Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session
Section 10-103 - Venereal disease - Sale of remedy(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.