Indiana § 16-42-19-20 Validity of prescriptions or drug orders

Indiana Statutes

§ 16-42-19-20 — Validity of prescriptions or drug orders

Indiana § 16-42-19-20

Title 16HEALTH

Art. 42REGULATION OF FOOD, DRUGS, AND

Ch. 19Drugs: Indiana Legend Drug Act

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Ind. Code § 16-42-19-20 (2026).

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

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