Venereal disease -- Sale of remedy

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    (a)    This section does not apply to:

        (1)    a physician licensed to practice medicine;

        (2)    a government unit; or

        (3)    the otherwise lawful conduct of business between commercial, medical, pharmaceutical, scientific, or government units.

    (b)    Except in accordance with a prescription written by a physician licensed to practice medicine, a person may not sell, dispense, or give to another a drug, medicine, preparation, substance, or a preparation containing a sulfonamide drug to alleviate, treat, or cure venereal disease.

    (c)    (1)    A prescription under subsection (b) of this section shall include:

            (i)    the physician’s signature and address; and

            (ii)    the date the prescription was written.

        (2)    The person filling the prescription required under subsection (b) of this section:

            (i)    shall write on the prescription the date it was filled;

            (ii)    shall keep the prescription on file for at least 2 years after it was filled;

            (iii)    shall allow the prescription to be inspected by State and local health authorities; and

            (iv)    may not refill the prescription except on the order of the physician who wrote the prescription.

    (d)    A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding:

        (1)    $50 for the first violation; and

        (2)    $250 for each subsequent violation.


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