856 Ind. Admin. Code 2-6-3 : INDIANA BOARD OF PHARMACY — CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES —6 - Issuance, Filling and Filing Prescriptions —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or in legitimate and authorized research is not a prescription, within the meaning and intent of IC 1971, 35-24.1-3-8 [Repealed by Acts 1976, P.L. 148, SECTION 24; Acts 1977, P.L. 26, SECTION 25.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.

856 IAC 2-6-3

Indiana Board of Pharmacy; Reg 28,Ch VI,Sec 6.03; filed Jul 9, 1974, 9:29 am: Unpublished; readopted filed Nov 14, 2001, 2:45 p.m.: 25 IR 1341; readopted filed Oct 4, 2007, 3:33 p.m.: 20071031-IR-856070060RFA; readopted filed November 25, 2013, 9:24 a.m.: 20131225-IR-856130308RFA