Section 5-701 - Dispensing prescription drug. - Maryland Statutes

§ 5-701. Dispensing prescription drug.
 

(a)  Scope of section.- Sections 5-701 through 5-704 of this subtitle apply to: 

(1) the sale of prescription drugs by a manufacturer, wholesale distributor, retail pharmacist, or jobber to a person not legally qualified or authorized to purchase and hold prescription drugs for use or resale; and 

(2) an authorized provider's assistant who is not licensed to administer prescription drugs. 

(b)  Prohibited - Dispensing not on prescription.- A person may not dispense a prescription drug except: 

(1) on an authorized provider's: 

(i) written prescription; or 

(ii) oral prescription that the pharmacist reduces to writing and files; or 

(2) by refilling a written or oral prescription that is authorized: 

(i) by the authorized provider in the original prescription; or 

(ii) by oral direction that the pharmacist reduces to writing and files. 

(c)  Same - Without required label.- A person may not dispense a prescription drug by filling or refilling a written or oral prescription of an authorized provider unless the drug bears a label that, in addition to any requirements of the Department or federal law, contains: 

(1) the name and address of the dispenser; 

(2) the serial number and date of the prescription; 

(3) the name of the authorized provider; and 

(4) if stated in the prescription, the name and address of the patient and the directions for use. 

(d)  Other prohibited acts.- Except as otherwise provided under this title, a person may not: 

(1) manufacture, distribute, or possess with intent to distribute a prescription drug; 

(2) affix a false or counterfeit label to a package, container, or other receptacle containing a prescription drug; 

(3) omit, remove, alter, or obliterate a label or symbol that is required by federal, State, or local law on a prescription drug; or 

(4) obtain or attempt to obtain a prescription drug by: 

(i) fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation; 

(ii) the counterfeiting or altering of a prescription or written order; 

(iii) concealing a material fact; 

(iv) using a false name or address; 

(v) falsely assuming the title of or falsely representing that the person is a manufacturer, distributor, or authorized provider; or 

(vi) making or issuing a false or counterfeit prescription or written order. 

(e)  Penalty.- A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to imprisonment not exceeding 2 years or a fine not exceeding $1,000 or both. 
 

[An. Code 1957, art. 27, § 300(b), (c), (e)(1), (g-1), (h); 2002, ch. 26, § 2.]