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HRS §461-10

Pharmacies must have a registered pharmacist in charge

A pharmacy owner or manager must put a registered pharmacist in charge. Prescriptions and drug sales must be done by or under the direct watch of a registered pharmacist. Anyone who does this work without a pharmacist's supervision breaks the law.

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The statute, as written — Pharmacies

Any proprietor or manager of a pharmacy who fails or neglects to place a registered pharmacist in charge thereof or who permits the compounding of prescriptions, or the vending of drugs, except by or under the immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist, shall be deemed to have violated this chapter. Any person who, not being a registered pharmacist, compounds prescriptions or vends drugs, while not subject to the immediate supervision of a registered pharmacist, shall be deemed to have violated this chapter.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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