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The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?171+ful+CHAP0114\">114<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 1 time. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. That modification is as follows: in 2020, chapter <a href=\"https:\/\/legacylis.virginia.gov\/cgi-bin\/legp604.exe?201+ful+CHAP0614\">614<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":[{"id":65473,"section_number":"54.1-3411.2","catch_line":"Prescription drug disposal programs","order_by":null,"url":"\/54.1-3411.2\/"}],"permalink":{"id":243339,"object_type":"law","relational_id":86720,"identifier":"54.1-3411.2:1","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/1\/54.1-3411.2_1","url":"\/54.1-3411.2_1\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/54.1-3411.2_1\/","token":"54.1\/III\/34\/1\/54.1-3411.2_1","dublin_core":{"Title":"Guidelines for disposal of unused drugs","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 54.1-3411.2:1","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"A\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">A.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Pharmacy shall develop guidelines for the provision of counseling and information regarding proper disposal of unused dispensed <span class=\"dictionary\">drugs<\/span>, including information about pharmacy <span class=\"dictionary\">drug<\/span> disposal programs in which the pharmacy participates pursuant to &#xA7; <a class=\"law\" title=\"Prescription drug disposal programs\" href=\"\/54.1-3411.2\/\">54.1-3411.2<\/a>, by pharmacists to patients for whom a <span class=\"dictionary\">prescription<\/span> is dispensed. <a id=\"paragraph-310567\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3411.2_1\/#A\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section id=\"B\"><p><span class=\"prefix-number\">B.<\/span> The <span class=\"dictionary\">Board<\/span> of Pharmacy shall determine methods to enhance public awareness of proper <span class=\"dictionary\">drug<\/span> disposal methods, which may include requirements for pharmacies or hospitals or clinics with an on-site pharmacy to provide such information to customers and the public through the provision of informative pamphlets, the posting of signs in public areas of the pharmacy, and the posting of information on public-facing websites. <a id=\"paragraph-310568\" class=\"section-permalink\" href=\"https:\/\/vacode.org\/54.1-3411.2_1\/#B\"><i class=\"fa fa-link\"><\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":"                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGUIDELINES FOR DISPOSAL OF UNUSED DRUGS (\u00a7 54.1-3411.2:1)\n\nA. The Board of Pharmacy shall develop guidelines for the provision of\ncounseling and information regarding proper disposal of unused dispensed drugs,\nincluding information about pharmacy drug disposal programs in which the\npharmacy participates pursuant to &#xA7; 54.1-3411.2, by pharmacists to patients\nfor whom a prescription is dispensed.\n\nB. The Board of Pharmacy shall determine methods to enhance public awareness of\nproper drug disposal methods, which may include requirements for pharmacies or\nhospitals or clinics with an on-site pharmacy to provide such information to\ncustomers and the public through the provision of informative pamphlets, the\nposting of signs in public areas of the pharmacy, and the posting of information\non public-facing websites.\n\nHISTORY: 2017, c. 114; 2020, c. 614.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}