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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>368759</law_id><section_number>54.1-3438</section_number><catch_line>Manufacturing, etc., of drugs or proprietary medicines, to be supervised by pharmacist</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2026/" slug="2026" current="TRUE" last_updated="2026-08-02">2026</edition><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="118" identifier="54.1">Professions and Occupations</unit><unit label="subtitle" level="2" order_by="3" identifier="III">Professions and Occupations Regulated by Boards Within the Department of Health Professions</unit><unit label="chapter" level="3" order_by="16" identifier="34">Drug Control Act</unit><unit label="article" level="4" order_by="5" identifier="4">Permitting of Manufacturers</unit></structure><text>
						<section><p>No <span class="dictionary">drugs</span> or <span class="dictionary">proprietary medicines</span> shall be manufactured, made, produced, packed, packaged, repackaged, relabeled or prepared within this Commonwealth, except under the personal and immediate supervision of a pharmacist or such other <span class="dictionary">person</span> as may be approved by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Pharmacy after an investigation and a determination by the <span class="dictionary">Board</span> that they are qualified by scientific or technical training to perform such duties or supervision as may be necessary to protect the public health and safety. This provision shall not apply to <span class="dictionary">manufacturers</span> or packers of medicated feeds who <span class="dictionary">manufacture</span> or pack no other <span class="dictionary">drugs</span>. Medicated feeds are hereby defined as products obtained by mixing a commercial feed and a <span class="dictionary">drug</span>.</p></section></text><history>Code 1950, &#xA7; 54-447; 1958, c. 551; 1970, c. 650, &#xA7; 54-524.37; 1976, c. 614; 1988, c. 765; 1996, cc. 37, 407.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
