New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 15 - DANGEROUS VETERINARY DRUGS - RETAIL DISTRIBUTION
Section 16.19.15.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY

Section 61-11-14.B. (13) NMSA 1978 authorizes the board of pharmacy to issue drug permits for wholesalers, retailers and distributors of dangerous drugs limited to veterinary use. Section 26-3-3(A) NMSA 1978 (the Drug Product Selection Act or "DPSA") authorizes pharmacists to dispense lower cost versions of multiple-source drugs that meet a final determination of the federal government that is published in the federal register. Section 26-3-2 of the DPSA states that the purpose of the DPSA is to assure that all New Mexico citizens continue to receive high quality drugs at a reasonable cost.