug 2011   

  338.240.  Evidence required for issuance of permit — veterinary permit pharmacy, designation of supervising registered pharmacist, when. — 1.  Upon evidence satisfactory to the said Missouri board of pharmacy:

  (1)  That the pharmacy for which a permit, or renewal thereof, is sought, will be conducted in full compliance with sections 338.210 to 338.300, with existing laws, and with the rules and regulations as established hereunder by said board;

  (2)  That the equipment and facilities of such pharmacy are such that it can be operated in a manner not to endanger the public health or safety;

  (3)  That such pharmacy is equipped with proper pharmaceutical and sanitary appliances and kept in a clean, sanitary and orderly manner;

  (4)  That the management of said pharmacy is under the supervision of either a registered pharmacist, or an owner or employee of the owner, who has at his or her place of business a registered pharmacist employed for the purpose of compounding physician's or veterinarian's prescriptions in the event any such prescriptions are compounded or sold;

  (5)  That said pharmacy is operated in compliance with the rules and regulations legally prescribed with respect thereto by the Missouri board of pharmacy, a permit or renewal thereof shall be issued to such persons as the said board of pharmacy shall deem qualified to conduct such pharmacy.

  2.  In lieu of a registered pharmacist as required by subdivision (4) of subsection 1 of this section, a pharmacy permit holder that only holds a class L veterinary permit and no other pharmacy permit may designate a supervising registered pharmacist who shall be responsible for reviewing the activities and records of the class L pharmacy permit holder as established by the board by rule.  The supervising registered pharmacist shall not be required to be physically present on site during the business operations of a class L pharmacy permit holder identified in subdivision (5) of subsection 1 of this section when noncontrolled legend drugs under 21 U.S.C. Section 353 are being dispensed for use in animals, but shall be specifically present on site when any noncontrolled drugs for use in animals are being compounded.

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(L. 1951 p. 734 § 2, A.L. 2011 H.B. 412 merged with S.B. 325)