Sec. 20. (a) Except as provided in section 30 of this chapter, a prescription or drug order for a legend drug is not valid unless the prescription or drug order is issued for a legitimate medical purpose by a practitioner acting in the usual course of the practitioner’s business.

     (b) A practitioner may not knowingly issue an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 16-42-19-20

  • drug: means the following:

    Indiana Code 16-42-19-2

  • drug order: means an order that meets the following conditions:

    Indiana Code 16-42-19-3

  • practitioner: means any of the following:

    Indiana Code 16-42-19-5

  • prescription: means :

    Indiana Code 16-42-19-7

     (c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.

[Pre-1993 Recodification Citation: 16-6-8-3.5.]

As added by P.L.2-1993, SEC.25. Amended by P.L.48-2015, SEC.2.

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