Arkansas § 5-64-1005 - Exemptions.

§ 5-64-1005. Exemptions.

The provisions of § 5-64-1001 do not apply to any of the following: Any pharmacist or other authorized person who sells or furnishes a substance upon the prescription of a physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian; Any physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian who administers or furnishes a substance to his or her patient; Any manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy that sells, transfers, or otherwise furnishes a substance to a licensed pharmacy, physician, dentist, podiatrist, or veterinarian; or Any sale, transfer, furnishing, or receipt by a retail distributor of any drug that contains any ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, norpseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine and that is sold, transferred, or furnished over the counter without a prescription pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., or regulations adopted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq., if: The drug is sold in a blister pack of not more than three grams (3g) of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or phenylpropanolamine base, each blister containing not more than two (2) dosage units; The use of a blister pack is technically unfeasible, the drug is packaged in a unit dose packet or pouch; The drug is an exempted product described in § 5-64-1103(b)(1), or the product contains ephedrine or pseudoephedrine in liquid, liquid capsule, or liquid gel capsule form described in § 5-64-1103(b)(2), and is sold in a package size of not more than three grams (3g) of ephedrine or pseudoephedrine base; and The total quantity of the sale is not greater than three (3) packages or five grams (5g) of ephedrine or nine grams (9g) of pseudoephedrine, whichever is smaller.