§ 4037. — 4037. (Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 7.)

California § 4037.

• Jurisdiction: California
• Code BPC: Business and Professions Code - BPC
• Div. 2.: DIVISION 2. HEALING ARTS
• Ch. 9.: CHAPTER 9. Pharmacy
• Art. 2.: ARTICLE 2. Definitions

Text

(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.

Legislative History

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 196, Sec. 7. (AB 1503) Effective January 1, 2026.