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§60A-10-5. Restrictions on the sale, transfer or delivery of certain drug products; penalties.
(a) No pharmacy or individual may display, offer for sale or place a drug product containing as its single active ingredient ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or other designated precursor where the public may freely access the drug product. All such drug products or designated precursors shall be placed behind a pharmacy counter where access is restricted to a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician or other pharmacy employee.

(b) All storage of drug products regulated by the provisions of this section shall be in a controlled and locked access location that is not accessible by the general public and shall maintain strict inventory control standards and complete records of quantity of the product maintained in bulk form.

(c) No pharmacy shall sell, deliver or provide any drug product regulated by the provisions of this section to any person who is under the age of eighteen.

(d) If a drug product regulated by the provisions of this section is transferred, sold or delivered, the individual, pharmacy or retail establishment transferring, selling or delivering the drug product shall require the person purchasing, receiving or otherwise acquiring the drug product to:

(1) Produce a government-issued photo identification showing his or her date of birth; and

(2) Sign a form containing the information set forth in subsection (b), section eight of this article and attesting to the validity of such information. Any person who knowingly makes a false representation or statement pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be confined in a jail for not more than six months, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(e) This section does not apply to drug products that are dispensed pursuant to a prescription, are pediatric products primarily intended for administration, according to label instructions, to children under twelve years of age.

(f) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine in an amount not more than ten thousand dollars.

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > West-virginia > 60a > 60a-10-5

§60A-10-5. Restrictions on the sale, transfer or delivery of certain drug products; penalties.
(a) No pharmacy or individual may display, offer for sale or place a drug product containing as its single active ingredient ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or other designated precursor where the public may freely access the drug product. All such drug products or designated precursors shall be placed behind a pharmacy counter where access is restricted to a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician or other pharmacy employee.

(b) All storage of drug products regulated by the provisions of this section shall be in a controlled and locked access location that is not accessible by the general public and shall maintain strict inventory control standards and complete records of quantity of the product maintained in bulk form.

(c) No pharmacy shall sell, deliver or provide any drug product regulated by the provisions of this section to any person who is under the age of eighteen.

(d) If a drug product regulated by the provisions of this section is transferred, sold or delivered, the individual, pharmacy or retail establishment transferring, selling or delivering the drug product shall require the person purchasing, receiving or otherwise acquiring the drug product to:

(1) Produce a government-issued photo identification showing his or her date of birth; and

(2) Sign a form containing the information set forth in subsection (b), section eight of this article and attesting to the validity of such information. Any person who knowingly makes a false representation or statement pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be confined in a jail for not more than six months, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(e) This section does not apply to drug products that are dispensed pursuant to a prescription, are pediatric products primarily intended for administration, according to label instructions, to children under twelve years of age.

(f) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine in an amount not more than ten thousand dollars.


State Codes and Statutes

State Codes and Statutes

Statutes > West-virginia > 60a > 60a-10-5

§60A-10-5. Restrictions on the sale, transfer or delivery of certain drug products; penalties.
(a) No pharmacy or individual may display, offer for sale or place a drug product containing as its single active ingredient ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine or other designated precursor where the public may freely access the drug product. All such drug products or designated precursors shall be placed behind a pharmacy counter where access is restricted to a pharmacist, a pharmacy technician or other pharmacy employee.

(b) All storage of drug products regulated by the provisions of this section shall be in a controlled and locked access location that is not accessible by the general public and shall maintain strict inventory control standards and complete records of quantity of the product maintained in bulk form.

(c) No pharmacy shall sell, deliver or provide any drug product regulated by the provisions of this section to any person who is under the age of eighteen.

(d) If a drug product regulated by the provisions of this section is transferred, sold or delivered, the individual, pharmacy or retail establishment transferring, selling or delivering the drug product shall require the person purchasing, receiving or otherwise acquiring the drug product to:

(1) Produce a government-issued photo identification showing his or her date of birth; and

(2) Sign a form containing the information set forth in subsection (b), section eight of this article and attesting to the validity of such information. Any person who knowingly makes a false representation or statement pursuant to the requirements of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, be confined in a jail for not more than six months, fined not more than five thousand dollars, or both.

(e) This section does not apply to drug products that are dispensed pursuant to a prescription, are pediatric products primarily intended for administration, according to label instructions, to children under twelve years of age.

(f) Any violation of this section is a misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction by a fine in an amount not more than ten thousand dollars.