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Pharmacy Controlled Substance License

Pharmacy Controlled Dangerous Substance License

 

The Louisiana Board of Pharmacy does not issue Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) licenses to nonresident pharmacies (PHY-NR). You are encouraged to seek guidance from your state controlled dangerous substance authority regarding your licensing requirements. Any application for a CDS license from a nonresident pharmacy will be returned unprocessed. 

The ability of a pharmacy in Louisiana to procure, possess, dispense, and distribute controlled substances requires three credentials: (1) a current Louisiana pharmacy permit, (2) a current Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substance (CDS) license, and (3) a current federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) registration.  Pharmacies may obtain the first two of these credentials from the Board of Pharmacy and the latter from the DEA. 

Pharmacies in Louisiana in possession of controlled substances are required to adhere to the federal rules for controlled substances, found in 21 CFR 1300 to end, as well as the state rules for controlled substances, found in Chapter 27 - Controlled Dangerous Substances in the Board's Louisiana Pharmacy Law Book.

Pharmacists should be aware the DEA and the State of Louisana both publish lists of controlled substances, composed of Schedules I, II, III, IV, and V.  For the most part, the schedules are the same.  However, there is always the potential for differences.  In the event there are differences in the scheduling (or the absence of a listing), then the pharmacist is always obliged to adhere to the more stringent provision.  The state list of controlled substances is maintained by the state legislature; it is organized by schedule, pharmacologic category, and generic name.

The DEA's Pharmacist's Manual contains guidance information on how to comply with the federal rules governing controlled substances.  The Board has also included additional information within its Louisiana Pharmacy Law Book, including information on prescribers with authority for controlled substances as well as a summary of the Board's inventory requirements (which are more stringent than the federal requirements).

 Click HERE to apply for a new Louisiana Controlled Dangerous Substane License for a pharmacy.