California Codes, Business and Professions Code - BPC, Division 2 — Healing Arts, Chapter 9 — Pharmacy, Article 20 — Prohibitions and Offenses, Section 4342
(a) The board may institute any action or actions as may be provided by law and that, in its discretion, are necessary, to prevent the sale of pharmaceutical preparations and drugs that do not conform to the standard and tests as to quality and strength, provided in the latest edition of the United States Pharmacopoeia or the National Formulary, or that violate any provision of the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law (Part 5 (commencing with Section 109875) of Division 104 of the Health and Safety Code).
(b) Any knowing or willful violation of any regulation adopted pursuant to Section 4006 shall be subject to punishment in the same manner as is provided in Sections 4321 and 4336.
Notes
Allows the board to bring actions it considers necessary to prevent sale of pharmaceutical preparations or drugs that fail current United States Pharmacopoeia or National Formulary quality and strength standards or violate the Sherman Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Law. Knowing or willful violation of regulations adopted under the referenced authority is punishable like violations under the specified penalty provisions.
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