Sec. 15. (a) A pharmacist shall hold in strictest confidence all prescriptions, drug orders, records, and patient information. The pharmacist may divulge the information only when it is in the best interest of the patient or when requested by the board or its representatives or by a law enforcement officer charged with the enforcement of laws pertaining to drugs or devices or the practice of pharmacy.

     (b) A person who has knowledge by virtue of the person’s office of any prescription drug order, record, or patient information may not divulge the information except in connection with a criminal prosecution or proceeding or a proceeding before the board, to which the person to whom the information relates is a party.

Terms Used In Indiana Code 25-26-13-15

  • Board: means the Indiana board of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Drug: means :

    Indiana Code 25-26-13-2

  • Drug order: means a written order in a hospital or other health care institution for an ultimate user for any drug or device, issued and signed by a practitioner, or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner, which is immediately reduced to writing by the pharmacist, registered nurse, or other licensed health care practitioner authorized by the hospital or institution. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Person: means any individual, partnership, copartnership, firm, company, corporation, association, joint stock company, trust, estate, or municipality, or a legal representative or agent, unless this chapter expressly provides otherwise. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacist: means a person licensed under this chapter. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Pharmacy: means any facility, department, or other place where prescriptions are filled or compounded and are sold, dispensed, offered, or displayed for sale and which has as its principal purpose the dispensing of drug and health supplies intended for the general health, welfare, and safety of the public, without placing any other activity on a more important level than the practice of pharmacy. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
  • Prescription: means a written order or an order transmitted by other means of communication from a practitioner to or for an ultimate user for any drug or device containing:

    Indiana Code 25-26-13-2

  • Record: means all papers, letters, memoranda, notes, prescriptions, drug orders, invoices, statements, patient medication charts or files, computerized records, or other written indicia, documents, or objects which are used in any way in connection with the purchase, sale, or handling of any drug or device. See Indiana Code 25-26-13-2
     (c) A pharmacist or pharmacy is immune from civil liability for any action based on its good faith release of information under this section.

As added by Acts 1977, P.L.276, SEC.1. Amended by P.L.36-2022, SEC.9.

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