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Washington Statutes, Title 69

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Title 69, FOOD, DRUGS, COSMETICS, AND POISONS

33 chapters · 625 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 69625 Ch 69.50, Uniform controlled substances act.133 Ch 69.04, Intrastate commerce in drugs and cos…84 Ch 69.28, Honey.49 Ch 69.41, Legend drugs—Prescription drugs.44 Ch 69.25, Washington wholesome eggs and egg pr…39 Ch 69.07, Washington food processing act.27 Ch 69.51A, Medical cannabis.27 Ch 69.43, Precursor drugs.25 Ch 69.48, Drug take-back program.19 Ch 69.30, Sanitary control of shellfish.15 Ch 69.10, Food storage warehouses.13 Ch 69.70, Access to prescription drugs.12 Ch 69.22, Cottage food operations.11 Ch 69.45, Drug samples.10

44 sections·Filtered byTitle 69✕Ch 69.41✕

RCW 69.41.010 Definitions.
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As used in this chapter, the following terms have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Administer" means the direct application of a legend drug whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or rese…
RCW 69.41.020 Prohibited acts—Information not privileged communication.
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Legend drugs shall not be sold, delivered, dispensed or administered except in accordance with this chapter. (1) No person shall obtain or attempt to obtain a legend drug, or procure or attempt to procure the administration of a legend drug: (a) By fraud, deceit, misrepresentatio…
RCW 69.41.030 Sale, delivery, possession, or use of legend drug without prescription or order prohibited—Exceptions—Penalty—Referral to assessment and services.
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(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or deliver any legend drug, or knowingly possess any legend drug, or knowingly use any legend drug in a public place, except upon the order or prescription of a physician under chapter 18.71 RCW, an osteopathic physician and surgeon…
RCW 69.41.032 Prescription of legend drugs and dialysate by dialysis programs.

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(1) This chapter shall not prevent a medicare-approved dialysis center, a facility operating a medicare-approved home dialysis program, a manufacturer, or a wholesaler, from selling, delivering, possessing, or dispensing directly to dialysis patients, if prescribed by a practitio…

RCW 69.41.040 Prescription requirements—Penalty.

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(1) A prescription, in order to be effective in legalizing the possession of legend drugs, must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose by one authorized to prescribe the use of such legend drugs. Except as provided in RCW 69.41.095, an order purporting to be a prescription is…

RCW 69.41.041 Long-term care facilities and hospice programs—Legend drug prescriptions and chart orders.

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(1) A pharmacy may dispense legend drugs to the resident of a long-term care facility or hospice program on the basis of a written or electronically signed prescription or chart order sent via facsimile copy by the prescriber to the long-term care facility or hospice program, and…

RCW 69.41.042 Record requirements.

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A pharmaceutical manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, or practitioner who purchases, dispenses, or distributes legend drugs shall maintain invoices or such other records as are necessary to account for the receipt and disposition of the legend drugs. The records maintained pursuan…

RCW 69.41.044 Confidentiality.

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All records, reports, and information obtained by the commission or its authorized representatives from or on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, representative of a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, or practitioner who purchases, dispenses, or distributes legend drugs und…

RCW 69.41.050 Labeling requirements—Penalty.

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(1) To every box, bottle, jar, tube, or other container of a legend drug, which is dispensed by a practitioner authorized to prescribe legend drugs, there shall be affixed a label bearing the name of the prescriber, complete directions for use, the name of the drug either by the …

RCW 69.41.055 Electronic communication of prescription information—Commission may adopt rules—Long-term care facilities and hospice programs.

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(1) Information concerning an original prescription or information concerning a prescription refill for a legend drug may be electronically communicated between an authorized practitioner and a pharmacy of the patient's choice with no intervening person having access to the presc…

RCW 69.41.060 Search and seizure.

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If, upon the sworn complaint of any person, it shall be made to appear to any judge of the superior or district court that there is probable cause to believe that any legend drug is being used, manufactured, sold, bartered, exchanged, given away, furnished or otherwise disposed o…

RCW 69.41.062 Search and seizure at rental premises—Notification of landlord.

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Whenever a legend drug which is sold, delivered, or possessed in violation of this chapter is seized at rental premises, the law enforcement agency shall make a reasonable attempt to discover the identity of the landlord and shall notify the landlord in writing, at the last addre…

RCW 69.41.065 Violations—Juvenile driving privileges.

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(1) If a juvenile thirteen years of age or older and under the age of twenty-one is found by a court to have committed any offense that is a violation of this chapter, the court shall notify the department of licensing within twenty-four hours after entry of the judgment, unless …

RCW 69.41.072 Violations of chapter 69.50 RCW not to be charged under chapter 69.41 RCW—Exception.

