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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) No legend drug, legend device or drugs listed in subsection (b) of this section may be dispensed or sold at retail except (1) in a pharmacy, (2) by a hospital licensed under sections 19a-490 to 19a-503, inclusive, to an employee of the hospital when prescribed by a prescribing practitioner for the employee or the employee's spouse or dependent children, or (3) by such hospital to a retiree of such hospital or the retiree's spouse in accordance with the retiree's retirement or pension plan.
(b) The following drugs may not be sold at retail except as permitted in subsection (a) of this section: (1) Injectable or ingestible antibiotics; (2) injectable biologicals; (3) sulfonamides and their compounds which are designed to be taken into the stomach for systemic action; (4) injectable or ingestible corticosteroids; or (5) camphorated tincture of opium.
(c) Any person who violates any provision of this section shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars nor more than five hundred dollars.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Connecticut General Statutes Title 20. Professional and Occupational Licensing, Certification, Title Protection and Registration. Examining Boards § 20-610. Dispensing or retail sale of legend drugs, legend devices and certain other drugs by other than pharmacies and hospitals, prohibited - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ct/title-20-professional-and-occupational-licensing-certification-title-protection-and-registration-examining-boards/ct-gen-st-sect-20-610/
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