§ 17-208. Distribution by licensed practitioners and pharmacists.

(a)

A licensed practitioner shall be permitted to prescribe, administer and dispense or distribute controlled substance to a patient in good faith and in the course of his professional practice only, and shall not be permitted to possess controlled substances for any other purpose.

(b)

Licensed pharmacists shall be permitted to dispense or distribute controlled substances or dangerous drugs to patients under and in pursuance of written prescriptions issued by any licensed practitioner, and shall not be permitted to possess controlled substances for any other purpose.

(c)

All instances of professional distribution of controlled substance or dangerous drugs as provided in subsections (a) and (b) shall be recorded in a suitable form and filed and preserved in a manner so as to be readily accessible for inspection by any law enforcement officer of the city.

(d)

No prescription for controlled substances or dangerous drugs shall be renewed or refilled, except as regulated by state and federal law.

(Code 1975, § 276.020C)

State law reference

Similar provisions, RSMo 195.050—195.070.