856 IAC 2-6-3 - Purpose of prescription; prohibitions
Authority: IC 35-48-3-1
Affected: IC 35-48-3-9
Sec. 3.
Purpose of issue of prescription.
(a) A prescription for a controlled substance
to be effective must be issued for a legitimate medical purpose in a reasonable
quantity by an individual practitioner acting in the usual course of his
professional practice. The responsibility for the proper prescribing and
dispensing of controlled substances is upon the prescribing practitioner, but a
corresponding responsibility rests with the pharmacist who fills the
prescription. An order purporting to be a prescription issued not in the usual
course of professional treatment or in legitimate and authorized research is
not a prescription, within the meaning and intent of IC 1971,
35-24.1-3-8[Repealed by
Acts 1976, P.L.
148,
SECTION
24 ; Acts 1977,
P.L.
26,
SECTION
25 . See IC 35-48.] as amended, and
the person knowingly filling such a purported prescription, as well as the
person issuing it, shall be subject to the penalties provided for violations of
the provisions of law relating to controlled substances.
(b) A prescription may not be issued in order
for an individual practitioner to obtain controlled substances for supplying
the individual practitioner for the purpose of general dispensing to
patients.
(c) A prescription may
not be issued for the dispensing of narcotic drugs listed in any schedule to a
narcotic drug dependent person for the purpose of continuing his dependence
upon such drugs in the course of conducting an authorized clinical
investigation in the development of a narcotic addict rehabilitation
program.
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