2005 Vermont Code - § 4215. — Authorized sales by pharmacists

§ 4215. Authorized sales by pharmacists

(a) A duly licensed pharmacist, in good faith and in the course of his profession only, may sell and dispense regulated drugs to any person upon a written prescription or oral prescription which is reduced promptly to writing by the pharmacist, of a licensed physician, dentist or veterinarian, dated and signed by the person prescribing or, if an oral prescription by the pharmacist of the day when written, and bearing the full name and address of the patient for whom or of the owner of the animal for which the drug is dispensed, and the full name, address, and registry number of the person prescribing, if he is required by those laws to be so registered. If the prescription be for an animal, it shall state the species of animal for which the drug is prescribed. The pharmacist filling the prescription shall write the date of filing and his own signature on the face of the prescription. The prescription shall be retained in a file separately maintained for each class of regulated drug by the proprietor of the pharmacy in which it is filled for a period of three years, so as to be readily accessible for inspection by a federal or state officer or employee engaged in the enforcement of the federal drug laws or of this chapter. The prescription shall not be refilled unless the refilling is authorized by the practitioner in the original prescription or by oral order which is reduced promptly to writing and filed as in the case of an oral prescription. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no prescription for any depressant or stimulant drug may be filled more than two weeks or refilled more than six months after the date on which such prescription was initially issued and no such prescription which is authorized to be refilled may be refilled more than five times. A physician who dispenses regulated drugs as part of his regular fee or for an additional fee shall be considered a pharmacist for the purposes of this section.

(b) The legal owner of any stock of regulated drugs, upon discontinuance of dealing in such drugs, shall promptly sell such drugs to a manufacturer, wholesaler, or pharmacist, but only on an official written order. (1967, No. 343 (Adj. Sess.), § 15, eff. March 23, 1968.)