§ 178.05 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions; limitation
PL § 178.05
§ 178.05 Criminal diversion of prescription medications and
prescriptions; limitation.
1.The provisions of this article shall not apply to:
(a)a duly licensed physician or other person authorized to issue a prescription acting in good faith in the lawful course of his or her profession; or
(b)a duly licensed pharmacist acting in good faith in the lawful course of the practice of pharmacy; or
(c)a person acting in good faith seeking treatment for a medical condition or assisting another person to obtain treatment for a medical condition.
2.No provision of this article relating to the sale of a prescription medication or device shall be deemed to authorize any act prohibited by article thirty-three of the public health law or article two hundred twenty of this chapter.
