21 CFR § 211.150 - Distribution procedures.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s211.150"
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title: "21 CFR § 211.150 - Distribution procedures."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "211.150"
section_name: "Distribution procedures."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "C"
subchapter_name: "DRUGS: GENERAL"
part_number: "211"
part_name: "CURRENT GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE FOR FINISHED PHARMACEUTICALS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 321, 351, 352, 355, 360b, 360ddd, 360ddd-1, 371, 374; 42 U.S.C. 216, 262, 263a, 264."
regulatory_source: "43 FR 45077, Sept. 29, 1978, unless otherwise noted."
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# 211.150 Distribution procedures.

Written procedures shall be established, and followed, describing the distribution of drug products. They shall include:

(a) A procedure whereby the oldest approved stock of a drug product is distributed first. Deviation from this requirement is permitted if such deviation is temporary and appropriate.

(b) A system by which the distribution of each lot of drug product can be readily determined to facilitate its recall if necessary.