155A.42 Limited distributor license.
1. A person other than a wholesale distributor, licensed pharmacy, or practitioner, shall not engage in any of the following activities in this state without a limited distributor license:
a. Distribution of a medical gas or device at wholesale or to a patient pursuant to a prescription drug order.
b. Wholesale distribution of a prescription animal drug.
c. Wholesale distribution of a prescription drug, or brokering the distribution of a prescription drug at wholesale, by a manufacturer, a manufacturer’s co-licensed partner, or a repackager.
d. Intracompany distribution of a prescription drug, including pharmacy chain distribution centers.
e. Distribution at wholesale of a combination product as defined by the United States food and drug administration, medical convenience kit, intravenous fluid or electrolyte, dialysis solution, radioactive drug, or irrigation or sterile water solution to be dispensed by prescription only.
f. Distribution of a dialysis solution by the manufacturer or the manufacturer’s agent to a patient pursuant to a prescription drug order, provided that a licensed pharmacy processes the prescription drug order.
2. The board shall adopt rules establishing the requirements for a limited distributor license, licensure fees, compliance standards, and any other relevant matters. A limited distributor shall not be required to have an onsite pharmacist.
3. The board may deny, suspend, or revoke a limited distributor’s license, or otherwise discipline a limited distributor, for failure to meet the applicable standards or for a violation of the laws of this state, another state, or the United States, or for a violation of this chapter, chapter 124, 124B, 126, or 205, or a rule of the board.
2007 Acts, ch 19, §6; 2017 Acts, ch 145, §22; 2018 Acts, ch 1141, §15