Iowa Admin. Code r. 657-24.3 - General requirements for Internet pharmacy
A pharmacy operating within or outside Iowa shall not provide any prescription product to any patient within Iowa through an Internet site or e-mail unless the pharmacy is in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.
(1)Pharmacy
license. A pharmacy, prior to providing any prescription drug,
including any controlled substance, to any patient within Iowa, shall apply
for, obtain, and maintain a pharmacy license pursuant to the provisions of rule
657-8.35 (155A).
(2)Pharmacist
license. A pharmacist practicing in a pharmacy that provides any
prescription drug, including any controlled substance, to any patient within
Iowa shall be licensed by the pharmacist licensing authority in the state
wherein the pharmacist practices.
(3)Iowa PMP. A pharmacy,
wherever located, that provides any controlled substance included in Schedules
II through IV of Iowa Code chapter 124 to any patient within Iowa, unless the
pharmacy is exempt from reporting pursuant to 657-subrule 37.3(1), shall report
those dispensed prescriptions to the Iowa PMP as provided in rule
657-37.3
(124).
(4)VIPPS
accreditation. An Internet pharmacy that provides any prescription
drugs, including controlled substances, to any patient within Iowa shall obtain
and maintain VIPPS accreditation and shall include evidence of such VIPPS
accreditation on any Internet site identifying the pharmacy as provided in rule
657-24.7
(155A).
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