Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 480 - RULES OF GEORGIA STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY
Chapter 480-10 - RETAIL PHARMACY REGULATIONS
Rule 480-10-.01 - Controlled Substances and Dangerous Drugs: Inspection, Retention of Records and Security
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Every retail pharmacy, possessing or having possessed any controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs, within a period of two years, and/or possessing any record related to the same, which is required to be kept by O.C.G.A. T. Ch. 16-13, shall exercise diligent care in protecting such controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs and/or records related to the same from loss or theft.
(2) All controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs shall be kept in the prescription department, accessible only to an authorized person, except where contained in a collection receptacle compliant with state and federal law and regulation.
(3) The Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency (GDNA) shall have the authority to conduct inspections of any place or premises used by any such licensed retail pharmacy in relation to such controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs and/or any records pertaining to their acquisition, dispensing, disposal, or loss.
(4) The GDNA shall have the authority to examine, copy, or remove all such records, and to examine, copy, remove, or inventory all such controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs.
(5) Any person possessing controlled substances and/or dangerous drugs and/or records may request that such an inspection be made, and upon receipt of such written request, the GDNA Director shall make, or cause to be made, without unreasonable delay, an inspection in compliance with said request.
O.C.G.A. §§ 16-13-34, 16-13-39, 16-13-45, 16-13-46, 26-3-17, 26-4-4, 26-4-27 to 26-4-29, 26-4-110, 26-4-113, 26-4-115.