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Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11250
Current through 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12)
Part of Article 4: Sale Without Prescription, California Health and Safety Code.
Full text of Cal. Health & Safety Code § 11250
Statutory text current through the 2025–2026 Regular Session (leginfo weekly dump, 2026-07-12). This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of California.
(a) No prescription is required in case of the sale of controlled substances at retail in pharmacies by pharmacists to any of the following: (1) Physicians. (2) Dentists. (3) Podiatrists. (4) Veterinarians. (5) Pharmacists acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107, or registered nurses acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107, or physician assistants acting within the scope of a project authorized under Article 1 (commencing with Section 128125) of Chapter 3 of Part 3 of Division 107. (6) Optometrist. (b) In any sale mentioned in this article, there shall be executed any written order that may otherwise be required by federal law relating to the production, importation, exportation, manufacture, compounding, distributing, dispensing, or control of controlled substances.
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