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IC 16-42-19-20: Validity of prescriptions or drug orders
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16. HEALTH
- ARTICLE 42. REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
- Chapter 19. Drugs: Indiana Legend Drug Act
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.
(c) A pharmacist may not knowingly fill an invalid prescription or drug order for a legend drug.
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