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2018 Georgia Code 26-4-2 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 26-4-2 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 26-4-2

TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Section 4. Pharmacists and Pharmacies, 26-4-1 through 26-4-214.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

26-4-2. Liberal construction of chapter.

The practice of pharmacy in this state is declared to be a learned profession and the practice of pharmacy affects the public health, safety, and welfare and is subject to regulation and control in the public interest. It is further declared to be a matter of public interest and concern that the practice of pharmacy in this state as a learned profession, as defined in this chapter, should merit and receive the confidence of the public and that only qualified persons be permitted to engage in the practice of pharmacy to ensure the quality of drugs and related devices distributed in this state. This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out these objectives and purposes.

(Code 1981, §26-4-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 686, § 1.)

Cases Citing O.C.G.A. § 26-4-2

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Harrell v. Lusk, 439 S.E.2d 896 (Ga. 1994).

Cited 16 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Feb 7, 1994 | 263 Ga. 895, 94 Fulton County D. Rep. 484

...state examining boards where licensure is predicated upon the successful completion of the specialized schooling or training necessary to obtain the expertise to practice that profession. Pharmacy has been legislatively defined as a profession. OCGA § 26-4-2....
...§ 12-6-52 (the refusal to grant or revocation of whose licenses are subject to Title 43, OCGA § 12-6-57), such businesses are not denominated professions in the same manner in which the legislature has denominated pharmacy a professions. See OCGA § 26-4-2 (16) (A)....
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Foster v. Georgia Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners, 359 S.E.2d 877 (Ga. 1987).

Cited 14 times | Published | Supreme Court of Georgia | Sep 8, 1987 | 257 Ga. 409

...The FDCA contains similar provisions. See 21 USC § 321 (g) (1) (B), which corresponds to OCGA § 26-3-2 (6) (B). See also 21 USC § 321 (g) (1) (C), which corresponds to OCGA § 26-3-2 (6) (C). In addition, cognate provisions are also found in the Georgia Pharmacy Act. See OCGA § 26-4-2 (7) (B) and (C)....