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Missouri News: Internet Solicitations to Pharmacies
Published in the August 2006 Missouri Board of Pharmacy Newsletter
Board staff has been fielding more questions about the legality of pharmacies acting as fulfillment centers for Internet businesses that are attempting to provide prescription drugs to consumers. Pharmacists who may consider accepting prescriptions from these businesses need to exercise due diligence by fully researching how and where the prescriptions originate. Prescriptions that are based on an Internet questionnaire, an Internet-based consultation, or a telephonic consultation without a valid preexisting patient-practitioner relationship are not considered legal. More contact to pharmacies and pharmacists is being made by businesses that, due to their business practices, could cause prescriptions to be dispensed that would cause them to be misbranded. When considering business connections to act as a fulfillment center, use caution and refer to state law and to your inspector prior to any final agreement.
