License Requirements

A pharmacy may not dispense any controlled substance unless it holds a Drug Store Pharmacy license or an institutional sterile compounding pharmacy license. (2) A pharmacy may not engage in any sterile compounding unless it holds: (a) a Drug Store Pharmacy license and a sterile compounding pharmacy license; or (b) an institutional sterile compounding pharmacy license. (3) A pharmacymaynot engage in anycomplex non-sterile compounding unless it holds a Drug Store Pharmacy license and a complex non-sterile compounding pharmacy license. (4) A pharmacy located outside of Massachusetts may not dispense or ship any controlled substance into Massachusetts unless it holds a non-resident Drug Store Pharmacy license. A pharmacy located outside of Massachusetts may not dispense or ship any sterile compounded preparation into Massachusetts unless it holds a non-resident Drug Store Pharmacy license and a non-resident sterile compounding pharmacy license. A pharmacy located outside of Massachusetts may not dispense or ship any complex non-sterile compounded preparation into Massachusetts unless it holds a non-resident DrugStore Pharmacy license and a non-resident complex non-sterile compounding pharmacy license.