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§ 31-8-301. Drug repository program established; criteria and requirements for unused over-the-counter and prescription drugs

GA Code § 31-8-301 (2018) (N/A)
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(a) The Department of Public Health shall establish a drug repository program to accept and dispense over-the-counter and prescription drugs donated for the purpose of being dispensed to eligible patients.

(b) Drugs shall only be dispensed pursuant to the program if:

(1) For prescription drugs, they do not expire before the completion of the medication by the eligible patient based on the prescribing health care professional's directions for use and, for over-the-counter drugs, they do not expire before use by the eligible patient based on the directions for use on the manufacturer's label; and

(2) The drugs were donated in unopened tamper-evident packaging as defined by United States Pharmacopeia General Chapter 659, Packaging and Storage Requirements, including but not limited to unopened unit-dose and multiple-dose packaging.

(c) The following drugs shall not be donated to the program:

(1) Controlled substances;

(2) Drugs subject to a federal Food and Drug Administration managed risk evaluation and mitigation strategy pursuant to Section 355-1 of Title 21 of the United States Code if inventory transfer is prohibited by such strategy; or

(3) Drugs that there is reason to believe are adulterated pursuant to Code Section 26-3-7.

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§ 31-8-301. Drug repository program established; criteria and requirements for unused over-the-counter and prescription drugs