2006 Code of Virginia § 54.1-3427 - Dispensing drugs without safety closure container

54.1-3427. Dispensing drugs without safety closure container.

When a pharmacist receives the request of any person that a drug or drugs forsuch person to be dispensed by the pharmacist not be placed in a safetyclosure container, the pharmacist may dispense such drug or drugs in suchnonsafety closure container. The delivering pharmacist shall not be civillyliable simply by reason of dispensing a drug or drugs in such a container ifthe recipient signs a release covering a period of time or a single delivery,which release provides that the recipient releases the pharmacist from civilliability for not using the safety closure container, unless the pharmacistacted with willful and wanton disregard of safety.

(1978, c. 839, 54-524.67:2; 1988, c. 765.)