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2017 Arkansas Code
Title 17 - Professions, Occupations, and Businesses
Subtitle 3 - Medical Professions
Chapter 92 - Pharmacists and Pharmacies
Subchapter 10 - Arkansas Internet Prescription Consumer Protection Act
§ 17-92-1004. Requirements for Internet sales
Universal Citation: AR Code § 17-92-1004 (2017)
- (a) A pharmacy operating within or outside Arkansas shall not sell, dispense, distribute, deliver, or participate in the sale, dispensing, distribution, or delivery of a prescription-only drug to any consumer in this state through an Internet site or by electronic mail unless:
- (1) All Internet sites and electronic mail used by the person for purposes of sales or delivery of a prescription-only drug are in compliance with all requirements of federal law applicable to the Internet site or electronic mail;
- (2)
- (A) The pharmacy that sells, dispenses, distributes, or delivers the prescription-only drug is in compliance with all requirements of relevant state law.
- (B) The pharmacy shall be properly regulated by the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy to engage in the practice of pharmacy pursuant to § 17-92-101 et seq.;
- (3) The pharmacist who fills the prescription order is in compliance with subsection (c) of this section;
- (4)
- (A) Any pharmacy that participates in the sale of a prescription-only drug is in compliance with subsection (d) of this section.
- (B) Any pharmacy that participates in the sale of a prescription-only drug is in compliance with an Arkansas prescription drug monitoring program, if an Arkansas prescription drug monitoring program exists;
- (5)
- (A) The pharmacy, if a foreign entity, is registered with the Secretary of State and is in compliance with all requirements for foreign corporations provided in any applicable state law.
- (B) Nothing in this subdivision (a)(5) shall be construed to authorize any corporation to engage in the practice of medicine contrary to any applicable Arkansas law; and
- (6) Any practitioner who sells, dispenses, distributes, or delivers the prescription-only drug is in compliance with all requirements of relevant state law.
- (b) Any practitioner who writes a prescription order through an Internet site or electronic mail for a consumer physically located in this state who is not an established patient shall be licensed by the applicable licensing board and in compliance with all applicable laws.
- (c) A pharmacist practicing within or outside Arkansas may not fill a prescription order to dispense a prescription-only drug to a patient if the pharmacist knows or reasonably should have known under the circumstances that the prescription order was issued:
- (1) On the basis of:
- (A) An Internet questionnaire;
- (B) An Internet consultation; or
- (C) A telephonic consultation; and
- (2) Without a valid prior patient-practitioner relationship.
- (1) On the basis of:
- (d)
- (1) An Internet broker operating within or outside Arkansas may participate in the sale of a prescription-only drug in this state only if the Internet broker knows that the pharmacist who dispenses the drug has complied with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section.
- (2) The board shall report to the Attorney General any violations of subdivision (d)(1) of this section.
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