Virginia Code 54.1-3413: Manufacturing and administering Schedule I drugs
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It shall be lawful for a person to manufacture, and for a practitioner to administer, Schedule I drugs if:
Terms Used In Virginia Code 54.1-3413
- Administer: means the direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other means, to the body of a patient or research subject by (i) a practitioner or by his authorized agent and under his direction or (ii) the patient or research subject at the direction and in the presence of the practitioner. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Dispenser: means a practitioner who dispenses. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Drug: means (i) articles or substances recognized in the official United States Pharmacopoeia National Formulary or official Homeopathic Pharmacopoeia of the United States, or any supplement to any of them; (ii) articles or substances intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in man or animals; (iii) articles or substances, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or animals; (iv) articles or substances intended for use as a component of any article specified in clause (i), (ii), or (iii); or (v) a biological product. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Manufacture: means the production, preparation, propagation, conversion, or processing of any item regulated by this chapter, either directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of natural origin, or independently by means of chemical synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical synthesis, and includes any packaging or repackaging of the substance or labeling or relabeling of its container. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Manufacturer: means every person who manufactures, a manufacturer's co-licensed partner, or a repackager. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Official written order: means an order written on a form provided for that purpose by the U. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Person: means both the plural and singular, as the case demands, and includes an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental agency, trust, or other institution or entity. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- Practitioner: means a physician, dentist, licensed advanced practice registered nurse pursuant to § 54. See Virginia Code 54.1-3401
- United States: includes the 50 states, the District of Columbia the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the United States Virgin Islands. See Virginia Code 1-255
1. The manufacturer and practitioner are expressly authorized to engage in such activities by the Attorney General of the United States, or pursuant to the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act;
2. The manufacturer or dispenser is registered under all appropriate provisions of this chapter;
3. Any Schedule I drug so manufactured is sold or furnished on an official written order to a practitioner or other authorized person only; and
4. The manufacturer and practitioner comply with all other requirements of this chapter.
1970, c. 650, § 54-524.58:1; 1972, c. 798; 1988, c. 765.