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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-4-87. Storage and handling of controlled substances and dangerous drugs.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-4-87. Storage and handling of controlled substances and dangerous drugs.

The board shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the appropriate and proper storage and handling of controlled substances and dangerous drugs as defined in Chapter 13 of Title 16 which are consistent with those standards established by the United States Pharmacopeial Convention.

## History

Code 1981, § 26-4-87, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 686, § 1.