Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 155A.2 (2026)

Legislative declaration — purpose — exceptions

✓ current as of July 2026
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1. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote, preserve, and protect the public health, safety, and welfare through the effective regulation of the practice of pharmacy and the licensing of pharmacies, pharmacists, and others engaged in the sale, delivery, or distribution of prescription drugs and devices or other classes of drugs or devices which may be authorized. 2. Practitioners licensed under a separate chapter of the Code are not regulated by this chapter except when engaged in the operation of a pharmacy for the retailing of prescription drugs. 3. A family planning clinic is not regulated by this chapter when engaged in the dispensing of birth control drugs and devices pursuant to section 147.107, subsection 5. 87 Acts, ch 215, §2; 2009 Acts, ch 69, §2

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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2008–2019 · leading case: Houck v. Iowa Bd. of Pharmacy Examiners, 752 N.W.2d 14 (Iowa 2008).
Houck v. Iowa Bd. of Pharmacy Examiners, 752 N.W.2d 14 (Iowa 2008). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 155A.2. The board asserts it enacted rule 20.”
State of Iowa v. David Paul Pinney (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). · cites it 2× “” Iowa Code § 155A.2(1). The purpose of chapter 124, which prohibits the possession of a controlled substance, is not specifically set out in the code, however, its focus on harmful substances indicates it seeks to protect the public from the harmful effects of the substances…”
T. Zenon Pharm., LLC, (d/B/A Pharmacy Matters), plaintiff/counterclaim v. Wellmark, Inc., defendant/counterclaimant-appellee, & Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., intervenor/counterclaimant-appellee. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code § 155A.2(1). The contract between Pharmacy Matters and Wellmark contained a provision stating: “This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa.”
Garvis G. Houck Vs. Iowa Bd. Of Pharmacy Examiners (Iowa 2008). “” Iowa Code § 155A.2. The board asserts it enacted rule 20.”
— Iowa Code § 155A.2(1) — 2 cases
State of Iowa v. David Paul Pinney (Iowa Ct. App. 2019). “” Iowa Code § 155A.2(1). The purpose of chapter 124, which prohibits the possession of a controlled substance, is not specifically set out in the code, however, its focus on harmful substances indicates it seeks to protect the public from the harmful effects of the substances…”
T. Zenon Pharm., LLC, (d/B/A Pharmacy Matters), plaintiff/counterclaim v. Wellmark, Inc., defendant/counterclaimant-appellee, & Wellmark Health Plan of Iowa, Inc., intervenor/counterclaimant-appellee. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). “See Iowa Code § 155A.2(1). The contract between Pharmacy Matters and Wellmark contained a provision stating: “This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of Iowa.”
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