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217.182 Sale, distribution, administration, prescription, or possession of legend drugs -- Penalty.

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Page 1 of 1 217.182 Sale, distribution, administration, prescription, or possession of legend drugs -- Penalty. (1) A duly licensed manufacturer, distributor, or wholesaler may sell or distribute a legend drug to any of the following: <br>(a) A manufacturer, wholesaler, or distributor; <br>(b) A pharmacy; <br>(c) A practitioner; <br>(d) The administrator in charge of a hospital, but only for use by or in that hospital; and (e) A person in charge of a laboratory, but only for use in that laboratory for scientific and medical research purposes. (2) A pharmacist may sell or distribute a legend drug: (a) Pursuant to a prescription that conforms to the requirements of this chapter; or <br>(b) To a person licensed to administer, dispense, distribute, or possess a legend drug. (3) A practitioner may: (a) Administer, dispense, or prescribe a legend drug for a legitimate medical purpose and in the course of professional practice; or (b) Distribute a legend drug to a person licensed to administer, dispense, distribute, or possess a legend drug. (4) Possession or control of legend drugs obtained as authorized by this section shall be lawful if it occurred in the regular course of business, occupation, profession, <br>employment, or duty of the possessor. (5) No person shall traffic in any legend drug except as authorized by this section. <br>(6) No person shall dispense, prescribe, distribute, or administer any legend drug except as authorized by this section. (7) No person shall possess any legend drug except as authorized by this section. <br>(8) Unless another specific penalty is provided in KRS 217.005 to 217.215, any person who violates any provision of subsections (1) to (6) of this section shall be guilty of <br>a Class A misdemeanor for the first offense and a Class D felony for subsequent <br>offenses. (9) Unless another specific penalty is provided in KRS 217.005 to 217.215, any person who violates the provision of subsection (7) of this section shall be guilty of a Class <br>B misdemeanor. (10) A person to whom or for whose use a legend drug has been prescribed or dispensed may lawfully possess it. Effective: July 15, 1998 <br>History: Created 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 8, effective July 15, 1998.