State

Pharmacy Only

Prescription Required

Information on Purpose Required

Record Keeping by Pharmacists Required

Purchasers Required to Show ID

Display limits

AL

S

CA

S

S (except for use with insulin or adrenaline, but local govt may authorize sale of <11 without prescription)

S (date and time of sale, type, size and quantity of syringe, and signature of the pharmacist)

S (name, address, signature and ID of purchaser required for non-Rx sales)

S

CT

S

S (for > than 10 only)

S (prescriptions must be retained on file for not less than 3 years)

S

DE

S

S (date of sale, description of instrument sold and prescription on file)

S (name, age and address of purchaser)

S

FL

S (sale to minors only)

GA

R

R (no sale if seller has reasonable cause to believe syringe will be used for an “unlawful purpose”)

R

IL

S

S (sale to minors, or for > 20 only)

IN

R

R ( name and quantity of device, purchase date. and the name or initials of the pharmacist)

R (unknown purchasers must show ID)

KY

S (pharmacists must determine purchaser’s planned use of the syringes)

S (purchaser name and address. quantity of syringes purchased, date, purpose)

S ( ID)

S

LA

R

R ( pharmacist must determine bona fide medical purpose)

R (date, item, quantity and pharmacist signature)

R (purchaser’s name, address and ID)

R

ME

S

S (purchaser must be >17 years old)

MD

R

R (sales shall be made in good faith by the pharmacists to purchasers showing indication of need)

MA

S

S

S (date of sale and description of the instrument and the signature of the pharmacist shall be recorded on the face of the prescription)

S (name and address of purchaser)

S

MN

S

NV

S

NH

S

S (for > than 10 and minors only)

S (date of sale and number of instruments sold shall be recorded on the prescription)

NJ

S

S

S (date of sale)

NY

S

S (for > than 10 only)

S & R (date of sale and pharmacist’s signature for prescription sales)

OH

S (and authorized dealers)

S (Seller must know or reasonably believe that the purchaser is not an unauthorized user)

S

PA

R

RI

S

S

SC

S

R (pharmacists must obtain written or oral affirmation that the sale is for a legitimate medical use)

R (type and quantity of needles/syringes sold)

R (signature, address, sex, age and ID)

TN

R

R (proof of medical need)

R

VA

S

S (for minors <16 only)

S (purchaser must furnish written legitimate purpose)

S (date of sale and name, quantity and price of device)

S (name, address and ID, including proof of age)

R

VI

S

S

S (prescription must be retained for 2 years)

WA

S (pharmacist must be satisfied device is for a “legal use”)

WV

R

Total

22

12

9

13

9

11