Tennessee Statutes
§ 63-10-213 — Legibility of prescriptions
Tennessee § 63-10-213
JurisdictionTennessee
Title63
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Bluebook
Tenn. Code Ann. § 63-10-213 (2026).
Text
(a)No pharmacist may dispense medication pursuant to a handwritten, typed or computer-generated prescription order for a drug issued by a prescriber in this state, unless the prescription order is comprehensible to the pharmacist. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist from dispensing medication pursuant to a verbal prescription order.
(b)If a prescriber issues a prescription order, then it is the duty of the prescriber to issue a legible order. A pharmacist shall make a reasonable attempt to contact the prescriber to seek clarification of a prescription order that is not comprehensible to the pharmacist, in which case the pharmacist must not dispense medication until the pharmacist obtains clarification. A pharmacist shall not be liable to any person for any
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Legislative History
Acts 2004, ch. 678, § 8; 2005, ch. 12, § 7.
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