{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-1520","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 44-53-1520","heading":"Unprofessional conduct to dispense under certain circumstances.","body":"It is unprofessional conduct, and is not a valid medical purpose, for a practitioner or veterinarian to prescribe, dispense, or administer an anabolic steroid, or a pharmacist to dispense an anabolic steroid, for the purpose of the hormonal manipulation that is intended to increase muscle mass, strength, or weight without a medical necessity to do so, or for the intended purpose of improving performance in any form of exercise, sport, or game.","path":["Title 44 - HEALTH","CHAPTER 53 Poisons, Drugs, and Other Controlled Substances","ARTICLE 14 Anabolic Steroids"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t44c053.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T07:33:34Z","sha256":"c6a3ece5e98de5403703ab057bf28647e1914c97ae929002e9a25e44309d8462","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-1510","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-44-53-1530"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}