# COMAR Title 10 — Maryland Department of Health

## Subtitle 34 — Board of Pharmacy

### Chapter 12 — Removal of Expired Medications

**Authority:** Health Occupations Article, §12-205, Annotated Code of Maryland

**Administrative History:** Effective date: April 9, 1984 (11:7 Md. R. 625)

**Administrative History:** Regulation .01 amended effective July 1, 2010 (37:10 Md. R. 722)

#### Regulation .01 Manufacturer's Expiration Date.

*COMAR 10.34.12.01*

A. A wholesale distributor, pharmacist, or pharmacy shall distribute or hold for sale medications bearing a manufacturer's expiration date pursuant to 21 C.F.R. §211.137.

B. A wholesale distributor, pharmacist, or pharmacy shall have adequate and credible provisions for return of outdated drugs, including but not limited to partials, through its wholesaler distributor or reverse distributor.