Oklahoma Code § 59-353.24

Title 59. Professions And Occupations: Unlawful acts
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A.  It shall be unlawful for any licensee or other person to:

1.  Forge or increase the quantity of drug in any prescription,
or to present a prescription bearing forged, fictitious or altered
information or to possess any drug secured by such forged,
fictitious or altered prescription;
2.  Sell, offer for sale, barter or give away any unused
quantity of drugs obtained by prescription, except through a program
pursuant to the Utilization of Unused Prescription Medications Act
or as otherwise provided by the State Board of Pharmacy;
3.  Sell, offer for sale, barter or give away any drugs damaged
by fire, water, or other causes without first obtaining the written
approval of the Board or the State Department of Health;
4.  No person, firm or business establishment shall offer to the
public, in any manner, their services as a "pick-up station" or
intermediary for the purpose of having prescriptions filled or
delivered, whether for profit or gratuitously.  Nor may the owner of
any pharmacy or drug store authorize any person, firm or business
establishment to act for them in this manner with these exceptions:
a. patient-specific filled prescriptions may be delivered
or shipped to a prescriber's clinic for pick-up by
those patients whom the prescriber has individually
determined and documented do not have a permanent or
secure mailing address,
b. patient-specific filled prescriptions for drugs which
require special handling written by a prescriber may
be delivered or shipped to the prescriber's clinic for
administration or pick-up at the prescriber's office,
c. patient-specific filled prescriptions, including
sterile compounded drugs, may be delivered or shipped
to a prescriber's clinic where they shall be
administered,
d. patient-specific filled prescriptions for patients
with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) may be delivered
or shipped to a prescriber's clinic for administration
or final delivery to the patient,
e. patient-specific filled prescriptions for
radiopharmaceuticals may be delivered or shipped to a
prescriber's clinic for administration or pick-up, or
f. patient-specific filled prescriptions may be delivered
or shipped by an Indian Health Services (IHS) or
federally recognized tribal health organization
operating under the IHS in the delivery of the
prescriptions to a pharmacy operated by the IHS or a
federally recognized tribal health organization for
pick-up by an IHS or tribal patient.
However, nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a pharmacist or
an employee of the pharmacy from personally receiving a prescription
or delivering a legally filled prescription to a residence, office

or place of employment of the patient for whom the prescription was
written.  Provided further, the provisions of this paragraph shall
not apply to any Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services employee or any person whose facility contracts with the
Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services whose
possession of any dangerous drug, as defined in Section 353.1 of
this title, is for the purpose of delivery of a mental health
consumer's medicine to the consumer's home or residence.  Nothing in
this paragraph shall prevent veterinary prescription drugs from
being shipped directly from an Oklahoma licensed wholesaler or
distributor registered with the Oklahoma Board of Veterinary Medical
Examiners to a client; provided, such drugs may be dispensed only on
prescription of a licensed veterinarian and only when an existing
veterinary-client-patient relationship exists.  Nothing in this
paragraph shall prevent dialysate and peritoneal dialysis devices
from being shipped directly from an Oklahoma licensed manufacturer,
wholesaler or distributor to an ESRD patient or patient's designee,
consistent with subsection F of Section 353.18 of this title;
5.  Sell, offer for sale or barter or buy any professional
samples except through a program pursuant to the Utilization of
Unused Prescription Medications Act;
6.  Refuse to permit or otherwise prevent members of the Board
or such representatives thereof from entering and inspecting any and
all places, including premises, vehicles, equipment, contents, and
records, where drugs, medicine, chemicals or poisons are stored,
sold, vended, given away, compounded, dispensed, repackaged,
transported, or manufactured;
7.  Interfere, refuse to participate in, impede or otherwise
obstruct any inspection, investigation or disciplinary proceeding
authorized by the Oklahoma Pharmacy Act;
8.  Possess dangerous drugs without a valid prescription or a
valid license to possess such drugs; provided, however, this
provision shall not apply to any Department of Mental Health and
Substance Abuse Services employee or any person whose facility
contracts with the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Services whose possession of any dangerous drug, as defined in
Section 353.1 of this title, is for the purpose of delivery of a
mental health consumer's medicine to the consumer's home or
residence;
9.  Fail to establish and maintain effective controls against
the diversion of drugs for any other purpose than legitimate
medical, scientific or industrial uses as provided by state, federal
and local law;
10.  Fail to have a written drug diversion detection and
prevention policy;
11.  Possess, sell, offer for sale, barter or give away any
quantity of dangerous drugs not listed as a scheduled drug pursuant