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Any offense which is a violation of chapter 69.50 RCW other than RCW 69.50.4012 shall not be charged under this chapter. [ 2003 c 53 s 327.] Notes: Intent—Effective date—2003 c 53: See notes following RCW 2.48.180.

RCW 69.41.075 Rules—Availability of lists of drugs.

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The pharmacy quality assurance commission may make such rules for the enforcement of this chapter as are deemed necessary or advisable. The commission shall identify, by rule-making pursuant to chapter 34.05 RCW, those drugs which may be dispensed only on prescription or are rest…

RCW 69.41.080 Animal control—Rules for possession and use of legend drugs.

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Humane societies and animal control agencies registered with the commission under chapter 69.50 RCW and authorized to euthanize animals may purchase, possess, and administer approved legend drugs for the sole purpose of sedating animals prior to euthanasia, when necessary, and fo…

RCW 69.41.085 Medication assistance—Community-based care setting.

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Individuals residing in community-based care settings, such as adult family homes, assisted living facilities, and residential care settings for individuals with developmental disabilities, including an individual's home, may receive medication assistance. Nothing in this chapter…

RCW 69.41.095 Opioid overdose reversal medication—Standing order permitted.

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(1)(a) A practitioner may prescribe, dispense, distribute, and deliver an opioid overdose reversal medication: (i) Directly to a person at risk of experiencing an opioid-related overdose; or (ii) by prescription, collaborative drug therapy agreement, standing order, or protocol t…

RCW 69.41.100 Legislative recognition and declaration.

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The legislature recognizes the responsibility of the state to insure that the citizens of the state are offered a choice between generic drugs and brand name drugs and the benefit of quality pharmaceutical products at competitive prices. Advances in the drug industry resulting fr…

RCW 69.41.110 Definitions.

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As used in RCW 69.41.100 through 69.41.180, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) "Biological product" means any of the following, when applied to the prevention, treatment, or cure of a disease or condition of human beings: (a) A virus; (b) a therapeutic ser…

RCW 69.41.120 Prescriptions to contain instruction as to whether or not a therapeutically equivalent generic drug or interchangeable biological product may be substituted—Out-of-state prescriptions—Form—Contents—Procedure.

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(1) Every drug prescription shall contain an instruction on whether or not a therapeutically equivalent generic drug or interchangeable biological product may be substituted in its place, unless substitution is permitted under a prior-consent authorization. If a written prescript…

RCW 69.41.125 Interchangeable biological product may be substituted for biological product—Exception—Wholesale price less.

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Unless the prescribed biological product is requested by the patient or the patient's representative, if "substitution permitted" is marked on the prescription as provided in RCW 69.41.120, the pharmacist must substitute an interchangeable biological product that he or she has in…

RCW 69.41.130 Savings in price to be passed on to purchaser.

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Unless the brand name drug is requested by the patient or the patient's representative, the pharmacist shall substitute an equivalent drug product which he or she has in stock if its wholesale price to the pharmacist is less than the wholesale price of the prescribed drug product…

RCW 69.41.140 Minimum manufacturing standards and practices.

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A pharmacist may not substitute a product under the provisions of this section unless the manufacturer has shown that the drug has been manufactured with the following minimum good manufacturing standards and practices: (1) Maintain quality control standards equal to those of the…

RCW 69.41.150 Liability of practitioner, pharmacist.

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(1) A practitioner who authorizes a prescribed drug shall not be liable for any side effects or adverse reactions caused by the manner or method by which a substituted drug product is selected or dispensed. (2) A pharmacist who substitutes a therapeutically equivalent drug produc…

RCW 69.41.160 Pharmacy signs as to substitution for prescribed drugs.

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Every pharmacy shall post a sign in a location at the prescription counter that is readily visible to patrons stating, "Under Washington law, a less expensive interchangeable biological product or equivalent drug may in some cases be substituted for the drug prescribed by your do…

RCW 69.41.170 Coercion of pharmacist prohibited—Penalty.

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It shall be unlawful for any employer to coerce, within the meaning of RCW 9A.36.070, any pharmacist to dispense a generic drug or to substitute a generic drug for another drug. A violation of this section shall be punishable as a misdemeanor. [ 1977 ex.s. c 352 s 8.]

RCW 69.41.180 Rules.

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The pharmacy quality assurance commission may adopt any necessary rules under chapter 34.05 RCW for the implementation, continuation, or enforcement of RCW 69.41.100 through 69.41.180, including, but not limited to, a list of therapeutically or nontherapeutically equivalent drugs…

RCW 69.41.190 Preferred drug substitution—Exceptions—Notice—Limited restrictions.

