Virginia Board of Pharmacy
Guidance Documents
The Code of Virginia requires annual publication of lists of guidance documents from state agencies. A guidance document is defined as "...any document developed by a state agency or staff that provides information or guidance of general applicability to the staff or public to interpret or implement statutes or the agency's rules or regulations..." Agencies are required to maintain a complete, current list of all guidance documents and make the full text of such documents available to the public.
Copies of the following documents may be viewed during regular work days from 8:15 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the offices of the Department of Health Professions, 9960 Mayland Drive, Suite 300, Henrico Virginia 23233-1463 . Copies may also be downloaded by clicking on the links below or from the Regulatory Townhall at www.townhall.state.va.us or requested by email at pharmbd@dhp.virginia.gov. Questions regarding interpretation or implementation of these documents or requests for copies may be directed to Elizabeth Scott Russell, Executive Director of the Board at the address above or by telephone at (804) 367-4456. Copies are free of charge.
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Pharmacists, Pharmacy Intern, and Pharmacy Technician Application Information and Other Guidance
110-2 Information for Applicants for a License as a Pharmacist, September 2009
110-17 Instructions for graduates of foreign schools of pharmacy, revised September 2009
110-33 Pharmacy Interns as Pharmacy Technicians, Pharmacy Technician Ratio, September 2009
110-4 Continuing Pharmacy Education Guide, revised September 2009
Pharmacy Permit and other Facility Application Guidance (PIC responsibilities, non-resident information)
110-1 List of categories of facility licenses and a brief description of each, September 2009
110-27 Pharmacist-In-Charge responsibilities, revised September 2009
110-28 Guidance for free clinic pharmacy permit applicants, September 2009
110-34 Non-Resident Wholesale Distributors Guidance, September 2009
Guidance Concerning Disciplinary Processes and Standard Sanctions for Violations and Inspection Deficiencies
110-9 Pharmacy Inspection Deficiency Monetary Penalty Guide, September 2009
110-6 Miscellaneous Sanctions, September 2009
110-42 CE Audit and Recommended Sanctions, adopted March 2009
110-13 Consent Order for the Board of Pharmacy v. CVS/pharmacy, case decision holding the corporate owner responsible for violations of pharmacy laws and regulations - October 9, 1997 (in PDF format)
110-14 Consent Order for the Board of Pharmacy v. Eckerd Corporation, case decision holding the corporate owner responsible for violations of pharmacy laws and regulations - August 19, 1997 (in PDF format)
110-21 Sanctioning Reference Points Instruction Manual, September 12, 2007 (in PDF format)
Pharmacy Practice and Dispensing Physician Guidance
110-7 Practitioner/patient relationship and the prescribing of drugs for family or self, January 2009
110-8 Information on prescriptive authority in Virginia, September 2009
110-5 Instructions and forms for reporting of thefts or losses of drugs, February 2009
Click here to obtain the DEA Form 106 for reporting theft or unusual loss of controlled substances
110-35 Guidance On Virginia Prescription Requirements, Revised September 2009
110-25 Guidance for life of a prescription after a prescriber no longer in practice, September, 2008
110-32 Use of drop-boxes for collection of prescriptions, adopted 12/12/07
110-29 Guidance Document for physician dispensing, July 2009
Miscellaneous Guidance
110-18 Interpretation of "administer" to include preparation for administration, June 11, 1998