Prescribing or Ordering Dangerous Drugs

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  2. Georgia Code
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  6. Prescribing or Ordering Dangerous Drugs

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  1. No person shall prescribe or order the dispensing of a dangerous drug, except a registered practitioner who is:
    1. Licensed or otherwise authorized by this state to prescribe dangerous drugs;
    2. Acting in the usual course of his professional practice; and
    3. Prescribing or ordering such dangerous drug for a legitimate medical purpose.
  2. Any person violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(Code 1981, §16-13-78.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1219, § 10.)

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Nurses may not write or telephone in prescriptions by referring to a written protocol. 1988 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 88-9.


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