# A.R.S. § 32-1963: 32-1963 Liability of manager, proprietor or pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy; variances in quality of drugs or devices prohibited

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## Section

- **Citation:** A.R.S. § 32-1963
- **Heading:** 32-1963 Liability of manager, proprietor or pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy; variances in quality of drugs or devices prohibited
- **Jurisdiction:** Arizona
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Arizona Code / Title 32 / Chapter 18 / Article 3 / Section 1963

## Text

32-1963. Liability of manager, proprietor or pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy; variances in quality of drugs or devices prohibited

A. The proprietor, manager, and pharmacist in charge of a pharmacy shall be responsible for the quality of drugs and devices sold or dispensed in the pharmacy, except those sold in original packages of the manufacturer.

B. No pharmacist or other person shall manufacture, compound, dispense, or offer for sale or cause to be manufactured, compounded, dispensed, or offered for sale any drug or device under or by a name recognized in the official compendium or the federal act which differs from the standard of strength, purity and quality specified therein as official at the time of manufacture, compounding, dispensing, or offering for sale, nor shall a pharmacist or other person manufacture, compound, dispense, or offer for sale, or cause to be manufactured, compounded, dispensed, or offered for sale, any drug or device, the strength, purity or quality of which falls below the required strength, purity or quality under which it is sold.

C. Within four working days of receiving a request, the proprietor, manager or pharmacist in charge shall provide the following documents relating to the acquisition or disposal of prescription-only and controlled substance medication if this information is requested by an authorized board agent in the course of his official duties:

1. Invoices.

2. Stock transfer documents.

3. Merchandise return memos.

4. Other related documentation.

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