21 CFR §203.50
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- (a)Identifying statement for sales by unauthorized distributors. Before the completion of any wholesale distribution by a wholesale distributor of a prescription drug for which the seller is not an authorized distributor of record to another wholesale distributor or retail pharmacy, the seller shall provide to the purchaser a statement identifying each prior sale, purchase, or trade of such drug. This identifying statement shall include:
- (1)The proprietary and established name of the drug;
- (2)Dosage;
- (3)Container size;
- (4)Number of containers;
- (5)The drug's lot or control number(s);
- (6)The business name and address of all parties to each prior transaction involving the drug, starting with the manufacturer; and
- (7)The date of each previous transaction.
- (b)The drug origin statement is subject to the record retention requirements of § 203.60 and must be retained by all wholesale distributors involved in the distribution of the drug product, whether authorized or unauthorized, for 3 years.
- (c)Identifying statement not required when additional manufacturing processes are completed. A manufacturer that subjects a drug to any additional manufacturing processes to produce a different drug is not required to provide to a purchaser a statement identifying the previous sales of the component drug or drugs.
- (d)List of authorized distributors of record. Each manufacturer shall maintain at the corporate offices a current written list of all authorized distributors of record.
- (1)Each manufacturer's list of authorized distributors of record shall specify whether each distributor listed thereon is authorized to distribute the manufacturer's full product line or only particular, specified products.
- (2)Each manufacturer shall update its list of authorized distributors of record on a continuing basis.
- (3)Each manufacturer shall make its list of authorized distributors of record available on request to the public for inspection or copying. A manufacturer may impose reasonable copying charges for such requests from members of the public.