There shall be kept in every drugstore or pharmacy a suitable book, file, or electronic record keeping system in which shall be preserved for a period of not less than 5 years the original, or an exact, unalterable image, of every written prescription and the original transcript or copy of every verbal prescription filled, compounded, or dispensed, in such pharmacy; and such book, file, or electronic record keeping system of prescriptions shall at all reasonable times be open to inspection to the chief pharmacy coordinator and the duly authorized agents or employees of the Department.
Every prescription filled or refilled shall contain the unique identifiers of the persons authorized to practice pharmacy under the provision of this Act who fills or refills the prescription.
Records kept pursuant to this Section may be maintained in an alternative data retention system, such as a direct digital imaging system, provided that:
As used in this Section, "digital imaging system" means a system, including people, machines, methods of organization, and procedures, that provides input, storage, processing, communications, output, and control functions for digitized representations of original prescription records.
Inpatient drug orders may be maintained within an institution in a manner approved by the Department.
225 ILCS 85/18