§ 63-10-206. Sale of Nonprescription Drugs and Devices
Any nonprescription drug or device can be sold in its original single package by any retail business unless such nonprescription drug or device is required by federal or state law to be dispensed or sold only by or under the supervision of a pharmacist. Notwithstanding subsection (a) to the contrary, any insulin preparation shall be […]
§ 63-10-207. Dispensing of Medication Prior to Authorization
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a pharmacist may, in good faith, dispense to a patient without proper authorization the number of dosages of a prescription drug necessary to allow such patient to secure such authorization from such patient’s prescriber, not to exceed a seventy-two-hour supply, if: The patient offers satisfactory evidence to […]
§ 63-10-208. Penalty for Violation
Any violation of parts 2-5 of this chapter, unless otherwise specified by law, shall be classified as a Class C misdemeanor.
§ 63-10-209. Distribution of Drugs or Drug Samples by Manufacturer’s Representative — Distribution of Free Samples
Nothing in this chapter shall prohibit the distribution of drugs or sample drugs by a manufacturer’s representatives acting in the normal and customary performance of their duties. Manufacturers or their agents may distribute free samples of prescription drugs or controlled substances to practitioners authorized by law to prescribe or dispense such drugs or to pharmacies […]
§ 63-10-210. Registration Fees for Out-of-State Pharmacies Mailing Into Tennessee
A pharmacy that dispenses and mails a prescription into Tennessee from another state shall first pay the licensure fee required of a Tennessee pharmacy in accordance with the fees established by the board under the authority of § 63-10-308. The license fees for out-of-state pharmacies and pharmacists shall not exceed those charged to Tennessee pharmacies […]
§ 63-10-211. Consortia for Bulk Purchases Authorized
It is not a violation of any state law relative to restraint of trade, antitrust or any provision of the licensing laws for pharmacists, pharmacies, wholesalers, distributors or manufacturers under § 63-10-306 for pharmacists, independently or through any pharmacist or pharmacy, to form a consortium for the purpose of making bulk purchases of drugs or […]
§ 63-10-212. Confidentiality of Information Entrusted to Pharmacist
Notwithstanding any requirement of state law to the contrary, a pharmacist is immune from liability to any person for disclosing patient information to a person authorized by this title to prescribe drugs or devices or to communicate a prescription order where necessary to: Fulfill the pharmacist’s responsibility to carry out prospective drug use review under […]
§ 63-10-213. Legibility of Prescriptions
No pharmacist may dispense medication pursuant to a handwritten, typed or computer-generated prescription order for a drug issued by a prescriber in this state, unless the prescription order is comprehensible to the pharmacist. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a pharmacist from dispensing medication pursuant to a verbal prescription order. If a […]
§ 63-10-214. Centralized Prescription Processing — Licensing — Rules
Each pharmacy participating in centralized prescription processing shall be licensed by the board of pharmacy. The board shall promulgate rules relative to centralized prescription processing, including, but not limited to, the usage of common electronic files or a common database.
§ 63-10-201. Short Title
Parts 2-5 of this chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Tennessee Pharmacy Practice Act of 1996.”