MISCELLANEOUS LAWS
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16-42-19-12. Refilling prescriptions
Except as authorized under IC 25-26-13-25(d),
a person may not refill a prescription or drug
order for a legend drug except in the manner des-
ignated on the prescription or drug order or by the
authorization of the practitioner.
16-42-19-13. Possession or use of legend drug
or precursor.
A person may not possess or use a legend
drug or a precursor unless the person obtains the
drug:
(1) on the prescription or drug order of a
practitioner;
(2) in accordance with section 11(2) or 21
of this chapter; or
(3) in accordance with rules adopted by the
board of pharmacy under IC 25-26-23.
16-42-19-14. Record-keeping requirements.
A person may not fail to keep records as
required by section 22 of this chapter .
16-42-19-15. Refusal of records inspection.
Aperson may not refuse to make available and
to accord full opportunity to check a record, as
required by section 22 of this chapter.
16-42-19-16. Obtaining by fraud, deceit, etc.;
forged prescriptions.
A person may not do any of the following:
(1) Obtain or attempt to obtain a legend
drug or procure or attempt to procure the
administration of a legend drug by any of
the following:
(A)Fraud, deceit, misrepresentation,
or subterfuge.
(B)The forgery or alteration of a pre-
scription, drug order, or written order.
(C)The concealment of a material fact.
(D)The use of a false name or the giv-
ing of a false address.
(2) Communicate information to a physi-
cian in an effort unlawfully to procure a
legend drug or unlawfully to procure the
administration of a legend drug. Such a
communication is not considered a privi-
leged communication.
(3) Intentionally make a false statement
in a prescription, drug order, order, report,
or record required by this chapter.
(4) For the purpose of obtaining a legend
drug, falsely assume the title of or repre-
sent oneself to be a manufacturer, whole-
saler, pharmacist, physician, dentist,
veterinarian, or other person.
(5) Make or utter a false or forged pre-
scription or false drug order or forged writ-
ten order.
(6) Affix a false or forged label to a pack-
age or receptacle containing legend drugs.
This subdivision does not apply to law
enforcement agencies or their representa-
tives while engaged in enforcing this chap-
ter.
(7) Dispense a legend drug except as pro-
vided in this chapter.
16-42-19-17. Possession of smoking
instrument.
A person may not possess or have under the
person's control with intent to violate this chap-
ter an instrument or contrivance designed or gen-
erally used in smoking a legend drug.
16-42-19-18. Possession of syringe.
A person may not possess or have under con-
trol with intent to violate this chapter a hypoder-
mic syringe or needle or an instrument adapted for
the use of a legend drug by injection in a human
being.
16-42-19-19. Possession of anabolic steroids.
Except as provided in section 21of this chap-
ter, a person may not possess or use an anabolic
steroid without a valid prescription or drug order
issued by a practitioner acting in the usual course
of the practitioner's professional practice.
16-42-19-20. Unlawful prescriptions.
(a) 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.