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(1)(a) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, any pharmacist filling a prescription under a state purchased health care program as defined in RCW 41.05.011 shall substitute, where identified, a preferred drug for any nonpreferred drug in a given therapeutic class, …

RCW 69.41.196 List of interchangeable biological products—Pharmacy quality assurance commission to maintain link on website.

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The pharmacy quality assurance commission shall maintain a link on its website to the current list of all biological products determined by the federal food and drug administration as interchangeable. The commission shall maintain a list of all biological products approved as the…

RCW 69.41.200 Requirements for identification of legend drugs—Marking.

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(1) No legend drug in solid dosage form may be manufactured or commercially distributed within this state unless it has clearly marked or imprinted on it an individual symbol, number, company name, words, letters, marking, or National Drug Code number identifying the drug and the…

RCW 69.41.210 Definitions.

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The terms defined in this section shall have the meanings indicated when used in RCW 69.41.200 through 69.41.260. (1) "Commission" means the pharmacy quality assurance commission. (2) "Distributor" means any corporation, person, or other entity which distributes for sale a legend…

RCW 69.41.220 Published lists of drug imprints—Requirements for.

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Each manufacturer and distributor shall publish and provide to the commission by filing with the department printed material which will identify each current imprint used by the manufacturer or distributor. The commission shall be notified of any change by the filing of any chang…

RCW 69.41.230 Drugs in violation are contraband.

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Any legend drug prepared or manufactured or offered for sale in violation of this chapter or implementing rules shall be contraband and subject to seizure under the provisions of RCW 69.41.060. [ 1980 c 83 s 4.]

RCW 69.41.240 Rules—Labeling and marking.

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The commission shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations for the enforcement and implementation of RCW 69.41.050 and 69.41.200 through 69.41.260. [ 2013 c 19 s 60; 1980 c 83 s 5.]

RCW 69.41.250 Exemptions.

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(1) The commission, upon application of a manufacturer, may exempt a particular legend drug from the requirements of RCW 69.41.050 and 69.41.200 through 69.41.260 on the grounds that imprinting is infeasible because of size, texture, or other unique characteristics. (2) The provi…

RCW 69.41.260 Manufacture or distribution for resale—Requirements.

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All legend drugs manufactured or distributed for resale to any entity in this state other than the ultimate consumer shall meet the requirements of RCW 69.41.050 and 69.41.200 through 69.41.260 from a date eighteen months after June 12, 1980. [ 1980 c 83 s 7.]

RCW 69.41.280 Confidentiality.

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All records, reports, and information obtained by the pharmacy quality assurance commission or its authorized representatives from or on behalf of a pharmaceutical manufacturer, representative of a manufacturer, wholesaler, pharmacy, or practitioner who purchases, dispenses, or d…

RCW 69.41.300 Definitions.

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For the purposes of RCW 69.41.300 through 69.41.350, "steroids" shall include the following: (1) "Anabolic steroids" means synthetic derivatives of testosterone or any isomer, ester, salt, or derivative that act in the same manner on the human body; (2) "Androgens" means testoste…

RCW 69.41.310 Rules.

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The pharmacy quality assurance commission shall specify by rule drugs to be classified as steroids as defined in RCW 69.41.300. On or before December 1 of each year, the commission shall inform the appropriate legislative committees of reference of the drugs that the commission h…

RCW 69.41.320 Practitioners—Restricted use—Medical records.

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(1)(a) A practitioner shall not prescribe, administer, or dispense steroids, as defined in RCW 69.41.300, or any form of autotransfusion for the purpose of manipulating hormones to increase muscle mass, strength, or weight, or for the purpose of enhancing athletic ability, withou…

RCW 69.41.330 Public warnings—School districts.

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The superintendent of public instruction shall develop and distribute to all school districts signs of appropriate design and dimensions advising students of the health risks that steroids present when used solely to enhance athletic ability, and of the penalties for their unlawf…

RCW 69.41.340 Student athletes—Violations—Penalty.

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The superintendent of public instruction, in consultation with the Washington interscholastic activity association, shall promulgate rules by January 1, 1990, regarding loss of eligibility to participate in school-sponsored athletic events for any student athlete found to have vi…

RCW 69.41.350 Penalties.

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(1) A person who violates the provisions of this chapter by possessing under two hundred tablets or eight 2cc bottles of steroid without a valid prescription is guilty of a gross misdemeanor. (2) A person who violates the provisions of this chapter by possessing over two hundred …