New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 16 - OCCUPATIONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LICENSING
Chapter 19 - PHARMACISTS
Part 8 - WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTION
Section 16.19.8.3 - STATUTORY AUTHORITY
Paragraph (6) of Subsection A of Section 61-11-6 NMSA 1978 directs the board of pharmacy to provide for the licensing of drug manufacturers, repackagers and wholesale drug distributors and for the inspection of their facilities and activities. Paragraph (7) of Subsection A of Section 61-11-6 NMSA 1978 authorizes the board to enforce the provisions of all state laws pertaining to the practice of pharmacy and the manufacture, production, sale or distribution of drugs, cosmetics or poisons, including the New Mexico Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, Chapter 26, Article I NMSA 1978. Pursuant to Section 26-1-18 of the Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, the board is authorized to promulgate regulations for the efficient enforcement of the act.