Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4037 · Article 2. Definitions
Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4037
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) “Pharmacy” means an area, place, or premises licensed by the board in which the profession of pharmacist is practiced and where prescriptions are compounded. “Pharmacy” includes, but is not limited to, any area, place, or premises described in a license issued by the board wherein controlled substances, dangerous drugs, or dangerous devices are stored, possessed, prepared, manufactured, derived, compounded, or repackaged, and from which the controlled substances, dangerous drugs, or dangerous devices are furnished, sold, or dispensed at retail.
(b) “Pharmacy” shall not include any area in a facility licensed by the State Department of Public Health where floor supplies, ward supplies, operating room supplies, or emergency room supplies of dangerous drugs or dangerous devices are stored or possessed solely for treatment of patients registered for treatment in the facility or for treatment of patients receiving emergency care in the facility.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 7. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2026.
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Cited by 10 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Bus. & Prof. Code, § 4037. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
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Health and Safety Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 1385.001Printed as Section 4037 of the Business and Professions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 113948Printed as Section 4037 of the Business and Professions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 127693Printed as Section 4037 of the Business and Professions Code
- Health & Saf. Code, § 131052Printed as Sections 550, 555, 650, 680, 1241, 1658, 2221.1, 2248.5, 2249, 2259, 2259.5, 2541.3, 2585, 2728, 3527, 4017, 4027, 4037, 4191, 19059.5, 19120, 22950, 22973.2, and 22974.8 of the Business and Professio
- Health & Saf. Code, § 150201Printed as Section 4037 of the Business and Professions Code
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