(225 ILCS 85/24) (from Ch. 111, par. 4144)
(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)
Sec. 24.
It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor
of a prescription drug, or any person on behalf of such manufacturer
or distributor, to distribute a prescription drug without charge or
for less than its fair market value to any person directly or indirectly.
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit the distribution
of a prescription drug:
(a) at a discount in accordance with the laws of the United States or the State of |
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(b) to a person for use in an investigation conducted under Federal Food and Drug
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(c) to a patient by a pharmacist in response to a request written and signed by a
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| medical practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;
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(d) to a licensed medical practitioner in response to a request signed by the
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| practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;
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(e) to an agency of the federal government or to a state government or political
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| subdivision for regulatory or enforcement purposes;
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(f) in an emergency as determined by the laws of the United States or the State of
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(g) to a bona fide charity authorized to possess and dispense prescription
drugs.
(Source: P.A. 85-796.)
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