to Sections 2-201 through 2-212 of Title 63 of the Oklahoma Statutes
when obtained by prescription bearing forged, fictitious or altered
information.
a. A first violation of this section shall constitute a
misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punishable by
imprisonment in the county jail for a term not more
than one (1) year and a fine in an amount not more
than One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).
b. A second violation of this section shall constitute a
Class D1 felony offense and upon conviction shall be
punishable by imprisonment as provided for in
subsections B through F of Section 20N of Title 21 of
the Oklahoma Statutes, and a fine in an amount not
more than Two Thousand Dollars ($2,000.00);
12.  Violate a Board order or agreed order;
13.  Compromise the security of licensure examination materials;
or
14.  Fail to notify the Board, in writing, within ten (10) days
of a licensee or permit holder's address change.
B.  1.  It shall be unlawful for any person other than a
licensed pharmacist or physician to certify a prescription before
delivery to the patient or the patient's representative or
caregiver.  Dialysate and peritoneal dialysis devices supplied
pursuant to the provisions of subsection F of Section 353.18 of this
title shall not be required to be certified by a pharmacist prior to
being supplied by a manufacturer, wholesaler or distributor.
2.  It shall be unlawful for any person to institute or manage a
pharmacy unless such person is a licensed pharmacist or has placed a
licensed pharmacist in charge of such pharmacy.
3.  No licensed pharmacist shall manage, supervise or be in
charge of more than one pharmacy.
4.  No pharmacist being requested to sell, furnish or compound
any drug, medicine, chemical or other pharmaceutical preparation, by
prescription or otherwise, shall substitute or cause to be
substituted for it, without authority of the prescriber or
purchaser, any like drug, medicine, chemical or pharmaceutical
preparation.
5.  No pharmacy, pharmacist-in-charge or other person shall
permit the practice of pharmacy except by a licensed pharmacist or
assistant pharmacist.
6.  No person shall subvert the authority of the pharmacist-in-
charge of the pharmacy by impeding the management of the
prescription department to act in compliance with federal and state
law.
C.  1.  It shall be unlawful for a pharmacy to resell dangerous
drugs to any wholesale distributor.

2.  It shall be unlawful for a wholesale distributor to purchase
drugs from a pharmacy.
Added by Laws 1961, p. 452, § 24, emerg. eff. May 22, 1961.  Amended
by Laws 1986, c. 317, § 2, emerg. eff. June 24, 1986; Laws 1987, c.
139, § 1, emerg. eff. June 19, 1987; Laws 1993, c. 199, § 18, emerg.
eff. May 24, 1993; Laws 2001, c. 400, § 8, eff. Nov. 1, 2001; Laws
2002, c. 22, § 20, emerg. eff. March 8, 2002; Laws 2004, c. 523, §
21, emerg. eff. June 9, 2004; Laws 2005, c. 1, § 87, emerg. eff.
March 15, 2005; Laws 2005, c. 40, § 1, eff. July 1, 2005; Laws 2009,
c. 321, § 18, eff. Nov. 1, 2009; Laws 2011, c. 239, § 1, eff. Nov.
1, 2011; Laws 2015, c. 230, § 16, eff. Nov. 1, 2015; Laws 2016, c.
285, § 5, eff. Nov. 1, 2016; Laws 2017, c. 234, § 1, eff. Nov. 1,
2017; Laws 2018, c. 106, § 6, eff. Nov. 1, 2018; Laws 2021, c. 422,
§ 2, eff. Nov. 1, 2021; Laws 2025, c. 486, § 532, eff. Jan. 1, 2026.
NOTE:  Laws 2001, c. 281, § 4 repealed by Laws 2002, c. 22, § 34,
emerg. eff. March 8, 2002.  Laws 2004, c. 374, § 8 repealed by Laws
2005, c. 1, § 88, emerg. eff. March 15, 2005.

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