Mo. Rev. Stat. § 579.090

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 579.090 - Tampering with a prescription or a drug prescription order - penalty

1. Any pharmacist licensed under chapter 338 commits the offense of tampering with a prescription or a prescription drug order as defined in section 338.095 if such person knowingly:

(1) Causes the intentional adulteration of the concentration or chemical structure of a prescribed drug or drug therapy without the knowledge and consent of the prescribing practitioner; or

(2) Misrepresents a misbranded, altered, or diluted prescription drug or drug therapy with the purpose of misleading the recipient or the administering person of the prescription drug or drug therapy; or

(3) Sells a misbranded, altered, or diluted prescription drug therapy with the intention of misleading the purchaser.

2. The offense of tampering with a prescription drug order is a class A felony.

§ 579.090, RSMo

Added by 2014 Mo. Laws, SB 491,s A, eff. 1/1/2017.