| Customer verification | May sell only to licensed buyers |
|---|---|
| Records to keep | 3 years |
| Separate device or DME distributor license | Yes |
What Connecticut requires before you ship
Connecticut lets distributors sell prescription drugs only to buyers who are licensed or authorized to receive them, which means checking the license first. A registered wholesaler or manufacturer may sell drugs only to buyers on a list in the statute, such as pharmacies, hospitals, practicing physicians and other wholesalers. The law does not spell out a verification step, but you cannot know a buyer is on the list without checking.
Who counts as an authorized buyer: The state or a political subdivision; another manufacturer or wholesaler; a state-recognized general or specialty hospital; an institution with a full-time pharmacist (at least 35 hours a week); a chronic and convalescent nursing home with a pharmacist on the required schedule; a practicing physician, podiatrist, dentist, optometrist or veterinarian; a licensed pharmacy; a store with a nonlegend drug permit under § 20-624; and an authorized entity under § 19a-909 (epinephrine only).
"No wholesaler or manufacturer shall sell any drugs except to the state or any political subdivision thereof, to another manufacturer or wholesaler" Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-70(h)
Records to keep
Wholesalers must keep inventories and records of every drug received and distributed. Records must show the source, the name and address of the purchaser, the drug identity and quantity, and the dates. Records must be available for inspection for 3 years after the drugs are disposed of. Records kept off site and not electronic must be produced within 2 working days.
Source: Conn. Agencies Regs. § 21a-115-32(f)
Licenses a distributor needs in Connecticut
Prescription drug wholesale distributor
A wholesaler or distributor of drugs, devices or cosmetics needs a certificate of registration from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection before it operates. The registration is renewed every year. A separate certificate is needed for each Connecticut location and for each out-of-state location that ships into Connecticut.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-70(a)-(b)
Medical device and DME distributors
The same wholesaler registration covers anyone who supplies devices to other wholesalers, hospitals, prescribing practitioners, pharmacies, clinics and similar buyers. The statute's definition of wholesaler expressly includes a medical device and oxygen provider. The sale limits in subsection (h) are written for drugs, not devices.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-70(a)(1), (b)
Controlled substances
No one in Connecticut may manufacture, wholesale or supply controlled substances without a license from the Commissioner of Consumer Protection. Registered wholesalers must also run a system to flag suspicious controlled substance orders, report them to the Drug Control Division, and report within 5 business days when they stop or refuse controlled substance sales to a pharmacy or practitioner over diversion concerns.
Source: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 21a-246(a); § 21a-70(i)
Where to look up a Connecticut license
- Pharmacies and pharmacy permits: Connecticut Commission of Pharmacy / Department of Consumer Protection, Drug Control Division
- Physicians and other practitioners: Connecticut Medical Examining Board (licensing by the Department of Public Health)
- NPI: NPPES NPI Registry
- DEA registrations: DEA Diversion Control Division
Federal rules that apply in every state
- A prescription device "is to be sold only to or on the prescription or other order of such practitioner," or to a business lawfully distributing it (21 CFR 801.109).
- A prescription drug wholesale distributor's trading partners "may be only authorized trading partners," which for a pharmacy means one licensed under state law (21 U.S.C. 360eee-1(c)(3)).
How WorkdID handles Connecticut accounts
WorkdID by Workd checks every Connecticut customer you sell to against the state's pharmacy and medical boards, the NPI registry, and the DEA, every day. It flags an expiration or a board action within a day of posting, and in Workd order entry it can hold the order until your compliance team clears the account. Every check is saved with the date and the board record, so your Connecticut file is ready when someone asks for it.
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