§ 12-6C-10. Pedigree requirements; contents
West's Annotated Code of MarylandHealth OccupationsEffective: July 1, 2007
Effective: July 1, 2007
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6C-10
§ 12-6C-10. Pedigree requirements; contents
(a) A person who is engaged in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug that leaves, or has ever left, the normal distribution channel shall provide, before each wholesale distribution of the prescription drug, a pedigree to the person who receives the prescription drug.
(b) A retail pharmacy or pharmacy warehouse shall comply with the requirements of this section only if the pharmacy or pharmacy warehouse engages in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug in the State.
(c)(1) To be considered part of the normal distribution channel, a wholesale distributor, a manufacturer's exclusive distributor, and a manufacturer's third party logistics provider also must be an authorized distributor of record.
(d) Each person who engages in the wholesale distribution of a prescription drug, including repackagers but excluding the original manufacturer of the finished form of the prescription drug, who is provided a pedigree for the prescription drug and attempts to further distribute the prescription drug, shall authenticate, before any distribution of the prescription drug occurs, that each transaction listed on the pedigree has occurred.
(e) The pedigree shall include:
(1) All necessary identifying information relating to each sale in the chain of distribution of the prescription drug from the manufacturer or the manufacturer's third party logistics provider, co-licensed partner, or manufacturer's exclusive distributor, through acquisition and sale by any wholesale distributor or repackager, until final sale to a pharmacy or other person dispensing or administering the prescription drug, including:
(f) Each pedigree for a prescription drug shall be:
Credits
Added by Acts 2007, c. 352, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007; Acts 2007, c. 353, § 1, eff. July 1, 2007.
MD Code, Health Occupations, § 12-6C-10, MD HEALTH OCCUP § 12-6C-10
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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