Montana Code Annotated 2023

TITLE 37. PROFESSIONS AND OCCUPATIONS

CHAPTER 7. PHARMACY

Part 6. Wholesale Distributors -- Licensing

Prohibited Purchase Or Receipt Of Drugs -- Dispensing And Distribution Restrictions -- Penalty

37-7-603. Prohibited purchase or receipt of drugs -- dispensing and distribution restrictions -- penalty. (1) Except as otherwise provided, it is unlawful for a person to knowingly purchase or receive a prescription drug from a source other than a person or entity licensed under this part.

(2) Licensed wholesale distributors, third-party logistics providers, manufacturers, and repackagers may not dispense or distribute prescription drugs directly to patients, except when the licensed wholesale distributor is also a licensed pharmacy.

(3) A person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor.

History: En. Sec. 4, Ch. 134, L. 1991; amd. Sec. 5, Ch. 33, L. 2017.