# 21 CFR § 205.2: Purpose

> Federal · Regulations · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.2

## Section

- **Citation:** 21 CFR § 205.2
- **Heading:** Purpose
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 21—Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER C—DRUGS: GENERAL > PART 205—GUIDELINES FOR STATE LICENSING OF WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG DISTRIBUTORS

## Text

The purpose of this part is to implement the Prescription Drug Marketing Act of 1987 by providing minimum standards, terms, and conditions for the licensing by State licensing authorities of persons who engage in wholesale distributions in interstate commerce of prescription drugs.

## Nearby sections

- [21 CFR § 202.1 § 202.1 Prescription-drug advertisements.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-202.1.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.1 § 205.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.1.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.2 § 205.2 Purpose.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.2.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.3 § 205.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.3.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.4 § 205.4 Wholesale drug distributor licensing requirement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.4.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.5 § 205.5 Minimum required information for licensure.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.5.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.6 § 205.6 Minimum qualifications.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.6.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.7 § 205.7 Personnel.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.7.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.8 § 205.8 Violations and penalties.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.8.md)
- [21 CFR § 205.50 § 205.50 Minimum requirements for the storage and handling of prescription drugs and for the establishment and maintenance of prescription drug distribution records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-205.50.md)
- [21 CFR § 206.1 § 206.1 Scope.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-206.1.md)
- [21 CFR § 206.3 § 206.3 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-206.3.md)
- [21 CFR § 206.7 § 206.7 Exemptions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-206.7.md)
- [21 CFR § 206.10 § 206.10 Code imprint required.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-21-206.10.md)

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