| Customer verification | Must verify the buyer's license |
|---|---|
| Records to keep | 3 years |
| Separate device or DME distributor license | Check with the state |
What Wisconsin requires before you ship
A manufacturer or wholesale distributor may deliver prescription drugs only to licensed customers. For a customer it does not already know, it must first check with the Board, or with the licensing body in the customer's state, that the customer is licensed. It may ship only to the address on the customer's license. It may take payment only from the owner of record, the CEO or the CFO named on the license.
Who counts as an authorized buyer: A person licensed under Wis. Stat. § 450.071 (wholesale distributor) or § 450.06 (pharmacy), or by the appropriate licensing authority of another state. Also college or university faculty getting drugs for lawful research, teaching or testing and not for resale.
"has verified with the board or with the licensing authority of the state in which the person is located that the person is licensed" Wis. Stat. § 450.072(2)(a), (b), (d)
Records to keep
Distributors must keep inventories and records of all prescription drug transactions, showing the source, the drug and quantity, and the dates. Records must be open to inspection for three years after distribution. Records kept off site must be produced within two working days.
Source: Wis. Admin. Code Phar 13.14
Licenses a distributor needs in Wisconsin
Prescription drug wholesale distributor
Wholesale distributors of prescription drugs need a license from the Pharmacy Examining Board. They must pass a facility inspection within the past three years, post a $5,000 bond or letter of credit, and register with the DEA if they handle controlled substances.
Source: Wis. Stat. § 450.071; Wis. Admin. Code Phar 13.05, 13.055
Medical device and DME distributors
Wisconsin's wholesale distributor rules define wholesale distribution in terms of prescription drugs only. We did not find a separate Wisconsin license for medical device or DME distributors.
Controlled substances
The Board's distributor rules require DEA registration for distributors that handle controlled substances. We did not find a separate Wisconsin controlled substance registration for distributors.
Source: Wis. Admin. Code Phar 13.05(3)
Where to look up a Wisconsin license
- Pharmacies and pharmacy permits: Wisconsin Pharmacy Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services)
- Physicians and other practitioners: Wisconsin Medical Examining Board (Department of Safety and Professional Services)
- 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 Wisconsin accounts
WorkdID by Workd checks every Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin file is ready when someone asks for it.
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