§ 11010 Controlled Substance Dispensing Rules

Health and Safety Code·California

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This law explains what 'dispense' means when talking about controlled substances. It means giving medicine to a patient or research person by a doctor or under a doctor's order.

Key Takeaways

•Dispensing means giving medicine to a patient or research person.
•It must be done by a doctor or under a doctor's order.
•It includes things like prescribing, packaging, and labeling the medicine.

Example

You go to the pharmacy to pick up a prescription for antibiotics.

The pharmacist giving you the antibiotics is 'dispensing' the medicine. They are following the doctor's order to give you the right medicine.

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§ 11010 Controlled Substance Dispensing Rules

“Dispense” means to deliver a controlled substance to an ultimate user or research subject by or pursuant to the lawful order of a practitioner, including the prescribing, furnishing, packaging, labeling, or compounding necessary to prepare the substance for that delivery. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1972, Ch. 1407.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

Dispense controlled substance ultimate user research subject practitioner

References

Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 11010.

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