Title 21, Food and DrugsRelease 119-102

§202 Certain Classes of Persons and Corporations Excepted; Insecticides

Title 21 › CHAPTER 7 — PRACTICE OF PHARMACY AND SALE OF POISONS IN CONSULAR DISTRICTS IN CHINA › § 202

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

The law does not stop recognized, reputable doctors, dentists, or veterinarians from making their own compounded prescriptions or from giving medicines to their patients that they think are proper, except as later stated. It also does not forbid wholesale drug businesses who owe permanent allegiance to the United States and are licensed pharmacists (or employ at least one) from operating, except as later stated. People or companies who owe permanent allegiance to the United States and are not pharmacists may sell poisonous substances used only in industry or as insecticides if they are in sealed packages with plain labels that show the contents, the word "Poison" when practicable, at least one suitable antidote when practicable, and the seller’s name and address.

Full Legal Text

Title 21, §202

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Nothing in section 201 of this title shall be construed to interfere with any recognized and reputable practitioner of medicine, dentistry, or veterinary surgery in the compounding of his own prescriptions, or to prevent him from supplying to his patients such medicines as he may deem proper, except as hereinafter provided; nor with the exclusively wholesale business of any person, firm, or corporation whose permanent allegiance is due to the United States dealing and licensed as pharmacists, or having in their employ at least one person who is so licensed, except as hereinafter provided; nor with the sale by persons, firms, or corporations whose permanent allegiance is due to the United States other than pharmacists of poisonous substances sold exclusively for use in the arts, or as insecticides, when such substances are sold in unbroken packages bearing labels having plainly printed upon them the name of the contents, the word “Poison”, when practicable the name of at least one suitable antidote, and the name and address of the vender.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Codification Section is comprised of part of section 1 of act Mar. 3, 1915. Remainder of such section 1 is classified to section 201 of this title.

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Citation

21 U.S.C. § 202

Title 21, Food and Drugs

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102