The State Board of Pharmacy shall have the authority to exempt and control the sale of Schedule V controlled substances by rule which shall allow the sale of such substances without the need for issuance of a prescription from a medical practitioner and shall require such substances to be sold only in a pharmacy when such substances are sold without a prescription. Such substances shall be known as Exempt Over-the-Counter (OTC) Schedule V Controlled Substances.
(Code 1981, §16-13-29.2, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 349, § 6.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2011, "Georgia" was deleted preceding "State Board of Pharmacy" in the first sentence.