Louisiana Laws

Direct Dispensing of Controlled Substances Laws

Question:

Are physicians limited to only dispensing to their own patients?

Answer:
Yes
This answer is derived from 2 section of law
Citation:
  • citation 1: see full citation
    D.   No physician shall dispense any medication upon the prescription of another practitioner. see full law
  • citation 2: see full citation
    1.         A prescription for a controlled substance shall only be dispensed by a pharmacist, acting in the usual course of his professional practice, and either registered individually or employed in a registered pharmacy; however, nothing in this Section shall prohibit a physician, dentist, or veterinarian from personally dispensing such prescriptions to his own patients, in conformance with the laws and rules promulgated by the DEA and his own professional licensing agency. see full law