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Washington News: Correction: Sale of Ephedrine, Pseudoephedrine, and Phenylpropanolamine
Published in the April 2006 Washington State Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
There was a change to the rules described in the January 2006 Newsletter that restrict the sale of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine. Following a meeting with the Joint Administrative Rules Review Committee and discussion with industry representatives, the Washington State Board of Pharmacy changed the rules at the December 14, 2005 meeting. The changes to Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-889-070 through 246-889-110 added approved tribal identification cards to the list of acceptable identification. The Board also voted to eliminate the purchaser’s address and signature from the record of sales log requirements. These rules now require the following for retail sales of products containing ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, and phenylpropanolamine.
Certain ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine products must be kept in a central area only accessible to employees. A seller must view photo identification containing the birth date of the purchaser and only sell to those 18 years or older. Valid photo identification is listed in WAC 246-889-090. The seller must record on a log the date of purchase, name of the purchaser, date of birth of the purchaser, type of identification and agency issuing, identification number, number of packages, and number of tablets per package. Note: The address and signature of the purchaser is not required in the current law. This log must be kept for two years. The log must be available for inspection by the Board of Pharmacy or state and local law enforcement. The sales limit decreased from three packages to two packages (3-gram limit per package).
As listed in the previous Newsletter, combination liquids, liquid capsules, and gel capsules are not subject to the log requirements and may be kept where customers can access them. A product sold by a valid prescription or a sale recorded in a pharmacy profile are not required to be recorded in the sales transaction log. The pharmacy profile must contain the individualized information about the purchaser.
The Board of Pharmacy has placed updated information on its Web site, https://fortress.wa.gov/doh/hpqa1/HPS4/Pharmacy/default.htm. Click on “What’s New.”
