28 C.F.R. § 549.30
Purpose and scope
This subpart establishes procedures governing inmate access to Over-The-Counter (OTC) medications for all inmates except those in inpatient status at Federal Medical Centers. Inmates may buy OTC medications which are available at the commissary. Inmates may also obtain OTC medications at sick call if the inmate does not already have the OTC medication and:
(a) Health services staff determine that the inmate has an immediate medical need which must be addressed before his or her regularly scheduled commissary visit; or
(b) The inmate is without funds.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2023–2026 · leading case: Morrison v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons (D.D.C. 2023).
Morrison v. Fed. Bureau of Prisons (D.D.C. 2023). “(1) Coenzyme Q10 In his petition, plaintiff first demands a writ of mandamus compelling defendant to make the dietary supplement, Coenzyme Q10 (“CoQ10”), available for purchase in the inmate commissary at FCI Oakdale, and perhaps, at all federal prison commissaries, as…”
United States v. Myers (9th Cir. 2026). “70 , and some medications, 28 C.F.R. § 549.30 . And these necessities often cost more at the commissary than they do outside prison.”
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