New Jersey § 24:6b-23
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 24:6b-23, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 24:6b-23.
a. (1) A wholesale distributor shall authenticate every distribution of a prescription
drug back to the manufacturer if the wholesale distributor has reason to believe that
a prescription drug purchased from another wholesale distributor is adulterated, misbranded
or counterfeit. (2) A wholesale distributor who distributed a prescription drug that is the subject
of an authentication pursuant to this section shall provide, upon request, information
regarding the distribution of the prescription drug, including: date of purchase;
sales invoice number; and contact information for the wholesale distributor who sold
the prescription drug, including the name, address, telephone number and e-mail address,
if available. (3) If a wholesale distributor is unable to authenticate each transfer, the wholesale
distributor shall quarantine the prescription drug and report this to the department
within 14 days after completing the attempted authentication. (4) If the wholesale distributor satisfactorily completes the authentication, the
wholesale distributor shall maintain records of the authentication for two years,
and produce them to the department and the Department of Law and Public Safety, upon
request. b. (1) A wholesale distributor shall conduct annual random authentications on at least
10% of pedigrees as required by this act. (2) A wholesale distributor shall conduct annual random authentications on at least
90% of the pedigrees of prescription drugs designated on the specified list of susceptible
products for which a pedigree is required. (3) A wholesale distributor and a manufacturer from whom other wholesale distributors
have purchased prescription drugs shall cooperate with random authentications of pedigrees
and provide requested information in a timely manner.
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 24:6b-23
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