California Code of Regulations
Title 16 - Professional and Vocational Regulations
Division 17 - California State Board of Pharmacy
Article 8 - Prohibitions and Discipline
Section 1761 - Erroneous or Uncertain Prescriptions

Universal Citation: 16 CA Code of Regs 1761

Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 12, March 22, 2024

(a) No pharmacist shall compound or dispense any prescription which contains any significant error, omission, irregularity, uncertainty, ambiguity or alteration. Upon receipt of any such prescription, the pharmacist shall contact the prescriber to obtain the information needed to validate the prescription.

(b) Even after conferring with the prescriber, a pharmacist shall not compound or dispense a controlled substance prescription where the pharmacist knows or has objective reason to know that said prescription was not issued for a legitimate medical purpose.

1. Amendment filed 2-22-80; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 80, No. 8).
2. Amendment filed 3-12-85; effective thirtieth day thereafter (Register 85, No. 12).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending NOTE filed 9-11-2002 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2002, No. 37).

Note: Authority cited: Section 4005, Business and Professions Code. Reference: Section 4005, Business and Professions Code; and Section 11153, Health and Safety Code.

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