21 C.F.R. § 1306.06
Persons entitled to fill prescriptions
A prescription for a controlled substance may only be filled by a pharmacist, acting in the usual course of his professional practice and either registered individually or employed in a registered pharmacy, a registered central fill pharmacy, or registered institutional practitioner.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13
cases (10 in the last 5 years), 1976–2026 · leading case: Texas State Bd. of Pharmacy v. Seely, 764 S.W.2d 806 (Tex. App. 1988).
Texas State Bd. of Pharmacy v. Seely, 764 S.W.2d 806 (Tex. App. 1988). “§ 841 (a)(1), making it unlawful for a person to dispense a controlled substance except as authorized in the statute, which required compliance with a federal regulation quoted in the notice — 21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 , authorizing pharmacists to dispense a controlled substance only…”
United States v. Barbacoff, 416 F. Supp. 606 (D.D.C. 1976). “05 (a) (1975), and 21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 (1975), as set out in Counts I through V of the Amended Complaint.”
United States v. Williams, 416 F. Supp. 611 (D.D.C. 1976). “Defendant has engaged in a course of business conduct in willful and callous disregard of the law and regulations regarding controlled substances when he knew, or should have know, that he was in violation of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.”
United States v. Ridley's Fam. Markets (D. Utah 2021). “21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 Ridley’s contends the Court should dismiss the claim under 21 C.”
Evergreen Pharmacy, Inc. v. Garland (N.D. Ill. 2022). “See 21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 ; 720 Ill. Comp. Stat.”
United States v. Walmart Inc. (D. Del. 2024). “§§ 842 (a)(1) and 829[(a) and (b)],' and 21 C.F.R. 1306.06, because it, through its agents and employees, did not adhere to the usual course of the professional practice of pharmacy in filling prescriptions for controlled substances.”
Neumann's Pharmacy v. DEA (5th Cir. 2026). “” 51 Equating the usual course of professional practice with the state-law standard of care was legal error.”
United States v. Howen (E.D. Cal. 2022). “) 4 The second count of the government’s complaint relies on 21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 , which 5 provides, in part: “A prescription for a controlled substance may only be filled by a pharmacist, 6 acting in the usual course of his professional practice .”
Walmart Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of Just. (E.D. Tex. 2021). “21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 . A registrant who dispenses a drug without a valid prescription may be subject to civil penalties or, under certain circumstances, criminal penalties.”
Publix Litig. P'ship, LLP v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2025). “Relator argues that Defendant failed to disclose that it did not perform its corresponding responsibility to dispense only valid prescriptions issued for a legitimate medical purpose, and that this failure resulted in requests for reimbursement for prescriptions that the…”
In Re Nonparty Patient No. 15 v. the State of Texas (Tex. App. 2025). “2, 9, 10 21 C.F.R. § 1306.06 .....................”
Publix Litig. P'ship, LLP v. Publix Super Markets, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2025). “Relator points out that while the regulation itself does not enumerate any specific duties or obligations connected to the pharmacies’ corresponding responsibility, “[f]ederal agencies exercise broad discretion to carry out their 5 Relator also argues that Defendant violated 21…”
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