(a) The department may adopt such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes and enforce the provisions of this part and to implement the requirements of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 205, including minimum requirements for the storage and handling of wholesale prescription drugs; the keeping of records regarding their receipt and distribution; written policies and procedures for wholesale prescription drug distributors; and the salvaging and reprocessing of prescription drugs. All rules adopted under this part shall meet or exceed the requirements of the wholesale prescription drug distributor guidelines contained in Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 205, and in case of conflict between any rule adopted under this part and the provisions of Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulations, Part 205, the more stringent provision shall prevail.
Prescription drug: means any human drug required by federal or state statutes, regulations, or rules to be dispensed only by a prescription, including finished dosage forms and active ingredients subject to § 328-16 or to section 503(b) of the federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 328-112
(b) The director may, without regard to chapter 91, adopt standards regarding conditions and temperatures for the storage of prescription drugs by reference to the provisions of an official compendium such as the United States Pharmacopeia/National Formulary (USP/NF), as updated from time to time.
