Illinois Code § 225 ILCS 85/24

It shall be unlawful for any manufacturer or distributor
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(Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2028)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 Illinois;

 
 
(b) to a person for use in an investigation conducted 
 
under Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations;

 
 
(c) to a patient by a pharmacist in response to a 
 
request written and signed by a medical practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;

 
 
(d) to a licensed medical practitioner in response to 
 
a request signed by the practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;

 
 
(e) to an agency of the federal government or to a 
 
state government or political subdivision for regulatory or enforcement purposes;

 
 
(f) in an emergency as determined by the laws of the 
 
United States or the State of Illinois; or

 
 
(g) to a bona fide charity authorized to possess and 
 
dispense prescription drugs.

United States or the State of Illinois;
under Federal Food and Drug Administration regulations;
request written and signed by a medical practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;
a request signed by the practitioner which designates the quantity to be distributed;
state government or political subdivision for regulatory or enforcement purposes;
United States or the State of Illinois; or
dispense prescription drugs.

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